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Meanwhile, the top US diplomat expressed the need to "condemn the terror attack" in his talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

In the south, he held a series of jobs that brought him in contact with U.S. entrepreneurs and diplomats.

The neighbours have also expelled many of each other's diplomats and revoked civilians' visas - already difficult to procure - leaving many stranded on both sides of the border.

Financial diplomats put down the Bessent ascendancy and the critical 90 day pause in the so-called "reciprocal" tariffs to some farcical West Wing antics.

Various news outlets have reported that Trump has also told senior diplomats in Vietnam not to attend the April 30 festivities.