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aria-label="Niger">Niger</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nigeria/ aria-label="Nigeria">Nigeria</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/niue/ aria-label="Niue">Niue</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/north-korea/ aria-label="North Korea">North Korea</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/north-macedonia/ aria-label="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/norway/ aria-label="Norway">Norway</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_o nav__countries-index">O</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/oman/ aria-label="Oman">Oman</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_p nav__countries-index">P</span><a class="noindent" 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class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/portugal/ aria-label="Portugal">Portugal</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_q nav__countries-index">Q</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/qatar/ aria-label="Qatar">Qatar</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_r nav__countries-index">R</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/republic-of-the-congo/ aria-label="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/romania/ aria-label="Romania">Romania</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/russia/ aria-label="Russia">Russia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/rwanda/ aria-label="Rwanda">Rwanda</a><span data-always-display="true" 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Andorra National Day
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North Macedonia National Day
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Eswatini National Day
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Secretary Rubio’s Travel to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
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Further Sanctions on Cuba’s Elites, Financial Channels, and Resource Exploitation Apparatus
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<span>Marco Rubio</span>
<span dir="ltr">September 3, 2026</span>
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Trump Administration’s Foundry School Launch
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Further Sanctions on Cuba’s Elites, Financial Channels, and Resource Exploitation Apparatus
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<div class="cmplz-divider cmplz-divider-header"></div>
<div class="cmplz-body">
<div class="cmplz-message" id="cmplz-message-1-optout"><p>We use cookies to make our website work better and improve your experience. By continuing to use the site, you agree to our privacy policy.</p></div>
<!-- categories start -->
<div class="cmplz-categories">
<div class="cmplz-category cmplz-functional">
<div class="cmplz-category-header">
<span class="cmplz-category-title" id="cmplz-title-functional-1-optout">Functional</span>
<span class='cmplz-always-active'>
<span class="cmplz-banner-checkbox">
<input type="checkbox"
id="cmplz-functional-optout"
data-category="cmplz_functional"
class="cmplz-consent-checkbox cmplz-functional"
size="40"
value="1"/>
<label class="cmplz-label" for="cmplz-functional-optout"><span class="screen-reader-text">Functional</span></label>
</span>
Always active </span>
<button class="cmplz-category-toggle"
aria-expanded="false"
aria-controls="cmplz-desc-functional-1-optout"
aria-labelledby="cmplz-title-functional-1-optout">
<span class="cmplz-icon cmplz-open">
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<div class="cmplz-description" id="cmplz-desc-functional-1-optout" hidden>
<span class="cmplz-description-functional">The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="cmplz-category cmplz-preferences">
<div class="cmplz-category-header">
<span class="cmplz-category-title" id="cmplz-title-preferences-1-optout">Preferences</span>
<span class="cmplz-banner-checkbox">
<input type="checkbox"
id="cmplz-preferences-optout"
data-category="cmplz_preferences"
class="cmplz-consent-checkbox cmplz-preferences"
size="40"
value="1"/>
<label class="cmplz-label" for="cmplz-preferences-optout"><span class="screen-reader-text">Preferences</span></label>
</span>
<button class="cmplz-category-toggle"
aria-expanded="false"
aria-controls="cmplz-desc-preferences-1-optout"
aria-labelledby="cmplz-title-preferences-1-optout">
<span class="cmplz-icon cmplz-open">
<svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512" height="18"><path d="M224 416c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-192-192c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L224 338.8l169.4-169.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-192 192C240.4 412.9 232.2 416 224 416z"/></svg>
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<div class="cmplz-description" id="cmplz-desc-preferences-1-optout" hidden>
