Political Meetings and Events

Formal gatherings featuring politicians and dignitaries in discussions or award ceremonies, reflecting political engagement.

Mrs. Susan Pompeo participates in the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA) ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 15, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister�s residence in Jerusalem on May 13, 2020.

FRA - POLITICS - MOVING FRANCOISE NYSSEN IN RENNES. FRA - POLITIQUE - DEPLACEMENT DE FRANCOISE NYSSEN A RENNES. Ce vendredi 8 septembre, Françoise Nyssen, ministre de la Culture, se rend à Rennes. Françoise Nyssen conclu son déplacement à lécole Volga, pour promouvoir, en cette semaine de rentrée des classes, léducation artistique et culturelle.

Foreign Affairs Day 2006 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations. Events included ceremony at the American Foreign Service Association's (AFSA) Memorial Plaque, in the Harry S. Truman Building's C Street Lobby, honoring foreign service officers who died in the line of duty.

Medal of Honor recipients and guests attend the Medal of Honor breakfast being held in conjunction with inaugural functions for George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) awards event at the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2008 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. Joining the Secretary and his wife, Patricia, at the event were ARC President Derrick Crandall, ARC Chairman Thom Dammrich, and Coleman Company President Sam Solomon, among other dignitaries.

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken delivers remarks during a meet and greet at Embassy Chisinau in Moldova on March 3, 2015.

Anefo photo collection. Celebration 25th anniversary is Israel, assignment Mr Sije. December 11, 1972. Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with staff and families at U.S. Embassy Tashkent, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on February 3, 2020.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Charles Duke, chairman of the board of directors for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation welcomes guests who have gathered for the organization's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 17. The gala commemorating the anniversary of Apollo 17 included mission commander Eugene Cernan and other astronauts who flew Apollo missions. Launched Dec. 7, 1972, Cernan and lunar module pilot Harrison Schmitt landed in the moon's Taurus-Littrow highlands while command module pilot Ronald Evans remained in lunar orbit operating a scientific instrument module.

Mrs. Susan Pompeo participates in the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA) ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 15, 2018.

Anefo photo collection. Benefit competition for Willy Dullens (Ajax against Allemania Aachen) in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. On the gallery v.r.n.l. Mayor Ivo Samkalden, Jaap van Prague (chairman Ajax) and the couple Dullens. August 5, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Retirees and family members in the community during the 12th Annual USAG Italy Retiree Appreciation Day at the Golden Lion in Caserma Ederle, Italy, Oct. 24, 2022. Retiree Appreciation Day was an opportunity for all retirees, spouses, widows and guests to receive updated information about retiree entitlement programs.

Soirée Rembrandt in Parijs - Paris à la Musée de la Maison Rembrandt

Maryland Congressman Wayne Gilchrest, far left, among guests conversing at National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 20th anniversary board meeting and awards ceremony, Washington, D.C. Gilchrest accepted the Foundation Chairman's Award, for environmental contributions, on behalf of former President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) awards event at the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2008 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. Joining the Secretary and his wife, Patricia, at the event were ARC President Derrick Crandall, ARC Chairman Thom Dammrich, and Coleman Company President Sam Solomon, among other dignitaries.

Anefo photo collection. Process Heijn abductor Haarlem; mr. Sanders. July 1, 1988. Haarlem

Audience at ceremony, at the Ted Weiss Federal Office Building in New York City, New York, marking the announcement of the designation of the 17th-18th Century African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan as a National Monument

Dinner at the Marinestrand for military attachés. The Marine Intelligence Service (Marid) is host.

Madrid, 05/20/2022. First day in the morning session of the 17th Autonomous Congress of the PP of Madrid in which Isabel Díaz Ayuso will be elected. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

Dana Hutcherson, deputy program manager of NASAs Commercial Crew Program, smiles during NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 Flight Readiness Review at Kennedy Space Center on April 15, 2022. The mission is targeted to launch from the Florida Spaceports Launch Complex 39A on April 23, 2022, at 5:26 a.m. EDT. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will fly to the station aboard SpaceXs Crew Dragon, powered by the companys Falcon 9 rocket.

