Posted on 04/15/2010 7:35:18 AM PDT by McGruff
They oversee overseas travel. The State Department issues passports. They also handle things like out of the country births, marriages, etc.
Embassies are the front lines for those wishing legal US entry. I don't know how much of that function they share with the actual immigration department.
Of all the things they could tag as "wasteful" government spending, a few thousand dollars on booze is beyond the bottom of my list of personal concerns. I would imagine they waste a whole lot more than that spending money on the stupid email spam, "The State Department is watching out for your interests", they like to make you sign up for, the embedded RFID broadcast chips - "I'm an American, kidnap me!" they put in passports now, etc.
Interesting. The resolution is too low to tell, though it has all the coloring of a package of Marlboro Lights.
I suspect I know the answer, but does anyone know for sure whether the anti-smoking regulations we all are subject to on air travel are applied to diplomats and other government travel?
I’m not sure, but are those “man hands” she is sporting?
As long as we're talking reasonable prices and quality, I'm throwing in my vote for
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