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US-TALIBAN INKS DEAL, AFGHANISTAN BOLTS OVER PRISONERS RELEASE, TALIBAN ATTACKS RESUME #72HOURSMarch 4, 2020
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NOTE: RIGHT HAND PHOTO BELOW IS POSTED ON STATE.GOV’S FLICKR ACCOUNTHERE BUT
TALIBAN NEGOTIATOR STANIKZAI WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. CAPTION ONLY SAYS “SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL R. POMPEO PARTICIPATES IN A SIGNING CEREMONY IN DOHA, QATAR, ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020. ”. > The U.S. "went from seeking to annihilate the Taliban, to meeting > with them furtively, to negotiating with them openly, before, > finally, signing a deal with them. And at each juncture, the > expectations dropped." — @kgilsinan>
> https://t.co/uqhdfnR43G>
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JUST SECURITY: LEGACY OF LATE STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION TEX HARRIS REVERBERATES TODAYMarch 4, 2020
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MARTIN EDWIN ANDERSEN, A FORMER PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER ON THE US SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, IS THE AUTHOR OF _DOSSIER SECRETO: ARGENTINA’S _DESAPARECIDOS_ AND THE MYTH OF THE DIRTY “WAR.” _BELOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM HIS PIECE, _LEGACY OF LATE STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION TEX HARRIS REVERBERATES TODAY _VIAJUST SECURITY_:_
Harris began working in Buenos Aires in June 1977, 12 years after joining the Foreign Service and a year after then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made comments in a closed-door meeting that Robert C. Hill, a Nixon ambassadorial appointee, later revealedserved
as a “green light” to the Argentine junta for its campaignof
disappearances, torture, and state terror. Harris put himself at risk almost daily at his post with the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires. He tried to help thousands of families seeking news about those kidnapped, tortured, and clandestinely executed as part of a delusional bloodfest by Argentina’s generals. Harris’ work demonstrated that the junta’s drive to eradicate the much-exaggerated, if vicious, leftist terrorist movement also killed or “disappeared” thousands of innocents, including children, pregnant women, senior citizens, and handicapped individuals. According to an Argentine Foreign Ministry statementlast
week, from 1977 to 1979, Harris filed some 13,500 official complaints on human rights violations. The tensions became so acute that Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David D. Newsom, who sympathized
with Harris’ plight, brokered a previously unheard of agreement between the embassy country team and the human rights officer. The pact was meant to ensure that critical information and analysis was included as “official-informal”
letters sent to Washington, even if the country team disagreed. Harris was required to share a copy of his reporting with Castro, but in return he was able to get unfettered information and analysis into the right hands without fear of censorship from his Buenos Aires officemates.
The agreement was frequently broken by Harris’ embassy foes. In one instance, a misleading performance evaluation jeopardized his career advancement, as critics claimed that he was not producing enough human rights reports even as they prevented the many he produced from being sent to Washington. A now-forgotten political counselor lecturedHarris
on the importance of “working for those who had more experience andwisdom.”