Dinner at Mount Vernon in honor of Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan, 7:45PM. State dinner in honor of President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (Clockwise from top): Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Julia Reed, wife of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James A. Reed; Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric; S.K. Dehlavi, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (partially hidden); Doloris Thauwald Bridges, wife of New Hampshire Senator Styles Bridges; Louisiana Congressman Otto Passman (back to camera); journalist Sander u201cSandyu201d Vanocur; Mildred Talbot, wife of Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Phillips Talbot. Marquee; Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Expedition 39 flight engineer Steve Swanson of NASA is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during the final press conference be Monday, March 24, 2014, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission to the International Space Station is set to launch March 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The American Academy of Diplomacy's 15th Annual Diplomatic Awards Luncheon in the Benjamin Franklin Room, featuring speech by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on the contributions of the late Joseph Sisco. Also delivering remarks were Academy officers and award presenters including former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union and France, Arthur Hartman; former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Samuel Lewis; and former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, Mark Palmer. Among those accepting writing awards were Washington Post diplomatic affairs correspondent Robin Wright; . 59 CF DS 15985 04_Am_Acd_Dipl_017.jpg

(L-R) Annalena Baerbock, Bundesaussenministerin, und Robert Habeck, Bundesminister fuer Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz und Vizekanzler, aufgenommen im Rahmen der Konferenz der Leiterinnen und Leiter der deutschen Auslandsvertretungen. Berlin, 05.09.2023

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a group of 50 Kenyan Young African Leader Initiative Mandela Washington Fellows and graduates of the YALI Regional Leadership Center for East Africa following a series of government meetings on August 22, 2016, at the Villa Rose Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

Business woman, audience and speaker with workshop, conference charts and seminar event. Presentation, training and graphs feedback with coach, sales proposal and upskill crowd for career development

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) awards event at the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2008 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. Joining the Secretary and his wife, Patricia, at the event were ARC President Derrick Crandall, ARC Chairman Thom Dammrich, and Coleman Company President Sam Solomon, among other dignitaries.

France, Brittany, Saint-Malo on 2021-10-25. As part of Emmanuel Macron's campaign for the presidential election, a support meeting in Saint-Malo with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and the European Deputy Marie-Pierre Vedrenne. The main points discussed were the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the European Union. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Saint-Malo le 2021-10-25. Dans le cadre de la campagne de Emmanuel Macron pour l'election presidentielle, meeting de soutien à Saint-Malo avec le Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres Jean-Yves Le Drian et la Deputee Europeenne Marie-Pierre Vedrenne. Les principaux points abordés sont la l'invasion de l' Ukraine par la Russie et l' Union Europeenne. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

June 26, 2015 "Amanda Lucidon captured this scene as White House staff listened from the White House Colonnade as the President delivered a statement regarding the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage."

Anefo photo collection. Protest meeting of police officers I.V.M. reporting about corruption; Hats off and applause for a speaker. May 17, 1977

Special Trustee for American Indians, Ross Owen Swimmer, with Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles, Colorado Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, jeweler Jesse Monongya, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, P. Lynn Scarlett, left to right, at Living Legacy Awards event for Native American arts

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers a speech on "What America Stands For" in Bushnell, Florida, on January 23, 2020.

Karl Lauterbach (German Federal Minister of Health) at the Federal President's Citizens' Festival in the Bellevue Palace Gardens, Berlin, 13/09/2024

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Pompeo pose for a photo with children of Department employees for "Take Your Child to Work Day" at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2019.

Clara Fiol, SANTANYÍ I TROBADA POÈTICA VERSUD, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

DN-ST-88-10050. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retirement ceremony for Helen Ellis and Lee Young, members of Deputy Secretary's staff, with appearances by current Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott, and former Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary Lawrence Eagleburger, among other officials

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an Embassy Meet and Greet at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 8, 2021.

President Barack Obama talks with Puerto Rican Senator Alejandro Garcia Padilla during a lunch stop at Kasalta, a restaurant in the Ocean Park neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 14, 2011.

Lewis Goodall is a political correspondent for Sky News seen with Journalist Sonia Sodha. College Green, Parliament, London. September 2019

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING (2/24/2004 TO 2/26/26)

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Arrival team Tottenham Hotspur on Zestienhoven. Manager Bill Nicholson (left). October 31, 1961. Rotterdam, South Holland

President Barack Obama talks with President François Hollande of France, Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy, and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in the living room of Aspen Cabin during the G8 Summit at Camp David, Md., May 18, 2012.

Anefo photo collection. "Woman and labor" congress in Utrecht. Conferences, women, Utrecht (city), Utrecht (prov). October 20, 1979. Utrecht (Prov), Utrecht (city)

Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., and SSG Sal Giunta sit for dinner at the Chief of Staff's quarters in Ft. Myers, Va., Nov. 15, 2010.

