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*Whiton, Christian (March 4, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/experts-predicted-americas-decline-and-expected-a-new-world-order-trump-has-proven-them-wrong Experts predicted America's decline and expected a new world order – Trump has proven them wrong]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
 
*Whiton, Christian (March 4, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/experts-predicted-americas-decline-and-expected-a-new-world-order-trump-has-proven-them-wrong Experts predicted America's decline and expected a new world order – Trump has proven them wrong]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
 
*Kirk, Charlie (May 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/05/11/kirk-trump-power-iran-venezuela/ Kirk: Trump’s Greatest Show of Power Lies in His Reluctance to Use Power]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
 
*Kirk, Charlie (May 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/05/11/kirk-trump-power-iran-venezuela/ Kirk: Trump’s Greatest Show of Power Lies in His Reluctance to Use Power]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
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*Kirk, Charlie (May 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/26/kirk-ambassador-grenell-brilliantly-implements-the-maga-agenda-abroad/ Kirk: Ambassador Grenell Brilliantly Implements the MAGA Agenda Abroad]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 27, 2019.</ref> The administration's conservative and nationalist policies had diverged significantly from the liberal and globalist policies of many European countries.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Kirk, Charlie (May 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/26/kirk-ambassador-grenell-brilliantly-implements-the-maga-agenda-abroad/ Kirk: Ambassador Grenell Brilliantly Implements the MAGA Agenda Abroad]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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*Pollak, Joel B (June 7, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/06/07/blue-state-blues-trump-has-improved-relations-with-every-u-s-ally-except-germany/ Blue State Blues: Trump Has Improved Relations with Every U.S. Ally Except Germany]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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*Fajardo, Hector (June 4, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/06/04/in-a-world-of-evil-peace-comes-through-strength/ In a World of Evil, Peace Comes Through Strength.] ''Human Events''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.</ref> The administration's conservative and nationalist policies had diverged significantly from the liberal and globalist policies of many European countries.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Irish, John; Pennetier, Marine (April 3, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g7-summit-preview/in-trump-times-agreeing-to-disagree-becomes-norm-at-g7-meetings-idUSKCN1RF0GM In Trump times, agreeing to disagree becomes norm at G7 meetings]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
 
*Irish, John; Pennetier, Marine (April 3, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g7-summit-preview/in-trump-times-agreeing-to-disagree-becomes-norm-at-g7-meetings-idUSKCN1RF0GM In Trump times, agreeing to disagree becomes norm at G7 meetings]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
 
*Sevastopulo, Demetri; Chazan, Guy (May 12, 2019). [https://www.ft.com/content/c17089f0-748f-11e9-be7d-6d846537acab US rift with Europe widens ahead of Orban visit]. ''Financial Times''. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
 
*Sevastopulo, Demetri; Chazan, Guy (May 12, 2019). [https://www.ft.com/content/c17089f0-748f-11e9-be7d-6d846537acab US rift with Europe widens ahead of Orban visit]. ''Financial Times''. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
 
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*Taylor, Guy (June 6, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/6/mike-pompeo-donald-trumps-america-first-discards-m/ Pompeo: Trump's 'America First' discards multilateralism that no longer works]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref> According to the Pew Research Center in early 2019, "concern" by the world's population over the United States' "power and influence" increased from 25% in 2013 to 45%.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (February 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/pew-nations-more-fearful-of-u-s-power-and-influence-since-trump-election/ Pew: Nations More Fearful of U.S. ‘Power and Influence’ Since Trump Election]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 11, 2019.<br>See also:
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*Taylor, Guy (June 6, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/6/mike-pompeo-donald-trumps-america-first-discards-m/ EXCLUSIVE: Pompeo says Trump's 'America First' policy discards failed multilateralism]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref> According to the Pew Research Center in early 2019, "concern" by the world's population over the United States' "power and influence" increased from 25% in 2013 to 45%.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (February 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/pew-nations-more-fearful-of-u-s-power-and-influence-since-trump-election/ Pew: Nations More Fearful of U.S. ‘Power and Influence’ Since Trump Election]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 11, 2019.<br>See also:
 
*Murphy, James (February 11, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/31460-poll-climate-change-is-top-security-threat-in-world-u-s-power-also-a-concern Poll: “Climate Change” Is Top Security Threat in World; U.S. Power Also a Concern]. ''The New American''. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
 
*Murphy, James (February 11, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/31460-poll-climate-change-is-top-security-threat-in-world-u-s-power-also-a-concern Poll: “Climate Change” Is Top Security Threat in World; U.S. Power Also a Concern]. ''The New American''. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
 
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-security/climate-change-seen-as-top-threat-but-us-power-a-growing-worry-poll-idUSKCN1PZ0QU Climate change seen as top threat, but U.S. power a growing worry: poll]. ''Reuters''. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
 
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-security/climate-change-seen-as-top-threat-but-us-power-a-growing-worry-poll-idUSKCN1PZ0QU Climate change seen as top threat, but U.S. power a growing worry: poll]. ''Reuters''. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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*Budryk, Zack (April 8, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/437888-trump-may-make-it-more-difficult-for-cuban-baseball-players-to-play-in-the-mlb Trump administration ends Cuba-MLB deal]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
 
*Budryk, Zack (April 8, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/437888-trump-may-make-it-more-difficult-for-cuban-baseball-players-to-play-in-the-mlb Trump administration ends Cuba-MLB deal]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
 
*Spetalnick, Matt (April 8, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-usa-baseball/us-nixes-deal-for-major-league-baseball-to-sign-cuban-players-idUSKCN1RK27U U.S. nixes deal for Major League Baseball to sign Cuban players]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
 
*Spetalnick, Matt (April 8, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-usa-baseball/us-nixes-deal-for-major-league-baseball-to-sign-cuban-players-idUSKCN1RK27U U.S. nixes deal for Major League Baseball to sign Cuban players]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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*Yomtov, Jesse; Fritze, John (April 8, 2019). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/04/08/mlb-cuba-agreement-cancel-trump-administration/3403971002/ Trump administration cancels MLB's deal with Cuba]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved April 9, 2019.</ref>
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*Yomtov, Jesse; Fritze, John (April 8, 2019). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/04/08/mlb-cuba-agreement-cancel-trump-administration/3403971002/ Trump administration cancels MLB's deal with Cuba]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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*Huston, Warner Todd (June 12, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2019/06/12/trump-would-consider-restoring-mlbs-deal-cuba-in-exchange-help-venezuela/ Trump Would Consider Restoring MLB’s Deal with Cuba in Exchange for Help with Venezuela]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.</ref>
 
