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Donald Trump achievements: Foreign policy (view source)
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*Banks, Martin (June 30, 2017). [http://www.defensenews.com/articles/defense-spending-increased-significantly-among-nato-allies Defense spending increased 'significantly' among NATO allies]. ''Defense News''. Retrieved July 4, 2017.</ref>
*Banks, Martin (June 30, 2017). [http://www.defensenews.com/articles/defense-spending-increased-significantly-among-nato-allies Defense spending increased 'significantly' among NATO allies]. ''Defense News''. Retrieved July 4, 2017.</ref>
*It was reported in early July 2017 that President Trump had held about 50% more face-to-face meetings with foreign leaders than President Obama did during the same part of his presidency, "not including summits, the UN, or the Palestinian Authority," indicating that despite critics' claims of a more "isolationist" foreign policy, Trump started out his presidency with an active foreign policy in addition to his [[America First]] philosophy.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/07/06/donald-trump-50-meetings-foreign-leaders-barack-obama/ Trump Has Had 50% More Meetings with Foreign Leaders than Obama]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> In his first six months in office, President Trump had three foreign trips and held 47 bilateral meetings with foreign leaders along with 102 phone calls with foreign heads of state.<ref>Bredemeier, Ken (July 20, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/donald-trump-six-months-into-his-presidency/3951981.html By the Numbers: Six Months into Trump's Presidency]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref>
*It was reported in early July 2017 that President Trump had held about 50% more face-to-face meetings with foreign leaders than President Obama did during the same part of his presidency, "not including summits, the UN, or the Palestinian Authority," indicating that despite critics' claims of a more "isolationist" foreign policy, Trump started out his presidency with an active foreign policy in addition to his [[America First]] philosophy.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/07/06/donald-trump-50-meetings-foreign-leaders-barack-obama/ Trump Has Had 50% More Meetings with Foreign Leaders than Obama]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> In his first six months in office, President Trump had three foreign trips and held 47 bilateral meetings with foreign leaders along with 102 phone calls with foreign heads of state.<ref>Bredemeier, Ken (July 20, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/donald-trump-six-months-into-his-presidency/3951981.html By the Numbers: Six Months into Trump's Presidency]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref>
==Failures==
*Obama holdovers remained in key State Department positions well into Trump's presidency, and the administration and the U.S. Senate went at a slow pace at nominating and confirming officials to the department.<ref>Multiple references:
*Wallace, Christopher (October 5, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/05/obama-holdovers-vacancies-remain-at-top-levels-state-department.html Obama holdovers, vacancies remain at top levels of State Department]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
*Landler, Mark (April 1, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/us/politics/obama-holdovers-who-survived-trump-sweep.html Meet the Obama Holdovers Who Survived Trump’s Sweep]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 28, 2017.</ref>
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