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides on visit to San Francisco, California for touring, and participation along with Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome, and other officials in activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire

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U.S. service members and their families celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by holding a potluck and cake cutting celebration on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 23, 2022. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed every year from 15 Sept. to 15 Oct. in order to honor all Americans of Hispanic descent, and to acknowledge their past and ongoing contributions to the success of our Nation.

Santiago de Compostela, 12/27/2023. Sumar pre-election event with Marta Lois and Yolanda Díaz. Photo: Miguel Muñiz. ARCHDC.

Tours and related events, for Department of Interior senior officials and their spouses, at Interior headquarters building, Washington Monument, and other sites around National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Olaf Scholz (Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, SPD) surrounded by guests at the Chancellor's meeting at ufaFabrik in Berlin on 4 September 2024

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo participate in a tour of the City of David. They very much enjoyed their trip to Jerusalem, Israel on November 18, 2020.

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, flanked by U.S. Embassy Jordan Charg� d'Affaires Henry Wooster, speaks with staff and families from U.S. Embassy Amman, in Amman, Jordan, on April 30, 2018. (

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a meet and greet with employees from U.S. Embassy Tallinn in Tallin, Estonia, on March 8, 2022.

Olaf Scholz (Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, SPD) surrounded by guests at the Chancellor's meeting at ufaFabrik in Berlin on 4 September 2024

Ingrid Guardiola conference, La Coma, Festival of Literature and Contemporary Thought, Mallorca Literaria Foundation, Es Baluard, Palma, Mallorca, spain.

From left to right, Expedition 65 backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, are seen during a press conference prior to the prime teams launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia.

Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, assistant to the President George W. Bush and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, meet with Afghanistans only female governor, Bamyan province Governor Habiba Sorabi, at the governors palace, and descusses the needs of the province and the progress they have made with the local provincial reconstruction team, Bamyan province, Afghanistan, May 9.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is greeted by Goddard Space Flight Center Director Chris Scolese as he arrives for his first visit to the NASA field center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Evening Reception Hosted by Maryland Space Business Roundtable

A participant at a NASA Social in Washington asks astronaut Joe Acaba a question, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at NASA Headquarters. Acaba launched to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft May 15, 2012, spending 123 days aboard as a flight engineer of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. He recently returned to Earth on Sept. 17 after four months in low earth orbit.

France, Paris, 4th district, Le Marais (The Marsh District), Jewish District, Ceremony celebrating the Chief Rabbi of France, Jacob Kaplan, born in the 21th Rue des Ecouffes

High school and university students competed in the 2018 Human Exploration Rover Challenge event at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Students came from across the U.S. as well as several foreign countries such as Brazil, Germany, India, and Mexico. This event, which is normally a 2 day event, was shortened to 1 day in 2018 due to adverse weather conditions.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, U.S. Ambassador to Chile Mike Hammer, U.S. Spokesperson John Kirby, and Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Mu�oz examine a shark display made by a weaver out of reeds at the Our Ocean Conference 2015 in Valparaiso, Chile, on October 5, 2015.

Meeting of Jean-Luc Melenchon and Adrien Quatennens, MP for France Insoumise, against the pension reform in Lille.Meeting de Jean-Luc Melenchon et Adrien Quatennens, depute de la France Insoumise, contre la reforme des retraites à Lille.

Joan Tomàs Martínez, Joan Navarro and Raquel Santanera, Pairing of poems and wines at the Can Majoral winery, Fundació Mallorca Literària, Algaida, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Fidel Castro Santiago de Cuba Cuba

Anefo photo collection. Reunion from NOS with press in Hilversum third of the Schuttenhelm on the right. June 4, 1969. Hilversum

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides on visit to San Francisco, California for touring, and participation along with Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome, and other officials in activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire

Pat Armstrong, Blackfeet Tribal Business Council member, presides as master of ceremonies during a community event for military personnel and distinguished guests at the Glacier Peaks Casino and Resort in Browning, Montana, September 8, 2022. The Blackfeet Nation citizens provided lunch and cultural dance performances to show appreciation for construction of the Blackfeet Nation Senior Center being built in Heart Butte, Montana.

Displacement de Marion Maréchal Le Pen to Fougères in Bretagne. Marion Maréchal Le Pen traveled to Fougères on Friday 20 January 2017 where she held a press conference and a public meeting. Déplacement de Marion Maréchal Le Pen à Fougères en Bretagne. Marion Maréchal Le Pen s'est rendu à Fougères ce vendredi 20 Janvier 2017 où elle a tenu une conférence de presse ainsi qu'une réunion publique.

