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class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/belize/ aria-label="Belize">Belize</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/benin/ aria-label="Benin">Benin</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bhutan/ aria-label="Bhutan">Bhutan</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bolivia/ aria-label="Bolivia">Bolivia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bosnia-and-herzegovina/ aria-label="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/botswana/ aria-label="Botswana">Botswana</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/brazil/ aria-label="Brazil">Brazil</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/brunei/ aria-label="Brunei">Brunei</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bulgaria/ aria-label="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/burkina-faso/ aria-label="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/burma/ aria-label="Burma">Burma</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/burundi/ aria-label="Burundi">Burundi</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_c nav__countries-index">C</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cabo-verde/ aria-label="Cabo Verde">Cabo Verde</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cambodia/ aria-label="Cambodia">Cambodia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cameroon/ aria-label="Cameroon">Cameroon</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/canada/ aria-label="Canada">Canada</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/central-african-republic/ aria-label="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/chad/ aria-label="Chad">Chad</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/chile/ aria-label="Chile">Chile</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/china/ aria-label="China">China</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/colombia/ aria-label="Colombia">Colombia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/comoros/ aria-label="Comoros">Comoros</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cook-islands/ aria-label="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/costa-rica/ aria-label="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/croatia/ aria-label="Croatia">Croatia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cuba/ aria-label="Cuba">Cuba</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cyprus/ aria-label="Cyprus">Cyprus</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/czechia/ aria-label="Czechia">Czechia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cote-divoire aria-label="Côte d’Ivoire">Côte d’Ivoire</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_d nav__countries-index">D</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/ aria-label="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/denmark/ aria-label="Denmark">Denmark</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/djibouti/ aria-label="Djibouti">Djibouti</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/dominica/ aria-label="Dominica">Dominica</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/dominican-republic/ aria-label="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_e nav__countries-index">E</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ecuador/ aria-label="Ecuador">Ecuador</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/egypt/ aria-label="Egypt">Egypt</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/el-salvador/ aria-label="El Salvador">El Salvador</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/equatorial-guinea/ aria-label="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/eritrea/ aria-label="Eritrea">Eritrea</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/estonia/ aria-label="Estonia">Estonia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/eswatini/ aria-label="Eswatini">Eswatini</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ethiopia/ aria-label="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_f nav__countries-index">F</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/fiji/ aria-label="Fiji">Fiji</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/finland/ aria-label="Finland">Finland</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/france/ aria-label="France">France</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_g nav__countries-index">G</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/gabon/ aria-label="Gabon">Gabon</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/gambia/ aria-label="Gambia, The">Gambia, The</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/georgia/ aria-label="Georgia">Georgia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/germany/ aria-label="Germany">Germany</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ghana/ aria-label="Ghana">Ghana</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/greece/ aria-label="Greece">Greece</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/grenada/ aria-label="Grenada">Grenada</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guatemala/ aria-label="Guatemala">Guatemala</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea/ aria-label="Guinea">Guinea</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea-bissau/ aria-label="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guyana/ aria-label="Guyana">Guyana</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_h nav__countries-index">H</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/haiti/ aria-label="Haiti">Haiti</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/holy-see/ aria-label="Holy See">Holy See</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/honduras/ aria-label="Honduras">Honduras</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/hungary/ aria-label="Hungary">Hungary</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_i nav__countries-index">I</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/iceland/ aria-label="Iceland">Iceland</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/india/ aria-label="India">India</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/indonesia/ aria-label="Indonesia">Indonesia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/iran/ aria-label="Iran">Iran</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/iraq/ aria-label="Iraq">Iraq</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ireland/ aria-label="Ireland">Ireland</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/israel/ aria-label="Israel">Israel</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/italy/ aria-label="Italy">Italy</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_j nav__countries-index">J</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/jamaica/ aria-label="Jamaica">Jamaica</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/japan/ aria-label="Japan">Japan</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/jordan/ aria-label="Jordan">Jordan</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_k nav__countries-index">K</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kazakhstan/ aria-label="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kenya/ aria-label="Kenya">Kenya</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kiribati/ aria-label="Kiribati">Kiribati</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kosovo/ aria-label="Kosovo">Kosovo</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kuwait/ aria-label="Kuwait">Kuwait</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kyrgyzstan/ aria-label="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_l nav__countries-index">L</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/laos/ aria-label="Laos">Laos</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/latvia/ aria-label="Latvia">Latvia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/lebanon/ aria-label="Lebanon">Lebanon</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/lesotho/ aria-label="Lesotho">Lesotho</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/liberia/ aria-label="Liberia">Liberia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/libya/ aria-label="Libya">Libya</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/liechtenstein/ aria-label="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/lithuania/ aria-label="Lithuania">Lithuania</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/luxembourg/ aria-label="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_m nav__countries-index">M</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/madagascar/ aria-label="Madagascar">Madagascar</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/malawi/ aria-label="Malawi">Malawi</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/malaysia/ aria-label="Malaysia">Malaysia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/maldives/ aria-label="Maldives">Maldives</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mali/ aria-label="Mali">Mali</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/malta/ aria-label="Malta">Malta</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/marshall-islands/ aria-label="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritania/ aria-label="Mauritania">Mauritania</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritius/ aria-label="Mauritius">Mauritius</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mexico/ aria-label="Mexico">Mexico</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/micronesia/ aria-label="Micronesia">Micronesia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/moldova/ aria-label="Moldova">Moldova</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/monaco/ aria-label="Monaco">Monaco</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mongolia/ aria-label="Mongolia">Mongolia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/montenegro/ aria-label="Montenegro">Montenegro</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/morocco/ aria-label="Morocco">Morocco</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mozambique/ aria-label="Mozambique">Mozambique</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_n nav__countries-index">N</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/namibia/ aria-label="Namibia">Namibia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nauru/ aria-label="Nauru">Nauru</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nepal/ aria-label="Nepal">Nepal</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/netherlands/ aria-label="Netherlands">Netherlands</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/new-zealand/ aria-label="New Zealand">New Zealand</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nicaragua/ aria-label="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/niger/ aria-label="Niger">Niger</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nigeria/ aria-label="Nigeria">Nigeria</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/niue/ aria-label="Niue">Niue</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/north-korea/ aria-label="North Korea">North Korea</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/north-macedonia/ aria-label="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/norway/ aria-label="Norway">Norway</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_o nav__countries-index">O</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/oman/ aria-label="Oman">Oman</a><span data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries_letter_top disabled-result nav__countries_letter nav__countries_p nav__countries-index">P</span><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/pakistan/ aria-label="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><a class="noindent" href=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/palau/ aria-label="Palau">Palau</a><a class="noindent" 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By continuing to use the site, you agree to our privacy policy.</p></div>  <div class="cmplz-categories"> <details class="cmplz-category cmplz-functional" > <summary> <span class="cmplz-category-header"> <span class="cmplz-category-title">Functional</span> <span class='cmplz-always-active'> <span class="cmplz-banner-checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="cmplz-functional-optout" data-category="cmplz_functional" class="cmplz-consent-checkbox cmplz-functional" size="40" value="1"/> <label class="cmplz-label" for="cmplz-functional-optout" tabindex="0"><span class="screen-reader-text">Functional</span></label> </span> Always active </span> <span class="cmplz-icon cmplz-open"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512" height="18" ><path d="M224 416c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-192-192c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L224 338.8l169.4-169.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-192 192C240.4 412.9 232.2 416 224 416z"/></svg> </span> </span> </summary> <div class="cmplz-description"> <span class="cmplz-description-functional">The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.