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Only 9.02% of the U.S. population traveled to an overseas destination, excluding Canada and Mexico, from 1989-1999 (Office of Travel and Tourism Industries).



Wednesday, March 19, 2008

U.S. Halts Visas for Belarus as Tit-for-Tat Goes Continues

MINSK (Reuters) - The United States has stopped reviewing Belarussian visa applications for now, its embassy in Minsk said on Wednesday, in a diplomatic spat that continues after Washington's envoy temporarily left the country.

"The U.S. government is at the moment looking at the recommendation of Belarus' Foreign Ministry for a reduction of staff at the U.S. embassy in Minsk," the embassy said in a statement.

Source:

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSL1974534920080319