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Wanted it to overtake the agenda. because of all that, because of all the reluctance to do that, we saw vice president harris, she was flippant at one point, she was like, i've not visited europe as well, i've not visited the border, and then she said she would. inside the white house, there is very much -- it's a two-person shop. this is not one unit, necessarily. the west wing has been really planning and preparing for president biden's trip here and a separate group have been working on vice president harris' trip to guatemala and mexico city. there are been harsh assessments of her perform...

And those raf pilots and their shared mission in world war ii flying, fighting, winning was done together. these bonds of history and shared sacrifice run deep and are strong. based on values. and they endure the connections and camaraderie between our troops. this community of american citizens stationed in the uk, us visiting forces and families, 20,000 strong are not only warriors, you are diplomats and you are bridge builders. you are the essential part of what makes up this special relationship between great britain and the united states. over the next few days i said i will be participat...

The whole family makes sacrifices. they also serve only stand and wait. i watched all those months beau was in kosovo then i watched all those that year he was in iraq. she would stand at that sink drinking her coffee. i could see her lips moving saying that prayer hoping that car never drove up in front of the house, hoping you never got that phone call. that's even more true this past year during the lockdowns and safety precautions to curb the spread of covid-19. everyone in this room knows our military families are essential, essential to our strength. it's the key reason jill relaunched j...

(via United States Embassy in Manila website) Law said both the US and Philippine sides spent weeks of “productive and very good conversations” aimed to close the gap over certain provisions of the agreement. “There have been specific proposals related to how we can clarify and strengthen the implementation of the VFA. As the Ambassador (Jose Romualdez) mentioned, (VFA) is currently awaiting the decision of President Duterte. So the status is we are awaiting the Philippine government’s decision,” Law said during the virtual media briefing on the occasion of the 75 th anniversary o...

Duterte still thinking if VFA may help Philippines if sea dispute worsens By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News Published May 24, 2021 6:30pm "Ang huling sinabi niya sa akin, wala pa talaga siyang desisyon sa VFA, pinag-iisipan pa rin niya," Roque said at a news briefing. President Rodrigo Duterte is still considering whether the Visiting Forces of the Philippines would be of any good to the country if the situation with China in the West Philippine Sea deteriorates, his spokesman said on Monday. Harry Roque made the remark even as he said Duterte had yet to decide whether to follow through ...