An unforgettable mentor as well as role model for many of those who fought to make Carter’s human rights revolution a reality, Harris will be remembered as a real hero, especially at this particularly troubled time abroad for American democracy and leadership.READ IN FULL BELOW:
> https://t.co/UrX8DtAw5z > The passing of F. Allen “Tex” Harris, who repeatedly risked his > career and life to stand up for #humanrights>
> as a US diplomat in 1970s #Argentina> ,
> serves as a reminder of the value of moral courage and principled > dissent.@InsightCaptain> pays
> tribute
>
> — Just Security (@just_security) March 3, 2020>
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* Rest In Peace, TexMarch 2, 2020
* President Obama Remembers Ex-@USEmbArgentina Diplomat Tex Harris * President Obama Pays Tribute to Argentina’s Dirty War Victims, Also Remembers USG Diplomats * Tex Harris, “Fighting the ‘Dirty War’ – Argentina, 1977,” _Inside a U.S. Embassy_, American Foreign ServiceAssociation, 2005
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SNAPSHOT: SHAREAMERICA’S “DEBT-TRAP DIPLOMACY” NARRATIVE VIA FACEBOOK/TWITTER CAMPAIGNSMarch 3, 2020
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VIA @STATEDEPT’S FY 2018 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT | FY 2020 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN (PDF/P149)
KEY INDICATOR: NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENTS GENERATED BY SHAREAMERICA CONTENT DELIVERED TO IMPACT TARGETED NARRATIVES Indicator Analysis. The Department is moving to align its content production more closely with trending social media narratives in target countries on Administration priority issues. Achieving this will require reallocation of internal resources and development of new editorial procedures. Because significant changes to IIP’s organization/mission are in the process of being implemented, IIP is unsure of the future of this particular indicator, and are not able to provide out-year targets at this time. While ShareAmerica will continue to operate, the direction and methods of evaluation for the program may be impacted. A recent content team effort illustrates how this new editorial model can work. More specifically, the team: • Employed analytics tools to monitor African conversations on the subject of Chinese aid. More specifically IIP sought to determine whether/how Africans drew distinctions between Chinese and Americanefforts;
• Identified key narratives and even phrases (“Debt-trap Diplomacy”) gaining traction in selected English, French, and Portuguese-speaking African nations and audience segments most likely to engage in those narratives; • Developed content specifically tailored − down to the headline (“How U.S. aid avoids ‘debt-trap diplomacy’”) − to impact those narratives by contrasting development aid best practices with those that enmesh recipients in debt. IIP did not specifically address Chinese aid, but knew from our research that the target audiences could connect the dots; and • Created Facebook and Twitter advertising campaigns (total expenditure: $1,000 total, or $8 per day/platform in each country) specifically targeting the audience segments identified duringresearch phase.
RESULTS:
• Digital analytics measure “post momentum” (engagement rate over previous 24 hours) at 76 times above average; • 74 percent of respondents clicked-through to read the article; • Fully 10 percent of respondents shared the article to their own social feeds, shares being the highest level of engagement and clearest indicator of success; and • Facebook campaign (reach: two million) netted useful benchmarking data, allowing more precise, and inexpensive, future targeting for message reinforcement. INDICATOR METHODOLOGY : ShareAmerica content is meant to be distributed primarily on social media. IIP will assess whether social media audiences are finding the content engaging and interesting on those platforms. As a proxy for link clicks and for an engagement metric usable for a large set of articles, IIP will look at the total number of social media engagements (retweets, shares, likes, and comments) on Department ShareAmerica social media posts.CLIPS:
> How U.S. aid avoids ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ > https://t.co/yZTN8zgMF5 via @ShareAmerica>
>
> — US Embassy Suva (@USEmbassySuva) March 13, 2019>
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NEWLY GILDED BUREAU OF SUPER TALENT TALKS ABOUT SELF, SUPER HEROES ONEARTH 2
March 2, 2020
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WE RECEIVED A QUESTION OF WHICH WE HAVE NO ANSWER: SENDER A ASKS, “HOW MUCH TIME CAN THEY DITHER WHILE THE PLACECOLLAPSES?”