**April 17, 2019—The Trump Administration reversed several Obama Administration policies toward Cuba, cracking down on the country for its support of Venezuela.<ref>Multiple references:
 
**April 17, 2019—The Trump Administration reversed several Obama Administration policies toward Cuba, cracking down on the country for its support of Venezuela.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*O'Reilly, Andrew (April 17, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-reverses-slew-of-obama-era-cuba-policies-in-new-crackdown Trump reverses slew of Obama-era Cuba policies in new crackdown]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
 
*O'Reilly, Andrew (April 17, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-reverses-slew-of-obama-era-cuba-policies-in-new-crackdown Trump reverses slew of Obama-era Cuba policies in new crackdown]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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*Kraychik, Robert (May 13, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/05/13/henry-olsen-trump-is-fighting-americas-addiction-to-profits-and-goods-from-china/ Henry Olsen: Trump Is Fighting America’s ‘Addiction to Profits and Goods’ from China]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
 
*Kraychik, Robert (May 13, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/05/13/henry-olsen-trump-is-fighting-americas-addiction-to-profits-and-goods-from-china/ Henry Olsen: Trump Is Fighting America’s ‘Addiction to Profits and Goods’ from China]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
 
*Fang, Frank (May 14, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/pompeo-identifies-chinese-threats-to-us-in-speech-before-california-think-tank_2921713.html Pompeo Identifies Chinese Threats to US in Speech Before California Think Tank]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
 
*Fang, Frank (May 14, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/pompeo-identifies-chinese-threats-to-us-in-speech-before-california-think-tank_2921713.html Pompeo Identifies Chinese Threats to US in Speech Before California Think Tank]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
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*Fang, Frank (May 14, 2019). [https://www.ntd.com/pompeo-identifies-chinese-threats-to-us-in-speech-before-california-think-tank_330076.html Pompeo Identifies Chinese Threats to US in Speech Before California Think Tank]. ''NTD'' (from ''The Epoch Times''). Retrieved June 9, 2019.
 
*Wolfgang, Ben (May 31, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/31/patrick-shanahan-pentagon-chief-now-time-call-out-/ Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan: 'Now is the time to call out' China]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
 
*Wolfgang, Ben (May 31, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/31/patrick-shanahan-pentagon-chief-now-time-call-out-/ Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan: 'Now is the time to call out' China]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
 
*Youssef, Nancy A. (June 1, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-will-face-chinas-behavior-in-asia-directly-defense-secretary-says-11559362204 U.S. Will Face China’s Behavior in Asia Directly, Defense Secretary Says]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
 
*Youssef, Nancy A. (June 1, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-will-face-chinas-behavior-in-asia-directly-defense-secretary-says-11559362204 U.S. Will Face China’s Behavior in Asia Directly, Defense Secretary Says]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
 
*Baldor, Lolita C. (June 1, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/74810427bba84feabc049072bc1a447c Defense chief calls out China on tech theft, South China Sea]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
 
*Baldor, Lolita C. (June 1, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/74810427bba84feabc049072bc1a447c Defense chief calls out China on tech theft, South China Sea]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
 
*Byrnes, Jesse (June 1, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/446458-trump-defense-chief-says-us-wont-tiptoe-around-chinese-behavior-in-asia Trump defense chief says US won't 'tiptoe' around Chinese behavior in Asia]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
 
*Byrnes, Jesse (June 1, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/446458-trump-defense-chief-says-us-wont-tiptoe-around-chinese-behavior-in-asia Trump defense chief says US won't 'tiptoe' around Chinese behavior in Asia]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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*Ali, Idrees (May 31, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-security/u-s-wont-tiptoe-around-china-with-asia-stability-at-threat-defense-chief-idUSKCN1T22T4 U.S. won't 'tiptoe' around China with Asia stability at threat: defense chief]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.</ref> and the [[establishment]] adopted his policies toward to country.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Ali, Idrees (May 31, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-security/u-s-wont-tiptoe-around-china-with-asia-stability-at-threat-defense-chief-idUSKCN1T22T4 U.S. won't 'tiptoe' around China with Asia stability at threat: defense chief]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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*Salam, Reihan (June 5, 2019). [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/trump-cuts-off-huawei-huge-implications/591001/ The Age of ‘Chimerica’ Is Coming to an End]. ''The Atlantic''. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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*Winkler, Rolfe (June 11, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-cash-is-suddenly-toxic-in-silicon-valley-following-u-s-pressure-campaign-11560263302 Chinese Cash Is Suddenly Toxic in Silicon Valley, Following U.S. Pressure]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 11, 2019.</ref> and the [[establishment]] adopted his policies toward to country.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Hanson, Victor Davis (February 26, 2019). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/establishment-adopts-trump-views-china-military-threat-trade/ The Establishment Goes Trump on China]. ''National Review''. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
 
*Hanson, Victor Davis (February 26, 2019). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/establishment-adopts-trump-views-china-military-threat-trade/ The Establishment Goes Trump on China]. ''National Review''. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
 
*Pollak, Joel B. (May 17, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/podcast/2019/05/17/blue-state-blues-an-unexpected-bipartisan-convergence-on-china/ Blue State Blues: An Unexpected Bipartisan Convergence on China]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 17, 2019.</ref> U.S. relations with [[Taiwan]] strengthened,<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Pollak, Joel B. (May 17, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/podcast/2019/05/17/blue-state-blues-an-unexpected-bipartisan-convergence-on-china/ Blue State Blues: An Unexpected Bipartisan Convergence on China]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 17, 2019.</ref> U.S. relations with [[Taiwan]] strengthened,<ref>Multiple references:
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*Wong, Kristina (April 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/10/official-visits-taiwan-relations-act/ Senior U.S. Official Visits Taiwan to Commemorate 40 Years of Taiwan Relations Act]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
 
*Wong, Kristina (April 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/10/official-visits-taiwan-relations-act/ Senior U.S. Official Visits Taiwan to Commemorate 40 Years of Taiwan Relations Act]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
 
