Francisco Bencosme
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Former @opensociety @amnestyusa Asia, SFRC, @cnas @fdd @chsadc Pres. @truman @aicgs @pennkemble @icap. Tweets = personal views
Release the Epstein Files.
“I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions. And it’s going to require Democrats to just toughen up,” Obama said at a private fundraiser in NJ Friday. "What’s needed now is courage.” cnn.com/2025/07/14/pol…
President Biden in the Oval Office today with @vkaramurza, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Russian patriot, and freedom fighter. Vladimir is joined by his incredible wife @ekaramurza and their three children. Vladimir was released as part of the prisoner deal; he has long been considered an enemy of Vladimir Putin and the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. Vladimir, who is only 42, has survived two assassination attempts (via poisoning).
To outcompete China, we must invest in our development & diplomacy programs. Great conversation today with @StateDept’s Mark Lambert, @USAID’s Francisco Bencosme & @DFCGov’s Beth Roberts on how these programs are essential to America’s China strategy.
