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@FT 's US foreign affairs & defense correspondent. previously @WSJ 's Israel/Palestinian Territories & State Department correspondent. felicia.schwartz @ft .com

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@felschwartz
Felicia Schwartz
2 years
“Many Russian generals are talking on unsecured phones and radios. In at least one instance…the Ukrainians intercepted a general’s call, geolocated it, and attacked his location, killing him and his staff.”
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
Is this a high school musical quote?
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John Podesta
7 years
@realDonaldTrump 7/7 Dude, get your head in the game. You’re representing the US at the G20.
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
Today is my first day as the @FT 's U.S. foreign affairs & defense correspondent. Please be in touch with tips, ideas, etc. at felicia.schwartz @ft .com or DM me for Signal. I am so excited to get started!
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
1:35 pm Trump/Tillerson scheduled to have lunch 3:43 pm @realDonaldTrump issues statement congratulating Exxon Mobil on $20 billion program
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Felicia Schwartz
9 months
CIA Director Bill Burns at Aspen last month: "Putin is someone who generally thinks that revenge is a dish best served cold...in my experience Putin is the ultimate apostle of pay back so I would be surprised if Prigozhin escapes further retribution for this."
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
Personal news: In March I will be joining the @FT as US foreign affairs correspondent, covering the State Dept, Pentagon & the NSC. Cannot wait to be back on the national security beat and part of this amazing team! I’ll also be moving back to DC this summer!
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
More than 200 women in national security world sign letter saying they are survivors of sexual harassment or abuse or know someone who is, call for better reporting mechanisms and other changes
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
It's official -- @PentagonPresSec says US will send longer-range smart bombs are part of $2.2bn new assistance package. More on the system here:
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
. @JohnKerry says Trump transition team hasn't contacted @StateDept before phone calls w/ world leaders i.e. Taiwan, Philippines, Pakistan
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
US national security advisor @JakeSullivan46 strikes an optimistic note re Nato/Finland/Sweden/Turkey: “We're confident that at the end of the day Finland and Sweden will have an effective and efficient accession process [and] that Turkey's concerns can be addressed."
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Felicia Schwartz
3 years
Some personal news: four elections, one global pandemic and one conflict later, I have finished my assignment as the @wsj Israel/Palestinian Territories correspondent and am moving to NYC. It’s been an incredible three years. More from me soon about my next role at the paper.
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
In rebuke to Trump, Eu­rope will es­tab­lish a spe­cial pay­ment chan­nel to al­low Eu­ropean and other com­pa­nies to legally con­tinue fi­nan­cial trans­ac­tions with Iran while avoid­ing ex­po­sure to U.S. sanc­tions
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
The Biden administration has been bemused by her approach at times. A speech calling for the US and UK to work together on a Marshall plan raised eyebrows among US officials, who thought the rhetoric went far beyond the UK's commitments
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
After nearly 8 years, today is my last day at WSJ. It has been a tremendous privilege to work with such incredible colleagues and I will miss them! I'm thrilled about what's next & will share more on that soon. For now I will be taking a few weeks off & trying to avoid twitter
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Felicia Schwartz
5 years
Paying for that @hulu no commercials plan? You are killing your relationship, apparently
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
New: The US assesses the Moskva was hit by two Ukrainian Neptune missiles, causing it to sink, according to a senior US defense official.
