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Jan 7, 2022

Flake Turkey — US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) swears in Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey in Washington, DC, on Dec. 10, 2021. — ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images

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