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The United States Senate confirmed Gene Cretz, a U.S. diplomat who has held positions in cities such as Tel Aviv, Cairo, New Delhi, and Beijing throughout his career, as the new ambassador to Libya. Cretz’s confirmation as a Washington ambassador to Libya occurred on November 20th, and he will be sworn into office on December 17th, starting [...]
David Welch, the top US diplomat for the Middle East, met with Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmad Fitouri in order to negotiate an agreement compensating the Libyan families of those killed by American air strikes in 1986, as well as American victims of alleged terror attacks in the 1980s. Without saying how much, the State [...]
On Sunday, the United States opened a trade office in Libya. This new economic tie between the two countries comes exactly one month after the U.S. opened diplomatic relations with Libya through a meeting between Libyan leader Colonel Ghaddafi and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The opening of the trade office will help boost [...]