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? OOPS, FOLKS, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO CHANGE YOUR SIGNATURE BLOCKS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT PREFERABLY NO LATER THAN LAST MONDAY! YES, YES, THIS IS TERRIBLY VERY SERIOUS. YOU CAN’T BE A BUREAU OF SUPER TALENT IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE APPROVED SIGNATURE BLOCK! MEANWHILE ON EARTH 2: ON THE OTHER HAND, THINGS ARE NOT AS PEACHY ON EARTH 1: > Exclu: State Dept has regularly touted its commitment to diversity. > But we obtained the draft of a new federal watchdog study-the first > of its kind and most comprehensive to date-saying State worse on > diversity in some key ways than it was in 2002 > https://t.co/Ye6g9kXjwa>
> — Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) February 25, 2020>
ALSO ON EARTH 1, ALSO NOT PEACHY: > White House spokesperson confirms Trump is purging people: 'If we > find them, we'll take appropriate action' https://t.co/pFrMs20Zz1 > via @businessinsider>
>
> — John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) February 24, 2020>
> The Trump White House and its allies, over the past 18 months, > assembled detailed lists of disloyal government officials to oust > — and trusted pro-Trump people to replace them — according to > more than a dozen sources familiar with the effort. > https://t.co/m4ud705uie>
> — Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) February 24, 2020>
> .@ThePlumLineGS
> ID's the
> great danger going forward: "the real driver here is that Trump is > removing officials who committed the sin of trying to defend the > rule of law from his efforts to corrupt it. This…clears the way > for more such corruption."https://t.co/Q9T64e6N5s>
> — Harry Litman (@harrylitman) February 24, 2020>
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US EMBASSY MONGOLIA NOW ON VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE FOR NON-EMERGENCY STAFF/FAMILY MEMBERSMarch 2, 2020
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, Realities of the FS, State
Department ,
Trends , U.S. MissionsTags: 2019 Novel
Coronavirus ,
Authorized Departure, China
, Covid19
, Hong Kong
, Iran
, Italy
, Japan
, Macau
, Mongolia
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ON FEBRUARY 25, 2020, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ALLOWED FOR THE VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE OF NON-EMERGENCY U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS DUE TO TRAVEL, TRANSPORT, AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO MONGOLIA’S RESPONSE TO AN OUTBREAK IN THE NEIGHBORING PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OF COVID-19 (THE “NOVEL CORONAVIRUS,” ALSO KNOWN AS THE DISEASE CAUSED BY SARS-COV-2). (SEE LINK BELOW). South Korea Travel Advisory Level 3: Reconsider TravelFebruary 29, 2020
Italy Travel Advisory Level 3: Reconsider TravelFebruary 29, 2020
Iran Travel Advisory Level 4: Do Not TravelFebruary 26, 2020
Mongolia Travel Advisory Level 3: Reconsider TravelFebruary 26, 2020
Japan Travel Advisory Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionFebruary 22, 2020
Hong Kong Travel Advisory Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionFebruary 20, 2020
Macau Travel Advisory Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionFebruary 11, 2020
China Travel Advisory Level 4: Do Not TravelFebruary 2, 2020
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REST IN PEACE, TEX
March 2, 2020
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Tags: Argentina
, Tex Harris
, US Embassy Buenos Aires IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT WE REPORT THE PASSING OF F. ALLEN “TEX” HARRIS LAST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020. HE DIED AT A HOSPITAL IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA. HE WAS 81 YEARS OLD. WE BEAR A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF EMPTINESS IN OUR HEARTS AT HIS PASSING. TEX HAS BEEN A FRIEND AND A TIRELESS SUPPORTER OF THIS BLOG. WE ARE DEVASTATED BY THIS SUDDEN LOSS AND EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY ANDFRIENDS.
GODSPEED, TEX.
BUENOS AIRES TIMES CITED ARGENTINA’S FOREIGN MINISTRY IN PAYINGTRIBUTE TO TEX:
“THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT AND ITS PEOPLE DEEPLY REGRET THE DEATH OF FORMER US DIPLOMATIC OFFICIAL ALLEN ‘TEX’ HARRIS, WHO PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN DENOUNCING THE DISAPPEARANCES AND VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS DURING THE LAST CIVIC-MILITARY DICTATORSHIP,” THE MINISTRY, HEADED BY FELIPE SOLÁ, SAID IN A STATEMENT. “TEX HARRIS WAS ASSIGNED TO ARGENTINA FROM 1977 TO 1979, DURING WHICH TIME HE OPENED THE DOORS OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY TO RELATIVES OF THE DISAPPEARED AND TRIED TO HELP THEM FIND THEIR LOVED ONES. DURING THIS PERIOD, HE FILED 13,500 COMPLAINTS ABOUT SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS,” IT CONTINUED, NOTING THAT HARRIS HAD BEEN DECORATED WITH THE ORDEN DEL LIBERTADOR SAN MARTÍN BY LATE PRESIDENT NÉSTOR KIRCHNER IN 2004. GRACIELA PALACIO DE LOIS WHO JOINED THE FAMILIARES DE DESAPARECIDOS Y DETENIDOS POR RAZONES POLÍTICAS (“RELATIVES OF THE DISAPPEARED AND DETAINED FOR POLITICAL REASONS”) AFTER THE DICTATORSHIP’S DEATH SQUADS HAD KIDNAPPED HER HUSBAND, RICARDO LOIS, TOLD THE BUENOS AIRES TIMES, “HE PREVENTED ME FROM BEING KIDNAPPED BY THEDICTATORSHIP.”
