In the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and Kiribati, initial staffing at the embassies will be limited to four resident American diplomats, including an ambassador, and five local staffers along with an as-yet undetermined number of local security guards, the department said.
U.S. eyes massive ramp-up in diplomatic personnel and spending at new Pacific island embassies
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In their motion filed with the federal appeals court, Biden administration attorneys said Judge Doughty’s ruling could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
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