| TOP U.S. OFFICIAL SPEAKS WITH LOCAL MEDIA |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS, ARTURO VALENZUELA WAS IN THE BAHAMAS MONDAY MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION MEMBERS TO DISCUSS SEVERAL ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST, INCLUDING THE CARIBBEAN BASIN SECURITY INITIATIVE A NEW SHARED COUNTERNARCOTICS AND SECURITY INITIATIVE FOR THE CARIBBEAN, SUBMITTED TO U.S. CONGRESS EARLIER THIS YEAR…AND WHILE THERE APPEARS TO BE NO ISSUE OF CONCERN OR OTHERWISE SPECIFIC TO THE BAHAMAS, VALENZUELA SAYS EDUCATION COULD BE INCLUDED IN LOCAL TALKS… TAME DEAN ATTENDED A PRESS BRIEFING HELD AT LIBERTY OVERLOOK, THE RESIDENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR, AND FILED THIS REPORT…
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