delegation
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He is well-known to investors and regulators around the world, and in February traveled to New York as part of an official Chinese government delegation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
House delegation will experience high turnover come 2027, as a spate of retirements, redistricting-related changes and competitive races have the potential to remake the state’s footprint in Washington.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mauritania, where the German delegation stopped Monday, "desperately needs it", she said, citing hundreds of thousands of refugees who have arrived from neighbouring Mali "because the situation in the Sahel is so dangerous".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
That had all kinds of ramifications, starting with the State Department’s refusal to grant visas to more than a dozen members of Iran’s official delegation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
On the night of April 20, 1961, Oleg Penkovsky slipped away from a delegation of Soviet scientists visiting London.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
It does so clearly enough to pass the stringent test for permissible delegations that the Supreme Court has spelled out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Together he and Clinton cofounded and cochaired the Senate Manufacturing Caucus, traveled abroad together on congressional delegations, and partnered on climate policy and healthcare initiatives.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
The delegations were joined by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the head of the country's armed forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Preparations had been made to host Iranian and US delegations led by Tehran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and US Vice President JD Vance at the Swiss resort of Burgenstock, overlooking Lake Lucerne.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Chief Buthelezi also boycotted the talks on the grounds that he was not permitted three delegations: for Inkatha, the KwaZulu government, and King Zwelithini.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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