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On the recordJuly 23, 2013
Obviously, the Asia-Pacific region is of critical importance to the United States and growing importance economically, politically, a number of different countries that we have complex relationships there.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith emphasizes the strategic significance of the Asia-Pacific region for the U.S.

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