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U.S. Nominee for OECD Secretary-General
Our nominee, Christopher Liddell, will draw upon decades of high-level public and private sector experience to ensure the OECD pursues a focused and impactful member-driven agenda.
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October 27, 2020
Memorandum of Understanding on Anti-Semitism
The agreement illustrates warming ties between Bahrain and Israel following the Abraham Accords Declaration and also advances historical ties between Jewish and Arab people in Bahrain.
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October 26, 2020
Ceasefire in Libya
We welcome the announcement of Libyans signing a nationwide, immediate ceasefire agreement at the UN-facilitated 5+5 Joint Military Commission talks in Geneva. We commend Libyan leadership on all sides for taking this courageous step.
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Mike Pompeo was sworn in as the 70th U.S. Secretary of State on April 26, 2018. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service and U.S. Agency for International Development.
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