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which President Trump signed earlier this year to strengthen accountability within the diplomatic corps In a statement announcing the dismissal, the department said: “The Foreign Service Officer admitted to concealing a romantic relationship with a Chinese national, whom he said on camera ‘could have been a spy. ‘ He also said that her father was ‘straight-up Communist Party. ‘ The officer was required to report this contact to Department security officials, but said, ‘I defied my government for love. ‘ Accordingly, the Secretary recommended that the officer be separated for failing to faithfully implement the President’s foreign policy. ”
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