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Hi, I know it was on your to-do list to look at embassy holiday videos. In the spirit of #DigitalDiplomacy, my favs...
In the category of pretty traditional: @GermanyinUSA...bonus points for recognizing the multilingual aspect of the US.
facebook.com/GermanyinUSA/v…
.@franceintheus brings 2! The first...simple. artistic...
facebook.com/FranceInTheUs/…
and then the other from @franceintheus which is fun and has a clear appeal. Always good. And again...multilingual
facebook.com/FranceInTheUs/…
but I have to hand it to @UKinUSA with a look at British Christmas films (clear diplomatic objective here) and a survey (Love Actually wins...obvi)
facebook.com/ukinusa/videos…
Looked at others and love seeing the different approaches on how countries use the holidays to build their relationships. #digitaldiplomacy and #publicdiplomacy at it's best!
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The @StateDept historians do amazing and critical work literally writing the official foreign policy history of the US. I learned something every time we met...which was often.
You can follow them on twitter: @HistoryAtState

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It's also worth noting how often Secretaries relied on them...sending queries about tactics on negotiations, outcomes, etc.
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If the US govt were a Trump enterprise, he would quietly dump it, get someone to clean it up, and move on to Trump steaks, or ties or whatever.

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Alternate theory on what Sanders is talking about here that MAY NOT BE A LIE:

ESTA
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) is the fee paid by non-US citizens from Visa Waiver countries (Canada, Mexico, Europe) to facilitate their travel to the US.
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Hi, Right!

That’s a bold statement to make without all the facts. Here are some to help you out:

We have 4 kids and only 1 is trans.

Our trans kid came out BEFORE my partner did. Does this mean our then 11-year-old “mentally abused” her parent?

That doesn’t seem so... right.
*Now waiting for the rework of a psychological evaluation of a family they’ve never met, which will likely involve either me “influencing” everyone into transitioning or my wife letting off “trans vibes” around the kids before coming out*

*gets popcorn ready*
It happened. 🙄 But bonus points for creativity, at least.
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Hi Traitortwats!
Know that phrase, "beware the Ides of March?"
Let's talk about that. March 15 is a VERY symbolic day.
And I think our Owls of Justice/Guardians of the Republic enjoy symbolism.
Perhaps there'll be more indictments right around 3/15/18.
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