*Boyle, Matthew (April 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/23/taiwans-foreign-minister-warmth-support-donald-trumps-administration-taiwan-unprecedented/ Taiwan’s Foreign Minister: ‘Warmth and Support’ from Donald Trump’s Administration to Taiwan ‘Unprecedented’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
 
*Boyle, Matthew (April 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/23/taiwans-foreign-minister-warmth-support-donald-trumps-administration-taiwan-unprecedented/ Taiwan’s Foreign Minister: ‘Warmth and Support’ from Donald Trump’s Administration to Taiwan ‘Unprecedented’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taiwan/china-bridles-at-rare-meeting-between-taiwan-and-u-s-security-officials-idUSKCN1SX077 China bridles at rare meeting between Taiwan and U.S. security officials]. ''Reuters''. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.</ref> and the U.S. military refocused some of its operations to counter China.<ref>Kesling, Ben (April 3, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-refocuses-on-pacific-to-counter-chinese-ambitions-11554292920 U.S. Military Refocuses on Pacific to Counter Chinese Ambitions]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved April 3, 2019.</ref>
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*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taiwan/china-bridles-at-rare-meeting-between-taiwan-and-u-s-security-officials-idUSKCN1SX077 China bridles at rare meeting between Taiwan and U.S. security officials]. ''Reuters''. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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*Wolverton, Joe (June 10, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/32558-u-s-announced-plan-to-send-over-2-billion-in-arms-to-taiwan U.S. Announced Plan to Send Over $2 Billion in Arms to Taiwan]. ''The New American''. Retrieved June 10, 2019.</ref> and the U.S. military refocused some of its operations to counter China.<ref>Kesling, Ben (April 3, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-refocuses-on-pacific-to-counter-chinese-ambitions-11554292920 U.S. Military Refocuses on Pacific to Counter Chinese Ambitions]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved April 3, 2019.</ref>
  
 
*Several times in 2019, the U.S. Navy intentionally sailed in disputed waters claimed by China, such as the [[South China Sea]] and the Taiwan Strait.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Several times in 2019, the U.S. Navy intentionally sailed in disputed waters claimed by China, such as the [[South China Sea]] and the Taiwan Strait.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Norman, Laurence (May 9, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/europe-rejects-irans-ultimatum-on-nuclear-deal-11557394228 U.S. Sanctions May Overwhelm Europe’s Efforts to Save Iran Deal]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
 
*Norman, Laurence (May 9, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/europe-rejects-irans-ultimatum-on-nuclear-deal-11557394228 U.S. Sanctions May Overwhelm Europe’s Efforts to Save Iran Deal]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
 
*Riechmann, Deb; Fox, Ben (May 8, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/bf7ffa1c66f94e0ca63561bb5551046a Trump’s Iran policy put to test as end to nuclear deal looms]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref>
 
*Riechmann, Deb; Fox, Ben (May 8, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/bf7ffa1c66f94e0ca63561bb5551046a Trump’s Iran policy put to test as end to nuclear deal looms]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref>
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*June 7, 2019—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on Iran's largest petrochemical company.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Talley, Ian; Gordon, Michael R. (June 7, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sanctions-iranian-petrochemical-company-11559921618 U.S. Sanctions Iranian Petrochemical Company]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Lee, Matthew (June 7, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/c0ee23542ee948b3b33106f84010c51d US hits Iran with new sanctions; petrochemicals targeted]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Samuels, Brett (June 7, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/447457-trump-administration-imposes-sanctions-on-iranian-petrochemical-group Trump administration imposes sanctions on Iranian petrochemical group]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Siciliano, John (June 7, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/treasury-targets-irans-most-profitable-oil-refiners-with-new-sanctions Treasury targets Iran's most profitable oil refiners with new sanctions]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Gallu, Joshua (June 7, 2019). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-07/u-s-sanctions-iran-s-biggest-chemical-firm-over-military-ties U.S. Sanctions Iran's Biggest Chemical Firm Over Military Ties]. ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Chiacu, Doina; Mohammed, Arshad (June 7, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/us-sanctions-target-iran-petrochemicals-analysts-see-modest-effect-idUSKCN1T81RU U.S. sanctions target Iran petrochemicals, analysts see modest effect]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*[https://www.voanews.com/a/new-us-sanctions-target-iran-s-petrochemical-industry/4950056.html New US Sanctions Target Iran's Petrochemical Industry]. ''Voice of America'' (from ''Reuters''). June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*[https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-hits-iran-with-new-sanctions-targeting-petrochemicals/ US hits Iran with new sanctions targeting petrochemicals]. ''The Times of Israel''. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-hits-iran-with-new-sanctions-targeting-petrochemicals/ U.S. hits Iran with new sanctions targeting petrochemicals]. ''CBS News''. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/08/us-imposes-sanctions-on-irans-largest-petrochemical-group US imposes sanctions on Iran's largest petrochemical group]. ''The Guardian'' (from ''Agence France-Presse''). June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*[https://en.radiofarda.com/a/new-u-s-sanctions-target-iran-s-petrochemical-industry-/29987006.html New U.S. Sanctions Target Iran's Petrochemical Industry]. ''Radio Farda'' (from ''Reuters''). June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.</ref>
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*June 12, 2019—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on an Iraqi company over connections to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Talley, Ian (June 12, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-sanctions-iraqi-firm-accused-of-smuggling-arms-for-iran-11560354489 Treasury Sanctions Iraqi Firm Accused of Smuggling Arms for Iran]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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*Samuels, Brett (June 12, 2019). [https://thehill.com/policy/finance/448128-trump-administration-sanctions-iraqi-company-over-alleged-ties-to-iranian Trump administration sanctions Iraqi company over alleged ties to Iranian forces]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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*[https://www.apnews.com/745d4db0edfe4d49924a8aa964bfff9a US imposes sanctions on Iraq-based affiliate of Iran’s Guard]. ''Associated Press''. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-sanctions-iraq-based-company-says-it-backs-irans-irgc-idUSKCN1TD1T8 U.S. sanctions Iraq-based company, says it backs Iran's IRGC]. ''Reuters''. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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*[https://www.rferl.org/a/u-s-sanctions-iraq-based-company-affiliated-with-irgc/29995986.html U.S. Sanctions Iraq-Based Company Affiliated With IRGC]. ''Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.</ref>
  
