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Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs</a>, </span> <span class="count">30 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL265383A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">Thomas Gage</a>, </span> <span class="count">26 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4521469A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations</a>, </span> <span class="count">21 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4798483A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">Juan Pablo Pérez Sáinz</a>, </span> <span class="count">20 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL193379A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">Eduardo Lizano Fait</a>, </span> <span class="count">18 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4574663A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America</a>, </span> <span class="count">16 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4867343A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United Nations. 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