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
After flurry of phone calls between senior Russian military officials and western military officials, senior US official says "We still have seen nothing to indicate that the Russians have made a decision to employ nuclear weapons" & is continuing to monitor the situation closely
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Felicia Schwartz
9 months
US to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in Tucson this fall
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
A senior EU official said the US long-range missiles could be deployed against Russian warships in the Black Sea as they threaten the ports of Odesa and Mykolayiv, which are in range of sea-launched Russian missiles. @valentinapop
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Felicia Schwartz
1 month
scoop w/ @HenryJFoy — in meetings in Europe this week, Blinken warned Beijing was assisting Moscow “at a concerning scale”, and providing “tools, inputs and technical expertise” particularly in optics, propellants and space cooperation via @ft
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
Our @WSJ scoop: Israel is ramping up attacks on Iranian supply lines in Syria, taking the fight last month to the Syria-Iraq border in a bid to thwart Tehran's attempts to establish a land bridge through Iraq
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
“Ukraine has urgent requirements to help it meet this crucial moment in the course of the war,” @SecDef said at start of today’s contact group mtg. “The Kremlin is still betting that it can wait us out.” More here:
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Felicia Schwartz
8 years
Lots of juicy details in this @DevlinBarrett story on fights btwn DOJ/FBI as Clinton-related probes have unfolded
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
With so much news upon my arrival last week I never got to post, but ~personal news~ I am now the @WSJ ’s Israel and Palestinian Territories correspondent after 4 years covering @StateDept ! Very excited for this new adventure
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
Rex Tillerson, SecState candidate, has close ties to Russian pres Putin
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
---> Russia embassy crowd sourcing for retaliation suggestions
@RusEmbUSA
Russian Embassy in USA 🇷🇺
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US administration🇺🇸 ordered the closure of the Russian Consulate in Seattle @GK_Seattle 🇷🇺. What US Consulate General would you close in @Russia , if it was up to you to decide
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Felicia Schwartz
5 years
“I’m a mom,” the 31-year-old digital-marketing strategist explains. “I literally just want to Netflix and chill. We stop there.”
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Felicia Schwartz
4 years
—> The second corona surge in Israel is largely affecting @netanyahu ’s Likud base
@NeriZilber
Neri Zilber
4 years
"For the last 25 years I've voted Likud. I'll say something that I never thought I'd say: Bibi is a liar. This isn't a question of ideology anymore, it's a war for our livelihood. I want a govt that'll reach into its pocket & give money." -Bet Shean Crossfit owner, to Army Radio
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
That awkward moment when the Pentagon finds $3bn after overestimating aid for Ukraine
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
NEWS: Blinken says he spoke with Russian FM Lavrov earlier today, pressed him to accept "substantial offer re Griner & Whelan," also raised grain deal and Russia's annexation plans
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
The US is paving the way for allies to send F-16s to Ukraine with its backing of a training program for fourth generation fighters. Washington is unlikely to send its own F-16s once coalition goes ahead and sends fighter jets
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Felicia Schwartz
5 years
I spent some time trying to explain what I had increasingly heard in conversations in Ramallah: that a growing number of Palestinians believe the two state solution is all but dead and are beginning to think about one state instead 1/
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
. @SecBlinken says he personally considers Evan to be wrongfully detained and @StateDept is moving quickly to make that formal determination, which will escalate US response to Evan's detention
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
. @SenJohnMcCain on @realDonaldTrump call to Putin: "An American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections."
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
When Truss met Blinken for the first time, the conversation was hardly diplomatic. She pointed to the US-UK special relationship, and said she didn't see much to make it special. My deep dive into Truss's relationships in DC:
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Felicia Schwartz
4 years
Big @TIME cover piece on Jared Kushner, and the Israeli-Palestinian peace effort is mentioned only in passing -- he is not quoted about it at all
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
In a 6.5 hour operation one Israeli official described as "like Oceans 11," Israel covertly obtained a trove of materials from Iran that included partial designs for a nuclear warhead. @GeraldFSeib takes you inside
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
"We are all living in a period in which it is hard to assess whether we are OK or we are not.” Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska has lunch with the @FT @ChristopherJM . Maybe the cheapest one ever, coming in at less than $5
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
Fmr NSA Mike Flynn will plead guilty to the FBI for lying about interactions with Russia's ambassador -- @WSJ will be covering with updates here:
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Felicia Schwartz
8 months
At @CNAS , Pentagon’s Bill LaPlante says US on track to make 100K 155mm shells per month by 2025 - currently US is making 28K per month and will be at 57K per month next spring.
