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Senegal: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Institute Pasteur of Dakar

[State Department] MR SALL: Mr. Secretary, distinguished guests, let me tell you that it's a great honor and privilege for us to welcome you at Institut Pasteur de Dakar. Institut Pasteur de Dakar is a place of longstanding collaboration between United States and Senegal for research, public health, training that can be traced back to the early 30s when American and French scientists worked together to develop the first vaccine for yellow fever in 1937.

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