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Presidential vacancy: Pressure in Washington to sanction those behind impasse

A presidential vacuum is bad, but electing the “wrong president” is even worse, former ambassador to Lebanon David Hale told L’Orient-Le Jour.

Presidential vacancy: Pressure in Washington to sanction those behind impasse

David Hale, former US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, in Baabda, April 15, 2021. (Credit: Dalati and Nohra file)

American diplomacy seems to be inactive lately with regard to Lebanon, which is not a top priority for Washington's international agenda at the moment.This relative lack of interest is all the more marked since the US administration has, to a large...
American diplomacy seems to be inactive lately with regard to Lebanon, which is not a top priority for Washington's international agenda at the moment.This relative lack of interest is all the more marked since the US administration has, to a large...