Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia gives remarks during an Artemis Accord signing ceremony with Djibouti, Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Djibouti is the 72nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia is seen during an Artemis Accord signing ceremony with Djibouti, Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Djibouti is the 72nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, left, Ambassador of Djibouti to the United States, Mohamed Siad Douale, and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia, right, clap after the Artemis Accord signing, Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Djibouti is the 72nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, left, Ambassador of Djibouti to the United States, Mohamed Siad Douale, and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia, right, are seen during an Artemis Accord signing ceremony with Djibouti, Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Djibouti is the 72nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, center, Ambassador of Djibouti to the United States, Mohamed Siad Douale, left, and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia, right, pose for a group photograph after the Artemis Accord signing, Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Djibouti is the 72nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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