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US ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, also used personal email amid Hillary Clinton drama Caroline Kennedy, US ambassador to Japan, also used personal email
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Caroline Kennedy, the US Ambassador to Japan, used her personal email for official business despite a State Department policy advising employees to avoid this, an internal audit has found. Caroline Kennedy, the US ambassador to Japan, used her personal email for official business despite a State Department policy advising employees to avoid this, an internal audit has found.
The department is already under scrutiny for Hillary Clinton’s use of private email when she was secretary of state.The department is already under scrutiny for Hillary Clinton’s use of private email when she was secretary of state.
“Senior embassy staff, including the ambassador, used personal email accounts to send and receive messages containing official business,” said a routine report by the inspector general of the State Department concerning the running of the Tokyo embassy. They included emails labeled “sensitive but unclassified”.“Senior embassy staff, including the ambassador, used personal email accounts to send and receive messages containing official business,” said a routine report by the inspector general of the State Department concerning the running of the Tokyo embassy. They included emails labeled “sensitive but unclassified”.
It did not say whether Kennedy, daughter of John F Kennedy, had sent or received such information.It did not say whether Kennedy, daughter of John F Kennedy, had sent or received such information.
The report cited risks to using personal email accounts including data loss, hacking, phishing and spoofing of email accounts, as well as inadequate protections for personally identifiable information.The report cited risks to using personal email accounts including data loss, hacking, phishing and spoofing of email accounts, as well as inadequate protections for personally identifiable information.
State Department spokesman John Kirby stressed using personal email was not barred by the agency’s rules but it was discouraged and employees needed to ensure emails were eventually preserved within the US government system.State Department spokesman John Kirby stressed using personal email was not barred by the agency’s rules but it was discouraged and employees needed to ensure emails were eventually preserved within the US government system.
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He also said there was no indication Kennedy had violated department policies.He also said there was no indication Kennedy had violated department policies.
The State Department was implementing all the recommendations in the report, Kirby said. There was no separate statement from Kennedy about the matter on the US embassy in Japan’s website.The State Department was implementing all the recommendations in the report, Kirby said. There was no separate statement from Kennedy about the matter on the US embassy in Japan’s website.
“Department policy is that employees generally should not use private email accounts (for example, Gmail, AOL, Yahoo, and so forth) for official business,” the report said.“Department policy is that employees generally should not use private email accounts (for example, Gmail, AOL, Yahoo, and so forth) for official business,” the report said.
“Employees are also expected to use approved, secure methods to transmit sensitive but unclassified information when available and practical.”“Employees are also expected to use approved, secure methods to transmit sensitive but unclassified information when available and practical.”
As is typical of such inspector general reviews, the report was largely critical, although former senior US diplomats said it was by no means the harshest they had seen and many of the issues raised were familiar.As is typical of such inspector general reviews, the report was largely critical, although former senior US diplomats said it was by no means the harshest they had seen and many of the issues raised were familiar.
The report noted in a departure from State Department practice, Kennedy’s chief of staff attended meetings as a note taker but there were “gaps” in the record of what was discussed.The report noted in a departure from State Department practice, Kennedy’s chief of staff attended meetings as a note taker but there were “gaps” in the record of what was discussed.
State Department emails have become an issue in Clinton’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination because as secretary of state she used a private “clintonemail.com” email address rather than an official “state.gov” one.State Department emails have become an issue in Clinton’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination because as secretary of state she used a private “clintonemail.com” email address rather than an official “state.gov” one.
Clinton has said the unusual arrangement broke no rules in force at the time. But critics say the arrangement has caused long delays in providing federal records to lawmakers and the public to which they are entitled.Clinton has said the unusual arrangement broke no rules in force at the time. But critics say the arrangement has caused long delays in providing federal records to lawmakers and the public to which they are entitled.