#StateDept

OH MY... (in my best @GeorgeTakei voice)Briefing With Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Nathan A. Sales on the United States Designation of the Russian Imperial Movement and Its Leaders as Global
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NEW: MYANMAR’s brutal military junta is funded by $ from a gas operation.There are mounting calls on BIDEN to sanction the operation.But @CHEVRON is quietly lobbying against the sanctions.* Chevron
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Thoughts on the reported choice of @LindaT_G as next @USUN ambassador. Given her strong record on African affairs @StateDept, she is superbly-placed to rectify a sense of drift in US
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1. Let's be clear about what this report by @nwadhams + @SalehaMohsin describes.Only a few of the 14 Iranian banks that may be targeted conduct a meaningful volume of international
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This new Trump executive order deserves to be front-page news—it's as bad or worse than his attempt to politicize IGs, for example.Stated simply, Trump wants to fire thousands of apolitical
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The man laughed. “We’re government employees. No. This is our job.” He paused for a moment. “This is why I signed up for this job. I’m proud to do this
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Thoughts on media/society/travel aspects of #coronavirus. Ongoing - send items. Nothing will make me happier than to end this thread!@CDCgov issued Level 3 China warning - Avoid non-essential travel -
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Growing number of poli. prisoners on death row in #IranFearful of a popular uprising,D mullahs’ rgm resorts 2execution as a means to Stay in control. #UNGA must act!#NoImpunity4Mullahs #IranSanctions@USAdarFarsi
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At least eight terrorists have been captured by Venezuelan special forces in an attempt to enter Venezuela to carry out terrorist attacks and assassinations. Two U.S. terrorists belonging to the
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Welcome to #AFGPanel and Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating the holy month! 1/n Since our last panel, we’ve seen #Afghanistan’s govt & the #Taliban finally exchange prisoners as a confidence-building
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We have our #Whistleblower, Eric Ciaramella. https://archive.usukraine.org/coalition/report-wh-press-conf-events.shtmlhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/mcmaster-and-commander https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/118242522572150
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THREAD: This week, we launched our latest TV ad – directly counter-punching @realdonaldtrump and his super PAC for false and heinous attacks. We accomplished that by holding a mirror up
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Howdy, all! It's Virginia. Thanks 4 joining again for #InternFriday. My semi-secure, undisclosed location this week is just my desk. I'm taking a break to tweet @ ya b/w summer
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3. Did bad actors turn ticks into biological weapon to spread Lyme Disease?https://ktxs.com/news/connect-to-congress/did-pentagon-turn-ticks-into-biological-weapons-lawmakers-seeking-answerDoes Hydroxychloroquine combined w/other drugs (e.g., Z-Pak +
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UPDATE: A Gov't-contractor jet flew today from Miami to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It landed for 1h 51m, then flew on to Caracas, Venezuela. After ~3h it took off from Caracas and
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heard from a source who urged me to look at Ukraine ceding Dunbas to Russia as *real* reason for Donald's releasing security fundsremember, EVERYTHING Donnie does is in fealty to
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