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Mauritania

Ambassador: Mark Boulware | Background Notes 

Map of Mauritania

Date: 01/20/2009 Description: Blue envelope icon, used for email subscriptions. State Dept Photo

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U.S. Welcomes African Union's Call to Action on Mauritania
(Mar. 27):
The United States welcomes and supports the March 24 African Union Peace and Security Council’s reaffirmation of its decision to impose targeted sanctions on civilian and military individuals that maintain the unconstitutional status quo in Mauritania. 
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U.S. Welcomes Mauritanian President's Proposed Dialogue
(Feb. 24): The United States welcomes the proposal made by President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheick Abdallahi to the International Contact Group that met in Paris on February 20, 2009 to discuss Mauritania.  Full Text


Call for Return to Constitutional Order in Mauritania
(Jan. 23): President Abdallahi's first attempt to return to Nouakchott since his ostensible release from detention by the military junta in December was blocked by junta security forces on January 22. Full Text

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