Badajoz (Olivenza), 04/22/2015. Interview with bullfighter Julian López el Juli Photo: Ángel de Antonio. Archdc.

A citizen voter is helped in filling out his ballots by a family member at one of the many polling locations on the day of the Mostar general elections. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with family members of ethnic Kazakh-Chinese who are detained in Xinjiang, China, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on February 2, 2020.

Men smoking nargileh and taking tea at Corlulu Alipasa Medresesi. Istanbul, Turkey

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides on visit to San Francisco, California for touring, and participation along with Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome, and other officials in activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire

Family at the Hygiene Museum

Madrid, 09/18/2017. The councilors of Ahora Madrid, Sánchez Mato and Celia Mayer, go to testify at the Plaza Castilla courts. Photo: Isabel Permuy. ARCHDC.

STS-132 Crew Visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Madrid, 04/28/2019. Celebrations for the electoral victory of the PSOE in the general elections. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

Young lady looking through binoculars in a shop

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a Youth Event, in Bogota, Colombia, on October 21, 2021.

120222-N-HG258-114WASHINGTON (Feb. 22, 2012) President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk onto the stage as Capt. Brian O. Walden, right, directs the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Band as they play "Hail to the Chief" during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The Museum is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African-American life, art, history and culture. It is scheduled to open in 2015.

Recently Deputy Assistant Secretary Margarita Devlin visited North Carolina for a couple of days. She stopped in to visit leadership from grantee, Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, a non-profit that operates multiple Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program grants and provides many other services that aid those in crisis, particularly veterans experiencing homelessness.

Members of the TOMODACHI Generation pose at an event at the U.S. Ambassadors residence while awaiting the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Tokyo, Japan, on April 14, 2013.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Hundreds of space shuttle workers enjoy a meal at tables set up in the transfer aisle of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building. The occasion celebrated the successful launch of shuttle Atlantis on the STS-135 mission, the final flight of the agency's Space Shuttle Program. Atlantis, with its crew of Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, lifted off at 11:29 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2011 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station.

Seville, 01/10/2020. The mayor, Juan Espada, the rector of the University, Miguel Ángel Castro and the rector of the UPO, Vicente Guzmán, attend the City Council's awards ceremony for the Best University Academic Records. Photo: Rocío Ruz. ARCHSEV.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Child Day Care Center

Netherlands, Amsterdam, 2022-04-20. Conference Euro-topies organised by the Alliance Francaise d Amsterdam in the framework of the UTOPIES Festival with a panel of specialists who exchange on the objectives, dreams and realities of the European territory: Luiza Bialasiewicz, Florian Lippert and Dimitris Soudias. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, 2022-04-20. Conference Euro-topies organisee par l Alliance Francaise d Amsterdam dans le cadre du Festival UTOPIES avec panel de specialistes qui echange sur les objectifs, les reves et les realites du territoire europeen : Luiza Bialasiewicz, Florian Lippert et Dimitris Soudias. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Reception for Friends of Department of Labor

Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo engaged in conversation at a Hindu Festival in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

D.E.I.A. Committee presents Women in the workplace panel discussion, moderated by Ms. Ashley Conner. (pictured from left) 1st Sgt. Tiari VenturaGrande, Col. Judy Kovell, Col. (ret) Karen Burnmeister, Ms. Teri Cloud.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Madrid, 11/16/2015. Abc disability days. In the Image, Pablo Echenique, Javier Font and José María Prieto. Photo: Maya Balanya. Archdc.

Former 1st FC Magdeburg player and Magdeburg Mayor Simone Borris at the vernissage for the exhibition 50 Years of the European Cup 1st FC Magdeburg at the Magdeburg Museum of Technology on 28 March 2024

From right to left, U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), Surangel Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, and U.S. Ambassador for Palau Joel Ehrendreich, pose for a photo during a National Day of Prayer service at Bethlehem Park in Koror, Palau, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 5, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Madrid, 05/11/2022. Bullfight at the San Isidro Fair with Morante de la Puebla, El Juli and Pablo Aguado. Photo: Ángel de Antonio. ARCHDC.

JSC2011-E-024812 (8 March 2011) --- STS-134 crew members pose for a photo during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel, Michael Fincke, all mission specialists; Greg H. Johnson, pilot; Mark Kelly, commander; and Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist.

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