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@Reuters deputy US foreign policy editor. Eye on State Department. Before: London, Cairo, Dubai & Turkey. @columbiajourn @kocuniversity alum. Personal account.
@raphae.liReposted by @humeyrapamuk.bsky.socialInteresting tea leaves here: When US officials in Jerusalem and Washington prepared a draft statement condemning the UK, France & Canada for their plans to block imports from Israeli settlements, they were overruled by higher ups at State and the White House.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
@humeyrapamuk.bsky.socialThe directive to prioritize immigrant visas at the U.S. missions in Poland and Hungary came from the White House, sources said, although it was not clear why specifically these two countries were singled out. Story here www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
@humeyrapamuk.bsky.socialSCOOP: President Donald Trump's administration resumed processing immigrant visa applications from Hungary and Poland last week while maintaining a temporary pause on immigrant visa appointments elsewhere, people familiar tell me & @kristinacooke.bsky.social & @jonathanlanday.bsky.social
