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    <note>The President spoke at 4:23 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro; Kevin M. Warsh, the President&apos;s nominee to be Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors; President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine; Jimmy Kimmel, host, ABC&apos;s &quot;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&quot;; former President William J. Clinton; and William H. Gates III, founder, technology adviser, and board member, Microsoft Corp., and cochair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Chairman Jovanovic referred to Brian Greeley, Chief Banking Officer, Jeff Wilson, Senior Adviser for Energy Dominance, and Sarah Whitten, Senior Vice President of China and Transformational Exports Program, U.S. Export-Import Bank; and Brian Falik, group chief investment officer, Mercuria Energy America LLC. Secretary Burgum referred to National Security Council Senior Director David Copley. Mr. Friedland referred to Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. Reporters referred to President Nicolas Maduro Moros of Venezuela; U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steven C. Witkoff; and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araqchi of Iran. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on February 3.</note>
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