US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the US State Department in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2023. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, not pictured, in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the US State Department in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2023. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS 

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg looks on during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, not pictured, in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the US State Department in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2023. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the US State Department in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2023. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, not pictured, in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the US State Department in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2023. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the US State Department in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2023. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS 

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg looks on during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the State Department in Washington, U.S., on February 7, 2023. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS 

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg looks on during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the State Department in Washington, U.S., on February 7, 2023. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS 

A visitor descends down a stairway at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial near the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Visitors walk past a construction fence, as the Thomas Jefferson Memorial undergoes annual maintenance, in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Visitors move across the Tidal Basin aboard pedal boats near the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

A plaque on the statue of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is pictured in the council chambers in City Hall after a vote to have it removed in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri 

A statue of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is pictured in the council chambers in City Hall after a vote to have it removed in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri 

A statue of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is pictured in the council chambers in City Hall after a vote to have it removed in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri 

A statue of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is pictured in the council chambers in City Hall after a vote to have it removed in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri 

A statue of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is pictured in the council chambers in City Hall after a vote to have it removed in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri 

A statue of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is pictured in the council chambers in City Hall after a vote to have it removed in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri 

A statue of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is pictured in the council chambers in City Hall after a vote to have it removed in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri 

Corinne Federici of Boston takes pictures of her sons Tyler, 9, and Dylan, 11, in front of the statue of Thomas Jefferson at The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, U.S., July 3, 2021. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert 

People take pictures of the statue of Thomas Jefferson at The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, U.S., July 3, 2021. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert 

Gompo Yarmolinsky with the Architect of the Capitol cleans dust from the statue of Thomas Jefferson in the Capitol Rotunda after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

Gompo Yarmolinsky with the Architect of the Capitol cleans dust from the statue of Thomas Jefferson in the Capitol Rotunda after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

Gompo Yarmolinsky with the Architect of the Capitol cleans dust from the statue of Thomas Jefferson in the Capitol Rotunda after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

Gompo Yarmolinsky with the Architect of the Capitol cleans dust from the statue of Thomas Jefferson in the Capitol Rotunda after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

Healthcare workers from Thomas Jefferson Hospital watch a flyover by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration teams as a salute to first responders and essential workers during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Mark Makela 

Healthcare workers from Thomas Jefferson Hospital watch a flyover by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration teams as a salute to first responders and essential workers during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Mark Makela 

Transgender migrant Shannel Cruz signs in to her English class at Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., May 14, 2019. Picture taken May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Adria Malcolm 

Transgender migrant Shannel Cruz laughs with a classmate as they participate in a group exercise in their English class at Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., May 14, 2019. Picture taken May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Adria Malcolm 

Bahie Ramadan from Syria and Shannel Cruz present a dialogue in their English class at Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., May 14, 2019. Picture taken May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Adria Malcolm 

Bahie Ramadan from Syria and transgender migrant Shannel Cruz from Honduras listen to a teaching assistant in their English class at Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., May 14, 2019. Picture taken May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Adria Malcolm 

A general view of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial is seen behind autumn leaves in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

A replica of a house of enslaved people is seen at Monticello estate, home of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 20, 2019. Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration of Independence, owned about 600 slaves over the course of his life at his 5,000-acre plantation. Built between 1769 and 1809, Monticello is one of the most famous of the hundreds of landmark American buildings constructed by slaves. REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "SLAVERY BUILDINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A construction worker walks in front of a statue of Thomas Jefferson at the Jefferson Memorial which is undergoing a 15-month project to restore the roofs, repair the stone and clean the marble in Washington, U.S., August 26, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions while sitting in front of paintings of former U.S. presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson during his meeting with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions while sitting in front of paintings of former U.S. presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson during his meeting with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters sitting in front of former U.S. presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson as he meets with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters while sitting in front of portraits of former U.S. presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson as he meets with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters sitting in front of former U.S. presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson as he meets with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Trump speaks to reporters behind a model of the new Air Force One and in front of a portrait of President Thomas Jefferson while meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Barricades are placed in front of a statue of Thomas Jefferson at the Rotunda on the campus of the University of Virginia ahead of the one-year anniversary of 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" protests, in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 10, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Peru vs Denmark - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 16, 2018 Denmark's Thomas Delaney in action with Peru's Jefferson Farfan REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Peru vs Denmark - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 16, 2018 Denmark's Kasper Schmeichel reacts next to Lasse Schone, Thomas Delaney and Peru's Jefferson Farfan REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Peru vs Denmark - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 16, 2018 Denmark's Kasper Schmeichel reacts next to Lasse Schone, Thomas Delaney and Peru's Jefferson Farfan REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Peru vs Denmark - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 16, 2018 Denmark's Thomas Delaney and Simon Kjaer in action with Peru's Alberto Rodriguez and Jefferson Farfan REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Peru vs Denmark - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 16, 2018 Peru's Jefferson Farfan in action with Denmark's Thomas Delaney REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Peru vs Denmark - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 16, 2018 Denmark's Thomas Delaney in action with Peru's Jefferson Farfan REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Peru vs Denmark - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 16, 2018 Denmark's Thomas Delaney in action with Peru's Jefferson Farfan REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Peru vs Denmark - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 16, 2018 Peru's Jefferson Farfan in action with Denmark's Thomas Delaney REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

The empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood sits between statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

The empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood sits between statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

The empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood sits between statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

The empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood is flanked by statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Miczek 

People walk past the empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood flanked by statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Miczek 

The empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood is flanked by statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Miczek 

The empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood is flanked by statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

The empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood is flanked by statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

The empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood is flanked by statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

The empty plinth where a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee once stood is flanked by statues of Thomas Jefferson and the poet Sidney Lanier at the entrance to Duke University's Duke Chapel after officials removed the controversial statue early Saturday morning in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

A Duke University security guard keeps watch near the defaced statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee, which stands next to a statue of Thomas Jefferson, at Duke Chapel in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. on August 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks on the 2016 International Religious Freedom Annual report in front of a portrait of Thomas Jefferson at the State Department in Washington, U.S. August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst