Trumpâs Ambassadors Are Going Rogue On Twitter
Nikki Haley
Callista Gingrich   Nikki Haley  and Scott Brown are all running afoul of federal guidelines on social media while the State Department whistles in the wind.
 US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley  has  her  staff support  her  personal Twitter account.
 US ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown  has a gag Twitter account for  his  dog Gracie. And US ambassador-designate to the Vatican Callista Gingrich is tweeting about  her  job before starting in an official capacity. Some of President Donald Trumpâs highest-profile political appointees are running afoul of the governmentâs social media rules  enshrined in the State Departmentâs Foreign Affairs Manual. The rules  pushed through in January after years of internal deliberations  are designed to prevent political appointees from exploiting public office by using their official title to build a massive social media presence and then taking their account with them when they re-enter the private sector or retire. Brown  the short lived former senator from Massachusetts  and Haley  the former governor of South Carolina  both use their personal Twitter accounts for official business alongside their government-owned accounts.
 Haley âs staff also helps service  her  Twitter account  including tasks such as taking photos that are disseminated to  her  more than 770 000 followers.
We are so proud of this yearâs @USYouthObserver Munira Khalif.  She  has a great American story. We discussed the gloâ¦ https://t.co/h8nOalCuaE
Callista Gingrich   Nikki Haley  and Scott Brown are all running afoul of federal guidelines on social media while the State Department whistles in the wind.
  [TGT] has   [TGT]   staff support   [TGT]   personal Twitter account.
  [TGT] has a gag Twitter account for   [TGT]   dog Gracie. And US ambassador-designate to the Vatican Callista Gingrich is tweeting about  her  job before starting in an official capacity. Some of President Donald Trumpâs highest-profile political appointees are running afoul of the governmentâs social media rules  enshrined in the State Departmentâs Foreign Affairs Manual. The rules  pushed through in January after years of internal deliberations  are designed to prevent political appointees from exploiting public office by using their official title to build a massive social media presence and then taking their account with them when they re-enter the private sector or retire. Brown  the short lived former senator from Massachusetts  and Haley  the former governor of South Carolina  both use their personal Twitter accounts for official business alongside their government-owned accounts.
 Haley âs staff also helps service  her  Twitter account  including tasks such as taking photos that are disseminated to  her  more than 770 000 followers.
We are so proud of this yearâs @USYouthObserver Munira Khalif.  She  has a great American story. We discussed the gloâ¦ https://t.co/h8nOalCuaE