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Secretary Pompeo Boards his airplane

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Doha, Qatar, to attend the opening ceremony of Afghanistan peace negotiations on September 12, 2020.

[State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]

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