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Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he\u2019s still \u201cpretty sure\u201d the United States will establish an embassy on the island.<\/p>

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Last July Government\u2019s Chief of Staff Lionel \u2018Max\u2019 Hurst said Antigua and Barbuda had designated a plot of land for use by the US government, ahead of an anticipated announcement on two Eastern Caribbean countries being selected for an embassy.<\/p>\n

The US State Department had previously revealed that the Joe Biden administration was considering the establishment of two embassies in the subregion.<\/p>

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Since then, it has been widely expected that Antigua will be chosen as one of the sites, given that it is one of the countries with the largest populations.<\/p>

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The opposition United Progressive Party had described the anticipated announcement as good news for the people of the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would welcome, even more, if Antigua and Barbuda is one of the countries chosen for an embassy,\u201d the party said at the time.<\/p>

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