The U.S. State Department is trying to track down an expensive bottle of whiskey the government of Japan gave to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo more than two years ago
the former secretary of state doesn’t recall receiving the bottle and isn’t sure of its whereabouts.“Mr. Pompeo has no recollection of receiving the bottle of whiskey and does not have any knowledge of what happened to it. He is also unaware of any inquiry into its whereabouts,” Burck toldKey Background
Federal employees are not allowed to keep gifts from foreign governments as souvenirs or for their own personal use, unless their value is.
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