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HomeSecretary of State Michael R. Pompeo holds a joint press availability with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo holds a joint press availability with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]

October 28, 2020

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo holds a joint press availability with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]

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