US top official expected in Uruguay and Brazil

Monday, May 30th 2016 - 09:16 UTC

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Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mari Carmen Aponte will travel to Montevideo, Uruguay, May 31-June 2 to lead the United States delegation at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Americas Regional Meeting. Read full article

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ChrisR
The US think so much of SA that they have sent an “Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs” for a few days to 'talk to' the children who 'rule' us.

What a disappointment it will be even for this non-confirmed by the US Senate wannabe Secretary of State.

She will need to count her fingers when she leaves if she meets anybody to do with The Broad Fraud.

Perhaps La Tronca will put her right about 'getting the people out on the street' when things don't go the way this murdering commie bastard demands, as she threatened to do at the last election when it looked like we may be shot of this shit, but sadly they managed to scrape through.

At least Carmen can say she has seen the Third World, first hand.
May 30th, 2016 - 01:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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gordo1
@1 ChrisR
For your information, idiota viejo, Mari Carmen Aponte is very well qualified to represent the US on this particular visit - she has very recently been the US Ambassador in El Salvador for several years where she did an excellent job. She is a Latina and will deal with matters very adequately.

Don't get your knickers in a twist!
May 30th, 2016 - 08:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 2 gordo1

Thank you for the uninspiring information.

If she were that good she would have been confirmed in post by the US Senate.
May 31st, 2016 - 01:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Alejo
@ 3 She has only just(days ago!) been appointed to the post and Obama has only months to serve as President. Please see extract below from Wikepedia.

“Mari Carmen Aponte is a Washington DC-based attorney who was named acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs on May 5, 2016. Prior to this post, she served as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, a position she first held from August 2010 until December 2011 and then from June 14, 2012, until December 2015”
May 31st, 2016 - 02:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 4 Alejo

That is even worse for her confirmation: it just isn't going to happen until the new pres is sworn in and then she will be out for sure.

If The Duck gets in he won't tolerate a Hispanic in the job and if Hilary gets in she won't tolerate another women in such a potentially powerful position.

She had better start putting a few feelers out.
May 31st, 2016 - 05:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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