One of the exceptions granted was to the late ambassador to Switzerland, Larry Lawrence, who was also a major contributor to the Democratic Party and to the 1992 Clinton campaign.

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West said Lawrence qualified both as an ambassador -- one of the four categories of citizens for whom exceptions are granted -- and as a wounded veteran of the merchant marines.

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Granted, there are exceptions to the rule.

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Yet a spokesman for the European Commission - the EU's executive branch - told BBC Sport earlier this month that the freedom of movement legislation will not be altered and that no exceptions are to be granted.

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