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Felicia Schwartz
9 months
President Biden tells reporters in Lake Tahoe: "I don’t know for a fact what happened but I’m not surprised...There’s not much that happens in Russia that Putins not behind. But I don’t know enough to know the answer." Full story with all we know here:
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
. @secdef says US does not see imminent signs of a “massive aerial attack” from Russia, but that allies are rushing as much air defence capability as they possibly can. “We do know Russia has substantial aircraft . . . & a lot of capability left,” he said.
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
Trump's pick for USUN Nikki Haley on Russia: "I don't think that we can trust them."
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
. @StateDept official asks Tillerson if he likes his job. He laughs and pauses. "I am learning to enjoy it. Look, this is a hard job."
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
In break with White House, @nikkihaley says women who accused @realDonaldTrump of sexual assault should be heard
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
Big @glubold scoop: Navy to relieve admiral of command after collisions
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Felicia Schwartz
3 years
. @WSJ has a new reader. My 8-month-old puppy
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
Update: @RepJayapal says the 30 liberal Dems have withdrawn their letter to @POTUS , which was "drafted several months ago but unfortunately released by staff without vetting." 1/2
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
"We have the moral spirit and desire to stay open, but for how long?" Rolling blackouts are the latest blow to Ukraine's economy after Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure. A deep dive into how businesses are trying to survive
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
Big change coming to the @StateDept
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Felicia Schwartz
9 months
. @NSC_Spox says US has seen the reports of Prigozhin's plane crash. "If confirmed, no one should be surprised," she said.
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
Former CIA analyst says @realDonaldTrump 's Twitter feed is a "gold mine" for foreign intelligence agencies
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Felicia Schwartz
24 days
Italian FM Tajani tells reporters at the G7 in Capri that Israel informed the US before its overnight Iran attack: "The United States were informed the last minute but there was no involvement on the part of the United States, it was simply information that was provided."
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
NEW: Trump admin seeking to assemble Arab force to replace the US military contingent in Syria & help stabilize the northeastern part of the country post ISIS fight @mgordonwsj
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
"Nato capitals are concerned that unlike the logistical steps required to deploy orthodox nuclear weapons...preparations for a dirty bomb were 'more obscure'” -- w/ @HenryJFoy , a deep dive on the West's stepped up efforts to monitor Moscow's intentions
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
50 days is far too long. It's time for Evan to come home. #FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan #JournalismIsNotACrime
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Felicia Schwartz
1 month
Today’s powerful @WSJ front page. It is unimaginable, outrageous and completely unacceptable that Evan has been in prison for one year in Russia, simply for doing his job. He needs to come home now. #FreeEvan
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Felicia Schwartz
3 years
PSA the @WSJ website is free today. We have an amazing team in the MidEast & beyond working hard to keep you updated on what's happening in Israel, Gaza & the West Bank right now. Here's a few you should check out -- I'll be updating: 1/
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
Sullivan going further than Blinken did earlier today, calling the Nord Stream leaks “apparent sabotage.” Both spoke with their Danish counterparts
@JakeSullivan46
Jake Sullivan
2 years
I spoke to my counterpart Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe of Denmark about the apparent sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines. The U.S. is supporting efforts to investigate and we will continue our work to safeguard Europe’s energy security.
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Felicia Schwartz
11 months
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan also scrapped weekend travel to Copenhagen meeting and participated virtually so he could stay back & follow events in Russia
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Felicia Schwartz
2 years
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin just arrived in Brussels, where he’s huddling with Nato allies & partners Wednesday. I’ll be traveling with him this week — follow for updates
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Felicia Schwartz
6 months
"The two-state solution is deeply, deeply unsatisfying. It’s deeply inadequate. But it remains much more adequate than any of the alternatives." My deep dive on why the two state solution has failed to deliver but is back in favor
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
New: @SecBlinken called Russian FM Lavrov & conveyed “grave concern” over Evan Gershkovich’s “unacceptable detention.” He called for his immediate release, as well as Paul Whelan’s.
