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Amos’ closing act: Africa

After negotiating a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the Biden confidant adds an African economic project to his legacy

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U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein looks on during a meeting with Lebanon's caretaker prime minister in Beirut on November 7, 2023.

When Israel and Hezbollah agreed last month to a cease-fire deal to stop the fighting that caused devastation in southern Lebanon and northern Israel, White House aide Amos Hochstein could breathe a sigh of relief. The Biden confidant had...

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