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September 28, 2022

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs's Office of Global Programs and Initiatives’ Director, Mr. Michael Smith, and the Honorable J. Uduuch Sengebau Senior, Vice President and Minister of Justice, PW stand next to each other, smiling, in a bright room.

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