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HR 4583 115th Congress House International Affairs Caribbean area Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Cuba Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Latin America Protection of officials

Ensuring Diplomats' Safety Act

Introduced: December 7, 2017 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Ensuring Diplomats' Safety Act

This bill directs the Department of State to recall all U.S. diplomats, including all U.S. members of the Foreign Service, who are posted at any embassy, consulate, mission, or other office in Cuba.

Such action shall expire at the conclusion of any U.S. law enforcement investigation relating to attacks on 17 U.S. diplomats. The State Department may thereafter assign U.S. members of the Foreign Service to a diplomatic post in Cuba.

What's happening now December 7, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4583: Ensuring Diplomats' Safety Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4583/
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"H.R. 4583: Ensuring Diplomats' Safety Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4583/.
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H.R. 4583, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4583/.
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