<span class="cmplz-description-preferences">The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="cmplz-category cmplz-statistics">
<div class="cmplz-category-header">
<span class="cmplz-category-title" id="cmplz-title-statistics-1-optout">Statistics</span>
<span class="cmplz-banner-checkbox">
<input type="checkbox"
id="cmplz-statistics-optout"
data-category="cmplz_statistics"
class="cmplz-consent-checkbox cmplz-statistics"
size="40"
value="1"/>
<label class="cmplz-label" for="cmplz-statistics-optout"><span class="screen-reader-text">Statistics</span></label>
</span>
<button class="cmplz-category-toggle"
aria-expanded="false"
aria-controls="cmplz-desc-statistics-1-optout"
aria-labelledby="cmplz-title-statistics-1-optout">
<span class="cmplz-icon cmplz-open">
<svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512" height="18"><path d="M224 416c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-192-192c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L224 338.8l169.4-169.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-192 192C240.4 412.9 232.2 416 224 416z"/></svg>
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<span class="cmplz-description-statistics">The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.</span>
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</div>
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<div class="cmplz-category cmplz-marketing">
<div class="cmplz-category-header">
<span class="cmplz-category-title" id="cmplz-title-marketing-1-optout">Marketing</span>
<span class="cmplz-banner-checkbox">
<input type="checkbox"
id="cmplz-marketing-optout"
data-category="cmplz_marketing"
class="cmplz-consent-checkbox cmplz-marketing"
size="40"
value="1"/>
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</span>
<button class="cmplz-category-toggle"
aria-expanded="false"
aria-controls="cmplz-desc-marketing-1-optout"
aria-labelledby="cmplz-title-marketing-1-optout">
<span class="cmplz-icon cmplz-open">
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<span class="cmplz-description-marketing">The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.</span>
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<div class="cmplz-links cmplz-information">
<ul>
<li><a class="cmplz-link cmplz-manage-options cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-manage-consent-container">Manage options</a></li>
<li><a class="cmplz-link cmplz-manage-third-parties cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-cookies-overview">Manage services</a></li>
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<button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-accept">Accept</button>
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<button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-view-preferences">View preferences</button>
<button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-save-preferences">Save preferences</button>
<a class="cmplz-btn cmplz-manage-options tcf cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-manage-consent-container">View preferences</a>
</div>
<div class="cmplz-documents cmplz-links">
<ul>
<li><a class="cmplz-link cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a></li>
<li><a class="cmplz-link privacy-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a></li>
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:host {
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<survey inline-template nonce="" language="en_US" dir="ltr" v-bind:api-base="'https://www.state.gov/wp-json/totalsurvey'" id="survey">
<div class="survey" v-bind:class="{'is-done': isFinished}" lang="en">
<div class="survey-header">
<h3 class="survey-title" v-text="survey.name">Have feedback about our website?</h3>
</div>
<p class="survey-description" v-text="survey.description"></p>
<div class="loader" v-bind:class="{'is-loading': isLoading}"></div>
<progress-status inline-template>
<div class="survey-progress">
<span class="survey-progress-done" v-bind:class="{'-done': isCompleted}"></span>
<span class="survey-progress-bar" v-bind:style="{width: progressPercentage}"></span>
</div>
</progress-status>
<error-message inline-template>
<div class="survey-error" v-show="error">
<span v-text="error"></span>
<span class="survey-error-button" v-on:click.prevent="dismiss()"></span>
</div>
</error-message>
<sections inline-template>
<div class="sections">
<section-item uid="welcome" inline-template v-on:next="next()">
<transition name="fade">
<section class="section welcome" v-show="isVisible">
<a v-on:click.prevent="next()" class="button -primary">Start survey</a>
</section>
</transition>
</section-item>
<section-item inline-template uid="98ce7ced-6938-4de4-a426-6546990e19b6" v-bind:index="0" v-on:submit="validate($event)" v-on:previous="previous($event)" v-on:restart="restart($event)" v-on:cancel-edit="cancelEdit($event)" v-on:input="input($event)">
<transition name="fade" mode="in-out" appear>
<form class="section" v-on:submit.prevent="submit($event)" v-on:input="input($event)" v-show="isVisible">