 
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*Delingpole, James (February 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/20/delingpole-claim-trumps-global-war-on-homophobia-is-racist-paternalistic-colonial/ Delingpole: Claim – Trump’s Global War on Homophobia Is ‘Racist’, ‘Paternalistic’, ‘Colonial’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
 
*Delingpole, James (February 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/20/delingpole-claim-trumps-global-war-on-homophobia-is-racist-paternalistic-colonial/ Delingpole: Claim – Trump’s Global War on Homophobia Is ‘Racist’, ‘Paternalistic’, ‘Colonial’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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*Chasmar, Jessica (February 20, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/20/out-magazine-writer-says-trump-effort-decriminaliz/ Out magazine writer says Trump effort to decriminalize homosexuality abroad is 'old racist tactic']. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved February 20, 2019.</ref>
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*Chasmar, Jessica (February 20, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/20/out-magazine-writer-says-trump-effort-decriminaliz/ Out magazine writer says Trump effort to decriminalize homosexuality abroad is 'old racist tactic']. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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*Pollak, Joel B. (June 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/06/11/win-for-trumps-foreign-policy-as-botswana-decriminalizes-gay-sex/ Win for Trump’s Foreign Policy as Botswana Decriminalizes Gay Sex]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 11, 2019.</ref>
 
*February 25, 2019—President Trump secured the release of an American held for eighteen months in [[Yemen]], another example of the Trump Administration's efforts to free overseas American prisoners.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*February 25, 2019—President Trump secured the release of an American held for eighteen months in [[Yemen]], another example of the Trump Administration's efforts to free overseas American prisoners.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Pappas, Alex (February 25, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-us-citizen-who-was-held-hostage-in-yemen-for-18-months-has-been-freed Trump says US citizen who was held hostage in Yemen for 18 months has been freed]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
 
*Pappas, Alex (February 25, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-us-citizen-who-was-held-hostage-in-yemen-for-18-months-has-been-freed Trump says US citizen who was held hostage in Yemen for 18 months has been freed]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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*Toosi, Nahal (May 30, 2019). [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/30/human-rights-state-department-1348014 State Department to launch new human rights panel stressing 'natural law']. ''Politico''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
 
*Toosi, Nahal (May 30, 2019). [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/30/human-rights-state-department-1348014 State Department to launch new human rights panel stressing 'natural law']. ''Politico''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
 
*Finnegan, Conor (May 31, 2019). [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/state-dept-panel-redefine-human-rights-based-natural/story?id=63400485 State Dept. panel to redefine human rights based on 'natural law and natural rights']. ''ABC News''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.</ref>
 