</span> </div> </details> <details class="cmplz-category cmplz-preferences" > <summary> <span class="cmplz-category-header"> <span class="cmplz-category-title">Preferences</span> <span class="cmplz-banner-checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="cmplz-preferences-optout" data-category="cmplz_preferences" class="cmplz-consent-checkbox cmplz-preferences" size="40" value="1"/> <label class="cmplz-label" for="cmplz-preferences-optout" tabindex="0"><span class="screen-reader-text">Preferences</span></label> </span> <span class="cmplz-icon cmplz-open"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512" height="18" ><path d="M224 416c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-192-192c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L224 338.8l169.4-169.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-192 192C240.4 412.9 232.2 416 224 416z"/></svg> </span> </span> </summary> <div class="cmplz-description"> <span class="cmplz-description-preferences">The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.</span> </div> </details> <details class="cmplz-category cmplz-statistics" > <summary> <span class="cmplz-category-header"> <span class="cmplz-category-title">Statistics</span> <span class="cmplz-banner-checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="cmplz-statistics-optout" data-category="cmplz_statistics" class="cmplz-consent-checkbox cmplz-statistics" size="40" value="1"/> <label class="cmplz-label" for="cmplz-statistics-optout" tabindex="0"><span class="screen-reader-text">Statistics</span></label> </span> <span class="cmplz-icon cmplz-open"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512" height="18" ><path d="M224 416c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-192-192c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L224 338.8l169.4-169.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-192 192C240.4 412.9 232.2 416 224 416z"/></svg> </span> </span> </summary> <div class="cmplz-description"> <span class="cmplz-description-statistics">The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.</span> <span class="cmplz-description-statistics-anonymous">The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.</span> </div> </details> <details class="cmplz-category cmplz-marketing" > <summary> <span class="cmplz-category-header"> <span class="cmplz-category-title">Marketing</span> <span class="cmplz-banner-checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="cmplz-marketing-optout" data-category="cmplz_marketing" class="cmplz-consent-checkbox cmplz-marketing" size="40" value="1"/> <label class="cmplz-label" for="cmplz-marketing-optout" tabindex="0"><span class="screen-reader-text">Marketing</span></label> </span> <span class="cmplz-icon cmplz-open"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512" height="18" ><path d="M224 416c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-192-192c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L224 338.8l169.4-169.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-192 192C240.4 412.9 232.2 416 224 416z"/></svg> </span> </span> </summary> <div class="cmplz-description"> <span class="cmplz-description-marketing">The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.</span> </div> </details> </div> </div> <div class="cmplz-links cmplz-information"> <a class="cmplz-link cmplz-manage-options cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-manage-consent-container">Manage options</a> <a class="cmplz-link cmplz-manage-third-parties cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-cookies-overview">Manage services</a> <a class="cmplz-link cmplz-manage-vendors tcf cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-tcf-wrapper">Manage {vendor_count} vendors</a> <a class="cmplz-link cmplz-external cmplz-read-more-purposes tcf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cookiedatabase.org/tcf/purposes/">Read more about these purposes</a> </div> <div class="cmplz-divider cmplz-footer"></div> <div class="cmplz-buttons"> <button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-accept">Accept</button> <button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-deny">Deny</button> <button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-view-preferences">View preferences</button> <button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-save-preferences">Save preferences</button> <a class="cmplz-btn cmplz-manage-options tcf cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-manage-consent-container">View preferences</a> </div> <div class="cmplz-links cmplz-documents"> <a class="cmplz-link cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a> <a class="cmplz-link privacy-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a> <a class="cmplz-link impressum" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="cmplz-manage-consent" data-nosnippet="true"><button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-hidden cmplz-manage-consent manage-consent-1">Cookie Settings</button> <button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-hidden cmplz-manage-consent manage-consent-1">Cookie Settings</button> </div><style id='block-style-variation-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> :root :where(.wp-block-button.is-style-outline--1 .wp-block-button__link){background: transparent none;border-color: currentColor;border-width: 2px;border-style: solid;color: currentColor;padding-top: 0.667em;padding-right: 1.33em;padding-bottom: 0.667em;padding-left: 1.33em;} :root :where(.wp-block-button.is-style-outline--2 .wp-block-button__link){background: transparent none;border-color: currentColor;border-width: 2px;border-style: solid;color: currentColor;padding-top: 0.667em;padding-right: 1.33em;padding-bottom: 0.667em;padding-left: 1.33em;} </style> <style id='core-block-supports-inline-css' type='text/css'> .wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2{justify-content:flex-start;}.wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1{justify-content:center;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1{flex-wrap:nowrap;} </style> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.state.gov/wp-content/plugins/duracelltomi-google-tag-manager/dist/js/gtm4wp-form-move-tracker.js?ver=1.20.3" id="gtm4wp-form-move-tracker-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.state.gov/wp-includes/js/underscore.min.js?ver=1.13.7" id="underscore-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.state.gov/wp-includes/js/backbone.min.js?ver=1.6.0" id="backbone-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wp-api-request-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpApiSettings = {"root":"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-json\/","nonce":"c36fce93f2","versionString":"wp\/v2\/"}; 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