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Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Politics
Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer, Irene Entringer Garcia Blanes, Alexandra Murphy, Susan Peterson, Ryan Powers, Michael J. Tierney, Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer, Darcy Palder, Eric Bjornlund

Washington’s Foreign Diplomats Frozen Out by Team Biden

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivers remarks during a campaign press conference in Burlington, Iowa, on Aug. 7, 2019. Tom Brenner/Getty Images

There is a new parlor game that Washington’s diplomatic circles are playing with increasing frustration. It’s called: “Can you crack the Biden foreign-policy team’s cone of silence?”

With the U.S. presidential election a week away, foreign envoys are struggling to breach Biden’s inner sanctum of foreign-policy advisors. Even America’s closest allies are finding the door has been slammed shut when they reach out for conversations.

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