*Finnegan, Conor (May 31, 2019). [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/state-dept-panel-redefine-human-rights-based-natural/story?id=63400485 State Dept. panel to redefine human rights based on 'natural law and natural rights']. ''ABC News''. Retrieved June 1, 2019.</ref>
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*June 7, 2019—It was reported that the State Department refused to allow U.S. embassies to fly the rainbow "pride flag" on official flagpoles.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Freiburger, Calvin (June 10, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-admin-bans-rainbow-flags-above-us-embassies-several-still-promote-lgbt-pride-in-other-ways Trump admin bans rainbow flags above US embassies, reverses Obama policy]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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*Shaw, Adam (June 8, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-embassies-pride-flag Trump administration denies embassies’ requests to fly pride flag on flagpoles: reports]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Gstalter, Morgan (June 7, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/447502-trump-admin-rejecting-requests-from-us-embassies-to-fly-pride-flag Trump admin rejecting requests from U.S. embassies to fly pride flag: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Pearce, Tim (June 7, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/state-dept-rejects-us-embassies-requests-to-fly-lgbtq-pride-flags-on-flagpoles State Department rejects US embassy requests to fly LGBTQ pride flags on flagpoles]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Finnegan, Conor; Palmeri, Tara (June 7, 2019). [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/state-dept-denies-embassies-requests-fly-rainbow-pride/story?id=63566900 State Dept. denies embassies’ requests to fly rainbow pride flag on official flagpoles]. ''ABC News''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Lederman, Josh (June 7, 2019). [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-admin-tells-u-s-embassies-they-can-t-fly-n1015236 Trump admin tells U.S. embassies they can't fly pride flag on flagpoles]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Dumas, Breck (June 7, 2019). [https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-administration-denies-us-embassy-requests-to-fly-lgbt-pride-flag-on-official-flagpoles Trump administration denies US embassy requests to fly LGBT pride flag on official flagpoles]. ''The Blaze''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Devaney, Jason (June 7, 2019). [https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gaymarriage-gaypride/2019/06/07/id/919459/ NBC: Trump Administration Says No to Flying Gay Pride Flag on Embassy Flagpoles]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Ayesh, Rashaan (June 7, 2019). [https://www.axios.com/white-house-us-embassies-cant-fly-pride-flag-b7835902-d233-4d26-8539-3e9789c465e7.html Trump administration says U.S. embassies can't fly pride flag on flagpoles]. ''Axios''. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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*Haverluck, Michael (June 8, 2019). [https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/06/08/trump-refuses-to-let-us-embassies-fly-lgbt-flag Trump refuses to let U.S. embassies fly LGBT flag]. ''OneNewsNow''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Bois, Paul (June 8, 2019). [https://www.dailywire.com/news/48185/report-trump-admin-says-no-flying-pride-flags-us-paul-bois REPORT: Trump Admin Says No To Flying Pride Flags On U.S. Embassy Flagpoles]. ''The Daily Wire''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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Some U.S. embassies disobeyed the administration's order:
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*Morello, Carol (June 8, 2019). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-embassies-still-hoisting-rainbow-flags-despite-advisory-from-washington/2019/06/08/eeea0bd4-89f4-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html Some U.S. embassies still hoisting rainbow flags, despite advisory from Washington]. ''The Washingon Post''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Morello, Carol (June 8, 2019). [https://www.stripes.com/news/us/us-embassies-still-hoisting-rainbow-flags-despite-advisory-from-washington-1.585247 US embassies still hoisting rainbow flags, despite advisory from Washington]. ''Stars and Stripes'' (from ''The Washingon Post''). Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Axelrod, Tal (June 8, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/447595-some-us-embassies-fly-rainbow-flag-despite-rejected-requests-from Some US embassies fly rainbow flag despite rejected requests from Trump admin]. ''Axios''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Giaritelli, Anna (June 9, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/some-us-embassies-hoisted-rainbow-flags-ahead-of-june-despite-trump-administrations-instruction Some US embassies hoisted rainbow flags ahead of June, despite Trump administration's instruction]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Miller, Matt M. (June 9, 2019). [https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/09/diplomats-fly-lgbt-flag-embassies/ 'This Is a Category One Insurrection': US Diplomats Fly LGBT Flag At Embassies Despite Trump Administration Instructions]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Miller, Matt M. (June 10, 2019). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/10/us-diplomats-fly-lgbt-flag-at-embassies-despite-trump-administration-instructions/ US Diplomats Fly LGBT Flag at Embassies Despite Trump Administration Instructions]. ''The Daily Signal'' (from ''The Daily Caller''). Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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*Enloe, Chris (June 9, 2019). [https://www.theblaze.com/news/american-embassies-pride-month-defy-policy Several American embassies defy orders from Trump administration to honor 'Pride Month']. ''The Blaze''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Ayesh, Rashaan (June 8, 2019). [https://www.axios.com/us-embassies-find-loopholes-celebrate-pride-month-b7835902-d233-4d26-8539-3e9789c465e7.html U.S. embassies find loopholes to celebrate Pride Month]. ''Axios''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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Responses by the State Department and Vice President Pence:
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*Pitofsky, Marina (June 10, 2019). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/447786-state-pompeo-believes-only-the-american-flag-should-be-flown-at State: Pompeo believes 'only the American flag should be flown' at embassies]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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*[https://www.france24.com/en/20190611-pompeo-restricts-gay-pride-flags-embassies-us-confirms Pompeo restricts gay pride flags at embassies, US confirms]. ''France 24'' (from ''AFP''). June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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*Rosas, Julio (June 10, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/state-department-only-the-american-flag-should-be-flown-on-embassy-flagpoles State Department: 'Only the American flag should be flown' on embassy flagpoles]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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*Welker, Kristen; Lederman, Josh (June 10, 2019). [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/one-american-flag-flies-pence-defends-barring-pride-flags-u-n1015981 'One American flag flies': Pence defends barring pride flags on U.S. embassy flagpoles]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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*Sonmez, Felicia; Morello, Carol (June 10, 2019). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pence-says-move-to-bar-rainbow-flags-outside-us-embassies-was-the-right-decision/2019/06/10/59eebe60-8bdb-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html Pence says move to bar rainbow flags outside U.S. embassies was ‘the right decision’]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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*Wise, Justin (June 10, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/447834-pence-says-it-was-the-right-decision-to-bar-us-embassies-from-flying Pence says it was 'right decision' to prohibit flying LGBT rainbow flag outside US embassies]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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*Darrah, Nicole (June 11, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pence-confirms-trump-admin-us-embassy-pride-flag Pence confirms Trump administration denied US embassy requests to fly Pride flag]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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*Vogt, Bailey (June 11, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/11/mike-pence-defends-barring-us-embassies-from-flyin/ Mike Pence defends barring U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag, says 'one flag should fly']. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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*Freiburger, Calvin (June 11, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pence-defends-trump-admin-ban-on-lgbt-pride-flags-from-us-embassy-flagpoles Pence defends Trump admin ban on LGBT ‘pride’ flags from US embassy flagpoles]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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*Pearce, Tim (June 11, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mike-pence-defends-trump-administration-gay-pride-flag-policy Mike Pence defends Trump administration gay pride flag policy]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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*O'Kane, Caitlin (June 11, 2019). [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pence-defends-decision-to-ban-pride-flags-from-flying-at-u-s-embassies/ Pence defends decision to ban Pride flags from flying at U.S. embassies]. ''CBS News''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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*Wu, Nicholas (June 11, 2019). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/11/mike-pence-confirms-reports-pride-flag-banned-embassies/1417031001/ Mike Pence says banning pride flags at US embassies is 'the right decision']. ''USA Today''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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*Milman, Oliver (June 11, 2019). [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/11/mike-pence-pride-flags-us-embassies-trump-decision-defence Pence calls Trump's ban on pride flags at US embassies 'the right decision']. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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*Berrien, Hank (June 11, 2019). [https://www.dailywire.com/news/48263/pence-flying-gay-pride-flag-us-embassy-flagpoles-hank-berrien Pence On Flying Gay Pride Flag On U.S. Embassy Flagpoles: We Have One American Flag]. ''The Daily Wire''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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Overall State Department policy changes regarding LGBT issues under the Trump Administration:
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*Londoño, Ernesto (June 9, 2019). [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/world/americas/pride-flags-us-embassies.html Pride Flags and Foreign Policy: U.S. Diplomats See Shift on Gay Rights]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Williamson, Kevin D. (June 11, 2019). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/one-flag-is-enough/ One Flag Is Enough]. ''National Review''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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*Nitzberg, Alex (June 12, 2019). [https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexnitzberg/2019/06/12/forget-lgbtq-flags-vp-pence-says-us-embassies-shouldnt-hoist-any-flag-other-than-the-american-n2548056 Forget The Gay Pride Flag, VP Pence Says U.S. Embassies Shouldn't Hoist Any Flag Other Than The American]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.</ref>
  
 
==Other achievements, 2019==
 
==Other achievements, 2019==
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*[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/23/world/politics-diplomacy-world/davos-address-mike-pompeo-hails-disruption-global-politics-evidenced-trump-election-brexit/#.XEi55FxKhPY In Davos address, Mike Pompeo hails 'disruption' in global politics as evidenced by Trump and Brexit]. ''The Japan Times'' (from ''AFP-JIJI''). January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
 
*[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/23/world/politics-diplomacy-world/davos-address-mike-pompeo-hails-disruption-global-politics-evidenced-trump-election-brexit/#.XEi55FxKhPY In Davos address, Mike Pompeo hails 'disruption' in global politics as evidenced by Trump and Brexit]. ''The Japan Times'' (from ''AFP-JIJI''). January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
 
*[https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pompeo-message-video-davos/2019/01/22/id/899301/ Pompeo's Message to Davos: 'New Winds Are Blowing' Worldwide]. ''Newsmax'' (from ''Bloomberg''). January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
 
