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Documentation or photos/coverage of the January 12 ceremony showing the named U.S. officials and the signing celebration on the sidelines of the U.S.-Portugal Standing Bilateral Commission.
An official U.S. Department of State media note states that Portugal’s Secretary of State for Science and Innovation signed the Artemis Accords on January 11, and that “the signing was celebrated at a ceremony on January 12th by U.S. Ambassador to Portugal John J. Arrigo and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Central Europe and Southern Europe Dan Lawton on the sidelines of the U.S.-Portugal Standing Bilateral Commission.” A secondary report summarizing the announcement likewise notes that the signing was formally celebrated on January 12 at a ceremony with these U.S. officials alongside meetings of the U.S.-Portugal Standing Bilateral Commission. Therefore, the statement is True because it accurately reflects the date, the involvement of U.S. officials, and the context of the ceremony in relation to the U.S.-Portugal Standing Bilateral Commission as described in official U.S. government documentation.