delegation
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Harry Summers, who’d won Bronze and Silver stars in that war as an operations officer, flew to Hanoi as chief of the U.S. delegation to resolve the status of missing American soldiers.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
The vice president also didn’t give details about next steps in the negotiations, other than indicating that the U.S. delegation was leaving Islamabad with a “very simple proposal” that was the U.S.’s best offer.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament who led Tehran's delegation in Islamabad, sounded unfazed by Trump's sabre-rattling in a statement upon his return home.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Reza Amiri Moghadam, a senior member of the Iranian delegation at the talks, called it the beginning of a process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The committee sent a delegation to the house, and a list of needed items was drawn up and ordered.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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