ROBERT COX, THE FORMER EDITOR OF THE BUENOS AIRES HERALD (1968-1979) CALLED TEX “THE MAN WHO DID THE RIGHT THING.” IN BUENOS AIRES TIMES, HE WRITES, “WE WILL NEVER KNOW HOW MANY LIVES ‘ TEX’ HARRIS SAVED BY HIS DECISION TO CONFRONT THE RADICAL EVIL OF THE 1976-1983 DICTATORSHIP. BUT I DO KNOW THAT TEX, THEN A NEWLY ARRIVED JUNIOR DIPLOMAT AT THE US EMBASSY, HALTED MASS MURDER, SIMPLY BY KEEPING A RECORD OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE TO BE OBLITERATED FROM EXISTENCE UNDER THE MILITARY’S PLAN TO WIPE OUT SUBVERSION. IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARILY BRAVE ACT OF CONSCIENCE AND A SUPREME ACT OF COURAGE THAT ALMOST COST TEX HIS CAREER, WHILE ENDANGERING HIS LIFE AND THAT OF HIS WIFE JEANIE.” IN _A GREAT AMERICAN_,
MARIO DEL CARRIL WRITES “OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HIM REFLECT ON HIS ARGENTINE EXPERIENCE, SAYING HE BELIEVED THE HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY HAD NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE. I BELIEVE HE WAS WRONG. TRUE, IT TOOK FOUR YEARS TO STOP THE KILLINGS, BUT THIS WAS IN PART DUE TO VACILLATIONS AND INFIGHTING. THE POLICY HAD AN IMPACT IN AN AREA THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED: IT STOPPED THE METHOD OF DISAPPEARANCES FROM BECOMING A NEW NORM IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM. SOME IN THE ARGENTINE MILITARY GOVERNMENT WERE PROUD OF THE METHODS THEY EMPLOYED. IT WAS CONSIDERED A SUCCESS, TO BE PRESENTED TO THE WORLD AS AN ACHIEVEMENT IN WARFARE. A METHOD THAT COULD BE EXPORTED AND TAUGHT. IN THE LONG RUN, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN.” Continue reading →SHARE THIS:
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USCONGEN MILAN SUSPENDS ROUTINE VISA SERVICES UNTIL MARCH 2, 2020#COVID19
February 24, 2020
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ON FEBRUARY 23, 2020, THE US EMBASSY IN ROME ISSUED A HEALTH ALERT NOTING THE OFFICIAL COUNT OF OVER 150 CONFIRMED CASES OF NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) IN ITALY AND THE SUSPENSION OF ROUTINE VISA SERVICES AT THE U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL IN MILAN “DUE TO REDUCED STAFFING LEVELS.” ON TWITTER, POST SAYS THAT USCG MILAN IS SUSPENDING ROUTINE VISA SERVICES “OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.” THE CONSULATE GENERAL WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ROUTINE AND EMERGENCY AMERICAN CITIZEN SERVICES. HEALTH ALERT – U.S. Embassy Rome, Italy – February 23, 2020 Location: Regions of Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto, Friuli VeneziaGiulia
EVENT: The U.S. Embassy continues to monitor the health situation in Italy and recommends that individuals follow Italian health official guidance and avoid government-designated affected areas. Due to reduced staffing levels, the U.S. Consulate General in Milan has suspended routine visa services until March 2, 2020. Both routine and emergency American Citizen Services will continue at the Consulate General in Milan. Full consular services are also available at the Embassy in Rome and the Consulates General in Florence and Naples. Officials count over 150 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy, the majority of which are in the Province of Lodi in the south of the Lombardy region. Two cases have been confirmed in Milan, and one each in Bergamo, Monza, and Turin. Cases have also been reported in the areas of Brescia, Cremona, and Pavia. Lombardy regional officials have cancelled schools for the week. City, regional and national officials continue to meet and assess the situation as more information becomes known. Coronavirus infection rates are still very low, but those concerned that they are presenting multiple symptoms should contact 112 or 1500 to consult with Italian emergency healthcare professionals. PREVIOUSLY, ON JANUARY 31, 2020, U.S. EMBASSY ROME ISSUED A HEALTH ALERT NOTING TWO CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN ROME: On January 30, 2020, the Italian Ministry of Health announced two confirmed case of novel Coronavirus in Rome. Travelers should be prepared for travel restrictions to be put into effect with little or no advance notice. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2020, USCG NAPLES ISSUED A HEALTH ALERT NOTING THE MANDATORY THERMAL SCREENING REQUIRED AT ITALIAN PORTS OF ENTRY: On February 5, 2020, Italian public health officials implemented mandatory thermal screening at all Italian air and maritime ports of entry in response to the recent Novel Coronavirus outbreak. ON FEBRUARY 21, US EMBASSY ROME ISSUED A HEALTH ALERT NOTING 14 CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN TWO AREAS AND THE MANDATED CLOSURE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OFFICES: On February 21, the Italian Ministry of Health announced 14 confirmed case of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the town of Codogno in the Lombardy region and two cases in Vo’ Euganeo near Padua. Public school and offices have been closed in the affected areas and Italian health officials have advised residents in these areas to avoid public spaces. Travelers in the area should be prepared for travel restrictions to be put into effect with little or no advancenotice.
> #Italy
>
> Virus Cases Jump Even After Lockdown in North > https://t.co/5ModfFjGss @aspeciale> @danielelepido
> @JohnFollain
>
>
> — Alessandro Speciale (@aspeciale) February 23, 2020>
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TRAVELS WITH MIKE AND SUSAN: MUNICH, DAKAR, LUANDA, ADDIS ABABA,RIYADH, MUSCAT
February 24, 2020
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MUSCAT, OMAN
> US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Oman. > https://t.co/4pPH5828AI>
> — Times of Oman (@timesofoman) February 21, 2020>
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIALUANDA, ANGOLA
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SNAPSHOT: USAID’S PROGRAM CYCLE FRAMEWORKFebruary 24, 2020
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VIA STATE.GOV
USAID implements an integrated Program Cycle Policy (Automated Directive System 201), USAID’s framework for planning, implementing, assessing, and adapting programs that support countries to advance their journey to self-reliance. The Program Cycle provides policy and procedures for making strategic programming decisions to ensure effective use of foreign assistance resources. The guidance integrates continuous learning throughout all Program Cycle components to inform adaptive management and improve achievement of results. Robust monitoring and evaluation practices provide feedback on progress in achieving short- and long-term objectives.RELATED POST:
SNAPSHOT: STATEDEPARTMENT’S MANAGING FOR RESULTS (MFR) FRAMEWORKFEBRUARY
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REPORT: COVID19-INFECTED AMCITS FROM #DIAMONDPRINCESS FLOWN HOMEAGAINST CDC ADVICE
February 21, 2020
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, Interagency
Cooperation
, MEDical
, Realities of the FS, State
Department ,
Trends , U.S. MissionsTags: 2019 Novel
Coronavirus , CDC
, Covid19
, Diamond Princess
, HHS
, HHS/Preparedness response,
MED/Operational Medicine, Robert Kadlec
, US Mission Tokyo
, WaPo
, William Walters
VIA WAPO, FEBRUARY 20, 2020: In Washington, where it was still Sunday afternoon, a fierce debate broke out: The State Department and a top Trump administration health official wanted to forge ahead. The infected passengers had nosymptoms
and
could be segregated on the plane in a plastic-lined enclosure. But officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disagreed, contending they could still spread the virus.
