[PJ Media] One hundred and twenty-five members of Congress asked Secretary of State John Kerry in a letter Monday to deny visas to diplomats' spouses if the envoys come from a country that doesn't recognize same-sex spouses of State Department personnel.
"We are instructing embassies to inform governments locally that this is our policy and that they need to honor our policy. It's that simple. And a lot of governments will respond positively; obviously, some won't. And where they don't, if they don't extend recognition and immunities, we're going to instruct them that we're also going to begin gathering information on the host government policies and practices on accreditation. And we will make this information that is relevant to assignments -- make it easier for employees and all of you to sort of pick and choose and know what the lay of the land is," Kerry replied. |