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Also Known As NSC
Date 1947 - present
Areas Of Involvement intelligence • presidency of the United States of America • national security • advising
Related People Samantha Power • Condoleezza Rice • Robert D. Putnam • Colin Powell • Susan Rice • Kash Patel

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