*[https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pompeo-message-video-davos/2019/01/22/id/899301/ Pompeo's Message to Davos: 'New Winds Are Blowing' Worldwide]. ''Newsmax'' (from ''Bloomberg''). January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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*[https://www.cnsnews.com/video/pompeo-davos-forum-us-not-isolated-others-are-perhaps-not-ready-confront-problems-trump-doing Pompeo to Davos Forum: US Not ‘Isolated,’ But Others Are Perhaps Not Ready to Confront Problems as Trump is Doing]. ''CNS News''. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.</ref>
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*[https://www.cnsnews.com/video/pompeo-davos-forum-us-not-isolated-others-are-perhaps-not-ready-confront-problems-trump-doing Pompeo to Davos Forum: US Not ‘Isolated,’ But Others Are Perhaps Not Ready to Confront Problems as Trump is Doing]. ''CNS News''. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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Statements by Pompeo at a later event in which he also promoted an America First philosophy:
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*Kassam, Raheem (May 12, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/05/12/pompeo-uses-claremont-dinner-to-slam-google-decry-military-adventurism-flirt-with-ca-governor-role/ Pompeo Uses Claremont Dinner to Slam Google, Decry Military Adventurism, Flirt With CA Governor Role]. ''Human Events''. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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*Hammer, Josh (May 14, 2019). [https://www.dailywire.com/news/47204/mike-pompeo-blasts-google-praises-realism-decries-josh-hammer Mike Pompeo Blasts Google, Praises ‘Realism,’ Decries ‘Adventurism’ At Claremont Institute Gala]. ''The Daily Wire''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Carafano, James Jay (May 15, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-trumps-style-polish James Carafano: Trump's style lacks polish, but his statecraft is sound]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Mead, Walter Russell (May 13, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-america-first-means-to-pompeo-11557788496 What ‘America First’ Means to Pompeo]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Johnson, Scott (May 14, 2019). [https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/05/mike-pompeo-a-foreign-policy-from-the-founding.php Mike Pompeo: A Foreign Policy from the Founding]. ''Power Line''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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*Smith, William S. (May 28, 2019). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/mike-pompeo-american-jacobin/ Mike Pompeo: American Jacobin]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved June 9, 2019.</ref>
 
*February 16, 2019—Vice President [[Mike Pence]] gave a strong speech in [[Munich]], defending President Trump's foreign policy and challenging Europe to follow its vision, and he implicitly highlighted the difference between the U.S. under Trump and liberal Europe.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*February 16, 2019—Vice President [[Mike Pence]] gave a strong speech in [[Munich]], defending President Trump's foreign policy and challenging Europe to follow its vision, and he implicitly highlighted the difference between the U.S. under Trump and liberal Europe.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Casiano, Louis (February 16, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pence-doubles-down-on-crticism-of-europe-over-iran-nuclear-deal In Munich, Pence doubles down on criticism of Europe over Iran nuclear deal, urges removal of Maduro]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
 
*Casiano, Louis (February 16, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pence-doubles-down-on-crticism-of-europe-over-iran-nuclear-deal In Munich, Pence doubles down on criticism of Europe over Iran nuclear deal, urges removal of Maduro]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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*Mora, Edwin (April 3, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/04/03/trump-ongoing-afghan-war-unfortunate-ridiculous/ Trump: Ongoing Afghan War ‘Unfortunate and Ridiculous’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
 
*Mora, Edwin (April 3, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/04/03/trump-ongoing-afghan-war-unfortunate-ridiculous/ Trump: Ongoing Afghan War ‘Unfortunate and Ridiculous’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
 
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*Chumley, Cheryl K. (February 1, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/1/donald-trumps-withdrawal-endless-wars-cant-be-surp/ Trump's withdrawal from 'Endless Wars' can't be a surprise]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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*Chumley, Cheryl K. (February 1, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/1/donald-trumps-withdrawal-endless-wars-cant-be-surp/ Trump's withdrawal from 'Endless Wars' can't be a surprise]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved February 1, 2019.</ref> In his [[State of the Union Address]], President Trump defended his decision to withdraw U.S. soldiers from the Middle East, stating that "great nations do not fight endless wars."<ref>Multiple references:
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*Kassam, Raheem (May 12, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/05/12/pompeo-uses-claremont-dinner-to-slam-google-decry-military-adventurism-flirt-with-ca-governor-role/ Pompeo Uses Claremont Dinner to Slam Google, Decry Military Adventurism, Flirt With CA Governor Role]. ''Human Events''. Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref> In his [[State of the Union Address]], President Trump defended his decision to withdraw U.S. soldiers from the Middle East, stating that "great nations do not fight endless wars."<ref>Multiple references:
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*Wolfgang, Ben (February 5, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/5/donald-trump-decries-endless-wars-stands-controver/ Trump decries 'endless wars,' stands by Syria withdrawal]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
 
*Wolfgang, Ben (February 5, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/5/donald-trump-decries-endless-wars-stands-controver/ Trump decries 'endless wars,' stands by Syria withdrawal]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
 
*Gehrke, Joel (February 5, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/trump-great-nations-do-not-fight-endless-wars Trump: 'Great nations do not fight endless wars']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
 
*Gehrke, Joel (February 5, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/trump-great-nations-do-not-fight-endless-wars Trump: 'Great nations do not fight endless wars']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

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Official presidential photo of President Donald Trump
Main article: Donald Trump achievements: Foreign policy

This article is a list of achievements by U.S. President Donald Trump, his administration, and Congress related to his foreign policy in 2019.

By 2019, the Trump Administration exercised global leadership in foreign policy matters and was unafraid to take bold actions, as seen in several decisions made at the beginning of that year.[1] The administration's conservative and nationalist policies had diverged significantly from the liberal and globalist policies of many European countries.[2] According to the Pew Research Center in early 2019, "concern" by the world's population over the United States' "power and influence" increased from 25% in 2013 to 45%.[3] By 2019, Vice President Mike Pence had successfully worked to advance conservative foreign policy priorities.[4]

Executive actions, 2019

United Nations and other international organizations

The Trump Administration took actions related to the United Nations and similar international organizations:

