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Mauritania

Ambassador: Mark Boulware | Background Notes | Country Studies (Library of Congress)

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Mauritania: Travel Restrictions
(Oct. 17): The Secretary of State on October 16, 2008 imposed travel restrictions to the United States on certain members of the military junta and the government, as well as other individuals who support policies or actions that undermine Mauritania’s return to constitutional rule.  Full Text

Mauritania: Military Coup
(Aug. 6): The United States condemns the Mauritanian military’s overthrow of the democratically-elected Government of Mauritania and welcomes the statements by the African Union and the European Union condemning the coup. Full Text

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