Diplomats

March 20March 20
Lacking clear State Department coronavirus guidance, embassies are just ‘making it up as we go along’
- Coronavirus
- National
(CNN) — State Department diplomats and staff are deeply frustrated by the agency’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying they’re getting no clear or consistent guidance to help them operate, meaning embassies are cobbling together their own response on the fly. At headquarters in Washington, where the first positive case was confirmed Thursday, employees have been worried for […]
January 22January 22
Kushner’s FBI interviews to be held for review, Justice Department says
- National
The Justice Department did not hand over the FBI’s summary of Jared Kushner’s interviews with special counsel Robert Mueller last week — despite a judge’s order to do so — because “a member of the intelligence community” needs to ensure the material has been properly redacted, a department attorney said Wednesday. DOJ lawyer Courtney Enlow […]
May 09May 09
Three American detainees freed from North Korea, Trump says
- National
Three Americans held in North Korean labor camps were free and on their way home Wednesday, President Donald Trump said. Kim Hak-song, Kim Dong-chul and Kim Sang-duk, who is also known as Tony Kim, were released by Kim Jong Un’s regime after up to two years’ detention. The “wonderful gentlemen” were with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]

Lacking clear State Department coronavirus guidance, embassies are just ‘making it up as we go along’