The CDC believed the 14 should not be flown back with uninfectedpassengers.
The State Department won the argument. But unhappy CDC officials demanded to be left out of the news release that explained that infected people were being flown back to the United States — a move that would nearly double the number of known coronavirus casesin
this country.
During one call, the CDC’s principal deputy director, Anne Schuchat, argued against taking the infected Americans on the plane, according to two participants. She noted the U.S. government had already told passengers they would not be evacuated with anyone who was infected or who showed symptoms. She was also concerned about infection control. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who was also on the calls, recalled saying her points were valid and should be considered. But Robert Kadlec, assistant secretary for preparedness and response for the Department of Health and Human Services and a member of the coronavirus task force, pushed back: Officials had already prepared the plane to handle passengers who might develop symptoms on the long flight, he argued. The two Boeing 747s had 18 seats cordoned off with 10-foot-high plastic on all four sides. Infectious disease doctors would also be onboard. “We felt like we had very experienced hands in evaluating and caring for these patients,” Kadlec said at a news briefing Monday. The State Department made the call. The 14 people were already in the evacuation pipeline and protocol dictated they be brought home, said William Walters, director of operational medicine for the StateDepartment.
As the State Department drafted its news release, the CDC’s top officials insisted that any mention of the agency be removed. READ THE FULL REPORT BELOW. ANYONE KNOW IF THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS A TASK FORCE FOR COVID-19 ALREADY? IT LOOKS LIKE U.S. CITIZENS IN HUBEI PROVINCE OR THOSE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT U.S. CITIZENS IN HUBEI ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE U.S. EMBASSY OR THE STATE DEPARTMENT AT THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESS: CORONAVIRUSEMERGENCYUSC@STATE.GOV. EXCERPT FROM STATE DEPT SPECIAL BRIEFING ON REPATRIATION OFO U.S. CITIZENS FROM THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP, FEBRUARY 17, 2020: OPERATOR: The line of Alex Horton from _Washington Post_ has been opened. Please, go ahead. QUESTION: Yeah, thanks, everyone, for jumping on this call on a holiday. So I was curious about when discussion with the CDC was executed to make this call. Based on their press release a few days ago, they said there would be screening to prevent symptomatic travelers from departing Japan. The press release you guys issued is very carefully worded when you said, “After consulting HHS, the State Department made the decision to allow those individuals to goon,” those 14.
So is there daylight with CDC and HHS in this decision by you guys to send them forward, and what were some of their objections that you – that you seem to have overturned? DR WALTERS: This is Dr. Walters. What I’d say is that the chief of mission, right, through the U.S. embassy, is ultimately the head of all executive branch activities. So when we are very careful about taking responsibility for the decision, the State Department is – that is the embassy. The State Department was running the aviation mission, and the decision to put the people into that isolation area initially to provide some time for discussion and for onward, afterwards, is a State Department decision. There is a – I think where you might see the appearance of a discrepancy is in the definition of symptomatic. Symptomatic – when we use the word “symptomatic,” we’re talking about coughing and sneezing and fever and body aches. Those are symptoms, all right? And as Dr. Kadlec laid out and I reinforced, each one of these 338people
was evaluated by an experienced medical provider, and none of them hadsymptoms.
Once they were on the bus, we received information about a lab test that had been done two or three days earlier. But it is, in fact – it is a fact that no symptomatic patients – no one with a fever or a cough or lower respiratory tract infection or body aches, or anything that would lead one to believe this person is infected with the virus was – none of that was in place before – at the time a decision was made to evacuate these folks. > The State Department and a Trump official wanted 14 patients with > coronavirus to fly home with the rest of the cruise passengers. The > CDC objected, lost & demanded to be taken off the news release.> @ByLenaSun
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> https://t.co/kLD8WDfEDD>
> — Laura Helmuth (@laurahelmuth) February 20, 2020>
> The evacuation of the Diamond Princess cruise ship became a sprint > to find hospital beds for 14 Americans who tested positive for the > new coronavirus https://t.co/gnwVHu92Ac>
> — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 20, 2020>
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