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<witness-list meeting-id="119554" create-date="2026-09-15T11:15:44.643">
  <language>en-us</language>
  <copyright>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</copyright>
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    <witness add-date="2026-09-08T00:00:00" testified="Yes" witness-type="Government - Federal" remove-date="" publish-date="2026-09-08T15:56:39.880" display-order="NA">
      <honorific>Mr.</honorific>
      <retired />
      <firstname>Daniel</firstname>
      <middlename>J.</middlename>
      <lastname>Lawton</lastname>
      <position>Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs</position>
      <organization>U.S. Department of State</organization>
      <testified>Yes</testified>
      <witness-type>Government - Federal</witness-type>
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        <witness-document remove-date="" publish-date="2026-09-14T17:14:03.240">
          <description>Lawton Biography</description>
          <type>WB</type>
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            <description>Lawton Biography</description>
            <type>WB</type>
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          <description>Lawton Testimony</description>
          <type>WS</type>
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            <description>Lawton Testimony</description>
            <type>WS</type>
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    </witness>
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