In considering her explanation that her conduct should be viewed, in part, as a set-off for her prior payment for the office refrigerators, the Panel responded that the proper and honest route would have been to seek reimbursement through the provided channels.

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Mr Campbell will be part of a high-level US delegation set to arrive in Japan next week for a trip that also includes South Korea.

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