Repost from The New Civil Rights Movement
by Tanya Domi
Under Secretary of State Tara D. Sonenshine, who is the chief of public diplomacy and public affairs at the State Department, gave an exclusive interview to The New Civil Rights Movementthis week on the occasion of LGBT Pride month. Sonenshine, who came to the State Department from the U.S. Institute of Peace as the Executive Vice-President, has a distinguished career in communications and government, including an award winning tenure in television journalism at ABC’s Nightline as a producer and reporter where she garnered 10 Emmy news awards. She was sworn in on April 24th and is the seventh person to hold this position.
Just two months into her tenure, the savvy social media under secretary can be found on Twitter @Tsonenshine. This week she makes her inaugural debut in a live global tweet on Wednesday, June 27, 11:00 a.m. EDT. Using @StateDept with hashtag #AskState or @USAenEspanol using hashtag #AskUSA (seven other languages will also be accessible), interested followers can ask Sonenshine questions about the State Department and her responsibilities. Continue reading