  • January 4, 2019—It was reported that since mid-2018, the Trump Administration had stopped cooperating with UN investigations into alleged human rights violations by the United States.[5]
  • February 1, 2019—The Trump Administration announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty due to Russia violating it for several years.[6] On March 11, 2019, the U.S. announced it would begin production of parts for missile systems that had been banned under the treaty.[7]
  • March 15, 2019—Secretary of State Pompeo announced the U.S. would impose visa restrictions on any member of the International Criminal Court who investigated the U.S. military for alleged war crimes.[8] On April 5, 2019, the Trump Administration revoked the visa of the ICC's chief prosecutor.[9]
  • April 26, 2019—President Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw the U.S. signature from the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, which former president Obama signed in 2013 and which threatened Second Amendment rights.[10] President Trump signed a letter to the U.S. Senate asking it to stop the process of ratifying the treaty.[10] In announcing the decision, President Trump stated that "under my administration, we will never surrender American sovereignty to anyone" and that "we will never allow foreign bureaucrats to trample on your Second Amendment freedom."[10]
  • May 15, 2019—The Trump Administration refused to join an international agreement intended to fight "online extremism," with the administration citing its support for free speech as a reason as well as its concern that the agreement would contradict First Amendment rights.[11]

Foreign aid

The Trump Administration took several steps to reduce and improve aid to foreign countries:

  • February 10, 2019—The United States and South Korea signed a one-year agreement to increase South Korea's share of the cost to host U.S. troops in the country.[12] A formal agreement was signed on March 8, 2019.[13]
  • March 26, 2019—Secretary of State Pompeo announced the U.S. would expand the pro-life Mexico City Policy so that any organization that supports pro-abortion organizations would lose U.S. funding.[14] Pompeo announced the Organization of American States would be the first organization to lose American funding because of the new policy.[14]

Israel

The Trump Administration took several actions related to Israel. Trump took a very pro-Israel stance as U.S. President[15] and relations between him and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained positive in 2019.[16]

  • March 4, 2019—The Trump Administration closed its Jerusalem consulate dealing with Palestinian issues and merged it into the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, something it first announced in October 2018.[17]
  • March 13, 2019—In a report released by the State Department, the U.S. referred to the Golan Heights as "Israeli-controlled" rather than "occupied," and it also removed the "occupied" wording from separate references to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.[18]
  • March 21, 2019—Secretary of State Pompeo visited the Western Wall with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first time a U.S. diplomat visited the location with a senior Israeli official.[19]
  • March 25, 2019—In a major shift in U.S. policy, President Trump signed a proclamation officially recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel.[20] Four days earlier, on March 21, President Trump announced it was time for the U.S. to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.[21] After the announcement, the U.S. government announced it would redraw its official maps to acknowledge this recognition,[22] and it published its first such map on April 16, 2019.[23]
  • May 8, 2019—The Trump Administration announced that since it had just moved its ambassador's official residence from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, all the terms of the Jerusalem Embassy Act had been met and no more waiver was required.[24]

Latin America

President Trump and conservative Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro meeting at the White House, March 2019

President Trump took several actions related to Latin America and various Latin American countries:

  • January 1, 2019—The Trump Administration, including President Trump himself, wasted no time establishing warm relations with Brazil's new conservative government led by President Jair Bolsonaro.[25] This came after President Trump warmly congratulated Bolsonaro for his 2018 election victory,[26] and after National Security Advisor John Bolton gave a strong speech in November 2018 that spoke highly of him.[27] On March 19, 2019, President Trump and President Bolsonaro met at the White House, a meeting that highlighted their strong relationship and shared conservative views.[28] The previous day, on March 18, 2019, Brazil and the U.S. signed a technology safeguards agreement to allow U.S. space launches from Brazil's Alcantara Aerospace Launch Base.[29]
  • Actions regarding Venezuela:
    • January 23, 2019—The United States, under President Trump, recognized the Venezuela's opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as the country's interim president rather than Nicolas Maduro.[30]
    • The Trump Administration imposed numerous sanctions on Venezuela's Maduro regime. For example, on January 28, 2019, it announced major sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA.[31] On February 15, 2019, the Trump Administration announced additional sanctions on officials connected to Maduro,[32] and it announced additional sanctions on February 25, 2019,[33] March 1, 2019,[34] March 5, 2019,[35] and March 11, 2019.[36] On March 19, 2019, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned gold mining company.[37] On March 22, 2019, the Trump Administration again imposed additional financial sanctions,[38] and later in the month, it ordered foreign oil trading houses and refiners to reduce their trade with Venezuela.[39] On April 5, 2019, the Trump Administration enacted additional sanctions on the Venezuelan and Cuban oil industry,[40] and on April 12, 2019, the administration imposed sanctions on four companies and nine ships that shipped oil from Venezuela, some of which went to Cuba.[41] On April 17, 2019, the Trump Administration imposed additional sanctions on Venezuela in addition to Cuba and Nicaragua.[42] On April 26, 2019, the Trump Administration imposed sanctions on Venezuela's foreign minister and a judge.[43] On May 10, 2019, the Trump Administration imposed sanctions on two shipping companies for transporting Venezuelan oil to Cuba.[44] It was reported on May 23, 2019, that the Trump Administration has ordered some foreign companies to stop trading jet fuel with Venezuela.[45]
    • On February 18, 2019, President Trump gave a major speech on Venezuela in which he condemned Maduro's regime along with socialist ideology in general.[46]
    • May 15, 2019—The Trump Administration suspended all flights between the U.S. and Venezuela.[47]
  • Actions regarding Cuba:
    • March 4, 2019—The Trump Administration announced it would allow U.S. citizens to sue Cuban companies and other entities for seizing their property after the Cuban Revolution in 1959.[48]
    • March 15, 2019—The State Department ended a five-year tourist visa for Cubans, one of the toughest economic measures taken against the country by the Administration up to that point.[49]
    • April 5, 2019—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on two companies that transported oil to Cuba, part of a larger package of sanctions targeting Cuba and Venezuela.[40]
    • April 8, 2019—The Trump Administration blocked an agreement that would have allowed Cuban baseball players to play in Major League Baseball without defecting from the communist country.[50]
    • April 17, 2019—The Trump Administration reversed several Obama Administration policies toward Cuba, cracking down on the country for its support of Venezuela.[51] For example, the administration announced it would fully enforce the 1996 Helms-Burton Act by allowing U.S. citizens to sue foreign companies that use property taken by Cuba's government since the 1959 revolution.[52] The administration also restricted travel to Cuba as well as remittances from the U.S. to Cuba.[53] The Trump Administration also imposed sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.[42]
    • June 4, 2019—The Trump Administration announced it would ban "people-to-people" cruises to Cuba, further restricting travel to the communist country.[54]

