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Foreign Service Officer Carolina Escalera celebrates the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month in Surabaya, Indonesia (Photo courtesy of U.S. Consulate Surabaya)

October 7, 2020

Foreign Service Officer Carolina Escalera celebrates the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month in Surabaya, Indonesia (Photo courtesy of U.S. Consulate Surabaya)

U.S. Department of State

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