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Branstad preps for role as China ambassador as Xi heads to US

04/03/17 3:00 PM By Ben Nuelle
KEYWORDS ambassador bob corker china Donald Trump hearing iowa mar-a-lago senate foreign relations committee Terry Branstad Xi Jinping
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3, 2017 -- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad heads to D.C. this week to meet with lawmakers and U.S. State Department officials about his nomination as Ambassador to China. The trip comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to meet with President Donald Trump in Florida, but Brandstad said he won’t be joining those discussions.
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Ben Nuelle
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