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More than a quarter of ambassador positions are without a Senate-confirmed official, hindering American diplomacy

Partnership for Public Service

For example, when the Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram abducted more than 200 school girls in Nigeria in 2014, the U.S. There has not been a Senate-confirmed ambassador to Afghanistan since January 2020, with U.S. 20, 2021, to the nomination of Julianne Smith on June 15, 2021, and her Senate confirmation on Nov.

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It's not the age of the housing stock, but the ability of property owners to maintain it: Disinvestment in Pittsburgh

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Purposeful neighborhood revitalization.

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