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“I have represented the United States in multiple countries, in meetings where my voice—the voice of the American people—is respected, where we set the priorities.

“𝗜𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 and offered families a path to economic success, reducing their chances of being recruited into violent extremist organizations.

“We supported youth seeking opportunities in agriculture, helping them build lives at home instead of turning to migration.

“𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻.”

Read on in the June cover story, “What We’ve Lost: Firsthand Accounts from the Field.”

🔗 https://afsa.org/what-weve-lost-firsthand-accounts-field

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