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By Tom Williams

Posted April 11, 2024 at 3:32pm

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, takes a tour of the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday with House Sergeant-at-Arms William McFarland before addressing a joint meeting of Congress. John Trumbull’s “Declaration of Independence” painting appears in the background.

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