China

The Trump Administration continued challenging China,[55] and the establishment adopted his policies toward to country.[56] U.S. relations with Taiwan strengthened,[57] and the U.S. military refocused some of its operations to counter China.[58]

  • Several times in 2019, the U.S. Navy intentionally sailed in disputed waters claimed by China, such as the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.[59] For example, the Navy took actions like this on January 7, 2019,[60] January 24, 2019,[61] February 10, 2019,[62] February 25, 2019,[63] March 24, 2019,[64] April 9, 2019,[65] April 28, 2019,[66] May 6, 2019,[67] May 19, 2019,[68] and May 22, 2019.[69] The military also flew a B-52 Stratofortress in disputed airspace over the South China Sea on March 5, 2019.[70] Between May 2–8, 2019, the U.S. joined India, Japan, and the Philippines in sailing naval ships through the South China Sea.[71]
  • The U.S. began conducting counter-cyberattacks against the Chinese government and military.[72]

North Korea

The Trump Administration took actions related to North Korea:

  • February 27–28, 2019—President Trump held a second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un in Vietnam[73] and illustrated his emphasis on achieving good deals, rather than just any deal, by ending the summit early when no good agreement could be reached.[74]
  • March 21, 2019—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies for helping North Korea evade sanctions against it.[75]
  • May 9, 2019—The Trump Administration announced it had seized a North Korean ship for transporting coal in violation of sanctions, something the U.S. government had never done before.[76]

Iran

The Trump Administration continued taking actions against Iran.[77] By March 2019, it had crippled Iran's ability to ship oil to Syria,[78] and it had deeply hurt Iran's economy.[79]

  • March 22, 2019—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on 14 individuals and 17 entities connected to Iran's nuclear and missile research programs.[80]
  • March 26, 2019—The U.S. imposed sanctions on 25 people and companies in Iran, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates for violating sanctions and funding Iranian military operations, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and defense ministry.[81]
  • April 8, 2019—The Trump Administration officially designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization, the first time the U.S. did so for an entire foreign government entity.[82]
  • April 22, 2019—The Trump Administration announced it would stop granting sanctions waivers that allow other countries to import Iranian oil.[83]
  • April 24, 2019—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on two individuals and three entities helping Hezbollah.[84]
  • May 3, 2019—The Trump Administration announced it would enact restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities and end several of its waivers, and despite renewing several other waivers, it reduced their length from 180 to 90 days.[85]
  • May 8, 2019—President Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on Iran's steel, iron, aluminum, and copper industries, the country's largest non-oil source of income.[86]
  • June 7, 2019—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on Iran's largest petrochemical company.[87]
  • June 12, 2019—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on an Iraqi company over connections to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.[88]

Russia

The Trump Administration took several actions related to Russia:[89]

  • February 1, 2019—The U.S. announced it would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty due to Russia violating it for several years.[6]
  • March 15, 2019—The U.S., along with the EU and Canada, imposed sanctions on several Russian individuals and entities for supporting the country's actions with regards to Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula.[90]
  • May 16, 2019—The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on Russian and Chechen officials because of alleged human rights abuses.[91]

Other

  • February 19, 2019—The Trump Administration began an international campaign to decriminalize homosexuality.[92]
  • February 25, 2019—President Trump secured the release of an American held for eighteen months in Yemen, another example of the Trump Administration's efforts to free overseas American prisoners.[93]
  • May 6, 2019—At the Arctic Council's ministerial meeting, Secretary of State Pompeo strongly criticized China and Russia for their increasingly aggressive activities and ambitions in the Arctic Ocean region and made clear the U.S. would counter those ambitions.[94] Because of the Trump Administration's opposition to mentioning climate change in the meeting's joint declaration, the meeting did not issue such a statement for the first time since its formation.[95]
  • May 13, 2019—President Trump hosted conservative Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House, the first time Orbán had been invited in about two decades, and Trump spoke very positively of Orbán's opposition to mass migration and his support for helping Christian communities worldwide.[96]
  • May 30, 2019—The State Department moved to create a Commission on Unalienable Rights, a human rights panel based on "natural law and natural rights."[97]
  • June 7, 2019—It was reported that the State Department refused to allow U.S. embassies to fly the rainbow "pride flag" on official flagpoles.[98]

Other achievements, 2019

While the following achievements were not official United States government policy actions by the Trump Administration, they were closely related to the Trump Administration and its policies:

  • January 10, 2019—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a strong speech in Cairo – the same location where Barack Obama gave a speech in 2009 that criticized his own country – criticizing Obama's statements and weak foreign policy.[99] Among other statements, Pompeo stated that "the age of self-inflicted American shame is over."[99]
  • January 22, 2019—Secretary of State Pompeo made strongly conservative statements as he spoke remotely to World Economic Forum in Davos, stating that the "disruption" and decline of the globalist establishment in countries such as the U.S., UK, Brazil, and Italy was a "positive development." He also embraced the concept of the sovereign nation-state, strong national borders, and President Trump's America First philosophy.[100]
  • February 16, 2019—Vice President Mike Pence gave a strong speech in Munich, defending President Trump's foreign policy and challenging Europe to follow its vision, and he implicitly highlighted the difference between the U.S. under Trump and liberal Europe.[101]
  • President Trump continued criticizing "endless wars" and committed to allowing U.S. troops to return home.[102] In his State of the Union Address, President Trump defended his decision to withdraw U.S. soldiers from the Middle East, stating that "great nations do not fight endless wars."[103]
  • Because of President Trump's efforts, other NATO member states continued increasing their defense spending.[104]

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  4. ↑ Donati, Jessica; Nicholas, Peter (February 19, 2019). With Evangelicals Behind Him, Vice President Mike Pence Takes Prominent Role in Foreign Policy. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Multiple references: The U.S. made the withdrawal official the following day, on February 2, 2019: In response to the U.S. announcement, Russia announced it would also leave the treaty: Russia made its announcement official on March 4, 2019: See also:
  7. ↑ Multiple references: The Pentagon reportedly planned on developing and testing these missiles:
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  15. ↑ Pierson, Katrina (April 16, 2019). No U.S. President Has Done More for Israel Than Donald Trump. Townhall. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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  29. ↑ Multiple references: Articles prior to the actual signing of the agreement: See also:
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