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“We are here supporting lifting the Caesar sanctions, supporting what we can do to promote Syria’s future, and help Ambassador Tom Barrack in his efforts.” -Sen. Jeanne Shaheen offering a retrospective on leading a bipartisan delegation to #Syria at the Monastery of St. Ephraim 🇸🇾

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