<h3 class="section-title">Note: we can’t address visa or passport issues through this box</h3>
<p class="section-description"></p>
<question inline-template uid="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c" v-bind:index="0">
<div class="question">
<label for="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c" class="question-title" v-bind:class="{required: isRequired, '-error': error}">
What is your overall satisfaction with this site? </label>
<p class="question-description">
</p>
<div class="question-field">
<div class="form-scale" data-least="Not at all satisfied" data-most="Completely satisfied"><div class="scale"><input type="radio" name="98ce7ced-6938-4de4-a426-6546990e19b6[b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c]" value="1" id="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-1" class="" data-variable-name="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c" /><label class="scale-step" for="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-1">1</label><input type="radio" name="98ce7ced-6938-4de4-a426-6546990e19b6[b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c]" value="2" id="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-2" class="" data-variable-name="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c" /><label class="scale-step" for="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-2">2</label><input type="radio" name="98ce7ced-6938-4de4-a426-6546990e19b6[b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c]" value="3" id="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-3" class="" data-variable-name="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c" /><label class="scale-step" for="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-3">3</label><input type="radio" name="98ce7ced-6938-4de4-a426-6546990e19b6[b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c]" value="4" id="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-4" class="" data-variable-name="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c" /><label class="scale-step" for="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-4">4</label><input type="radio" name="98ce7ced-6938-4de4-a426-6546990e19b6[b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c]" value="5" id="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-5" class="" data-variable-name="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c" /><label class="scale-step" for="b97c6960-7b7c-4c9a-8102-07bc43806f1c-5">5</label></div></div> <p class="question-error">{{ error }}</p>
</div>
</div>
</question>
<div class="section-buttons">
<button tabindex="-2" type="button" class="button -link section-reset" v-if="isEditing" v-on:click.prevent="cancelEdit()">
Cancel </button>
<button tabindex="-1" type="button" class="button -link section-reset" v-on:click.prevent="restart()" v-else>
Start over </button>
<button v-on:click.prevent="reset()" tabindex="-1" type="button" class="button" v-bind:disabled="submitInProgress">
Reset </button>
<template v-if="index != 0">
<button type="button" class="button section-previous" v-on:click.prevent="previous()">
Previous </button>
</template>
<button class="button -primary section-submit" type="submit" v-bind:disabled="submitInProgress">
<template v-if="shouldSubmit">
<span v-if="submitInProgress">Submitting...</span>
<span v-else>Submit</span>
</template>
<template v-else>
Next </template>
</button>
</div>
</form>
</transition>
</section-item>
<section-item uid="thankyou" inline-template v-on:reload="reload($event)" v-on:edit="edit($event)">
<transition name="fade">
<section class="section thankyou" v-show="isVisible">
<p v-if="lastEntry.customThankYouMessage" v-html="lastEntry.customThankYouMessage"></p>
<template v-else>
<h2 class="title-block title-block-start">Thank you!</h2> <p class="paragraph-block paragraph-block-start">Thank you for sharing your feedback!</p> </template>
<div class="section-buttons">
<button type="button" v-on:click="reload()" class="button -primary" v-if="canRestart">
Submit another entry </button>
<button v-if="canEditEntry" v-on:click="edit()" class="button edit">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="24px" width="24px" fill="#000000">
<path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none" />
<path d="M3 17.25V21h3.75L17.81 9.94l-3.75-3.75L3 17.25zM20.71 7.04c.39-.39.39-1.02 0-1.41l-2.34-2.34c-.39-.39-1.02-.39-1.41 0l-1.83 1.83 3.75 3.75 1.83-1.83z" />
</svg>
Edit Entry </button>
<div class="alt-actions">
<a v-if="canViewEntry" v-bind:href="lastEntry.url" v-print target="_blank" class="button print">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="24px" width="24px" fill="#000000">
<path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none" />
<path d="M19 8H5c-1.66 0-3 1.34-3 3v6h4v4h12v-4h4v-6c0-1.66-1.34-3-3-3zm-3 11H8v-5h8v5zm3-7c-.55 0-1-.45-1-1s.45-1 1-1 1 .45 1 1-.45 1-1 1zm-1-9H6v4h12V3z" />
</svg>
Print </a>
<a v-if="canViewEntry" v-bind:href="lastEntry.url" target="_blank" class="button">
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