US Lawmaker Blocks US Envoy to Indonesia in Arcane Spat

Wyoming Senator objects to return of bells to the Philippines

Jan 14, 2020

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At a time when the United States is trying to shore up support for its strategic aims in Southeast Asia against Chinese encroachment, a bitter reminder of past atrocities committed by US forces in the Philippines more than a century ago has stalled US Senate confirmation of the next US ambassador to Indonesia.

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso is holding up the…

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