Katherine Tai,Robert Riley Skidmore,Kamala Harris

Katherine Tai, left, holds her hand up, with her husband Robert Riley Skidmore holding Bible, during a ceremonial swearing in as U.S. Trade Representative by Vice President Kamala Harris, right, in the Vice President's ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex ...
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Sen. John S. McCain greets Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before a Senate

Sen. John S. McCain greets Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Oct. 3, 2017. Mattis and Dunford testified about the political and security situation in Afghanistan.
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An Iranian woman lights a candle during Christmas Eve mass at the St Joseph Armenian Catholic church in Tehran on December 24, 2016, as Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas. / ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images
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Several nations claim Subi Reef, in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands. By June 2015, China had dredged and reclaimed over 6 million square meters

Several nations claim Subi Reef, in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands. By June 2015, China had dredged and reclaimed over 6 million square meters of land in the area. Land-reclamation efforts like this one damage coral and other marine life, and the livelihood of surrounding fishing communities. (CSIS/AMTI)
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US Seal / State Seal / U.S. Eagle and Great Seal. Default image for posts without an image and used for State Department blog postings.
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President Obama Makes Statement At White House

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: Revelers gather at the fence on the north side of the White House, pose for photographs, chant "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" and sing the Star Spangled Banner while U.S. President Barack Obama announces the death of Osama Bin Laden during a late evening statement to the press in the East Room of ...
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