delegation
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He is already sending a senior delegation to the conference.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Harry Summers, who’d won Bronze and Silver stars in that war as an operations officer, flew to Hanoi as chief of the U.S. delegation to resolve the status of missing American soldiers.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
And its parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Iran's negotiating team, wrote that "the opposing side ultimately failed to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations".
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The vice president also didn’t give details about next steps in the negotiations, other than indicating that the U.S. delegation was leaving Islamabad with a “very simple proposal” that was the U.S.’s best offer.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
“I’ve promised to entertain a delegation from China. Your father has a meeting with the President, and we’ll have dinner with her tonight. I’m sorry you can’t come.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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