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An embassy spokesman told The Associated Press that Bolivia has not delivered any formal complaint or demand about Cooper
Morales is accusing the official, Vincent Cooper, of offending Bolivia. It's not clear whether Morales intends to expel Cooper, who the U.S. Embassy says was recalled to Washington for consultations. An embassy spokesman told The Associated Press that Bolivia has not delivered any formal complaint or demand about Cooper.
An embassy spokesman told The Associated Press that Bolivia has not delivered any formal complaint or demand about Cooper
Bolivia's Morales calls U.S. Embassy official 'undesirable person'
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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivia's is blasting a U.S. Embassy official as an «undesirable person» after he allegedly asked an American scholar and some Peace Corps volunteers to collect the names of Cuban and Venezuelan workers they might run across.
Morales is accusing the official, Vincent Cooper, of offending Bolivia.
It's not clear whether Morales intends to expel Cooper, who the U.S. Embassy says was recalled to Washington for consultations.
An embassy spokesman told The Associated Press that Bolivia has not delivered any formal complaint or demand about Cooper.
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