Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Sullivan and the National Security Council failed to solicit input from key U.S. officials in Afghanistan, the committee said.
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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
These arms are even flowing into Darfur—as aid is being stymied—despite a U.N. Security Council arms embargo imposed back in 2004.
—Kholood Khair, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Earlier in his career, Jarrett was U.S. consul general in Shanghai, deputy consul general in Hong Kong, director of Asian affairs at the White House National Security Council, and chairman of Greater China for APCO Worldwide.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Both William Burns, the director of the CIA, and Eric Green, the National Security Council’s senior director for Russia at the time, have noted how out of the loop other Russian officials seemed to be about Putin’s decision.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
These arms are even flowing into Darfur—as aid is being stymied—despite a U.N. Security Council arms embargo imposed back in 2004.
—Kholood Khair, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Earlier in his career, Jarrett was U.S. consul general in Shanghai, deputy consul general in Hong Kong, director of Asian affairs at the White House National Security Council, and chairman of Greater China for APCO Worldwide.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Both William Burns, the director of the CIA, and Eric Green, the National Security Council’s senior director for Russia at the time, have noted how out of the loop other Russian officials seemed to be about Putin’s decision.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
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