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
. @WSJ scoop: University of Texas courting Rex Tillerson to become its next chancellor (and yes, these photos of Tillerson in the Longhorn band will finally have a home in the @WSJ )
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Felicia Schwartz
10 months
. @JakeSullivan46 : Russia has 800-900 4th gen fighters that haven't played a significant role in fight because "air defense is such a significant element to both sides." (1/2)
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
Come for the amazing lead anecdote, stay because you'll understand why the U.S. government is so suspicious of Kaspersky (and also b/c it's @shaneharris & @PaulSonne 's last @WSJ story, and the great @glubold is involved too)
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Felicia Schwartz
3 years
WSJ EIC @murraymatt says 76 of our Afghan colleagues & families made it to Qatar & four others are safe & secure with their journeys underway.
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Felicia Schwartz
10 months
Nato's Stoltenberg confirms @FT scoop from earlier: he says Tuesday evening the alliance agreed to "issue an invitation for Ukraine to join Nato when allies agree and conditions are met." @HenryJFoy
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4 years
@MichaelCBender
Michael C. Bender
4 years
The U.S. is removing Patriot anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia and is considering reductions to other military capabilities—marking the end, for now, of a large-scale military buildup to counter Iran. Scoop w/ ⁦ @glubold ⁩:
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Felicia Schwartz
5 years
“We were very emotional because our relationship with America is so emotional—it’s more of a son-father relationship—& we didn’t recognize our father anymore & realized he might beat us" Per @sbg1 , this is how German officials feel about @realDonaldTrump
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Felicia Schwartz
9 years
Hello from the Cuban embassy in Washington! Follow me on snapchat wsjpolitics & story here: http://t.co/j2UxFt7fz4 http://t.co/ssQ76BD4aE
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
About an hour after Secretary Tillerson touches down in Moscow, @realDonaldTrump announces he has ratified Montenegro's NATO membership
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
. @SecDef to reporters traveling with him in Jordan on #Bakhmut : “If the Ukrainians decide to reposition in some of that terrain that's west of Bakhmut, I would not view that as an operational or strategic setback.” (1/2)
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
Shulkin got Tillerson'd
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs....
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
Doesn't seem weird at all that @OMAROSA had a bridal lunch at the White House, in the middle of a work day no less
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
Foreign service union president says leadership ranks are "being depleted at a dizzying speed" under Trump/Tillerson
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Felicia Schwartz
1 year
Polish pres Duda in ⁦ @FT ⁩ intvw calls on Nato powers to give Ukraine postwar security guarantees, urges Biden to reaffirm US commitment to Article 5 “in very strong terms” while in 🇵🇱 ⁦ @khalafroula ⁩ ⁦ @RaphaelMinder ⁩ ⁦ @HenryJFoy
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Felicia Schwartz
5 years
W/ @dnvolz , a look @ Moscow's stepped up efforts to prevent Russians arrested on hacking charges from being extradited to the U.S., incl case of 26-year-old Israeli whose fate could be tied to that of a Russian hacker US wants to extradite from Israel
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
Secretary Tillerson shook the hands of nearly 200 airmen during his refueling stop in Shannon, Ireland. He made the rounds in the transit lounge, greeting service men and women transiting home from Kabul and Qatar.
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Felicia Schwartz
6 years
At the American embassy opening souvenir hats say “Jerusalem, Israel”
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Felicia Schwartz
5 years
A scene from @netanyahu 's Instagram, part of a series to defend himself against possible indictment: "Bribery without money is like Rachel without Ross."
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Felicia Schwartz
7 years
Dinner for Iraqi Prime Minister @HaiderAlAbadi at the @USChamber sponsored by @exxonmobil @Chevron
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