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But there were also continuities.
Here are two of each that stand out to me as a religious freedom scholar and former staffer in the IRF office:
1. Humility
At last year’s rollout, then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boasted, “There is no other nation that cares so deeply about religious freedom” and “We remain the greatest nation in the history of civilization.” Hardly a winsome self-characterization. His only caveat was “America is not a perfect nation,” which is the kind of thing you say when you think you’re pretty close to perfect or don’t want to get into specifics about how you’re not.
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; RESTRUCTURES throughout; TRIMS) By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, May 12 (Yonhap) The United States will continue to tackle the North Korean nuclear issue while at the same time pressing for improved human rights conditions, including freedom of religion, in the reclusive state, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday. Daniel Nadel, a senior official from the U.S. Department of State office of international religious.
US regularly engages with Indian officials on human rights issues: Official
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The US regularly engages with Indian officials at all levels, encouraging them to uphold human rights obligations and commitments, including the protection of minorities, in keeping with India s long tradition of democratic values and its history of tolerance, a senior State Department official in charge of international religious freedom has said.
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The US regularly engages with Indian officials at all levels, encouraging them to uphold human rights obligations and commitments, including the protection of minorities, in keeping with India s long tradition of democratic values and its history of tolerance, a senior State Department official in charge of international religious freedom has said.