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Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, flanked by U.S. Department of State authorities and officials participates in a bilateral meeting with Acting Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Rolando Suárez meet in Ecuador on February 26, 2018. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

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