Trump kids' diplomatic forays rattle State Dept.

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'It makes us look like we’re some sort of banana republic,' one official told POLITICO. 'This is not the way that grown-up nations do things.'

State Department officials are increasingly fearful that President-elect Donald Trump’s adult children will assume the role of freelance ambassadors, further blurring the line between their business affairs and America's foreign affairs.

The warning signs are already there, current and former diplomats say. Trump's daughter Ivanka sat in on his meeting with the Japanese prime minister. One of Trump's sons is reported to have discussed how to resolve the Syrian war with pro-Russia figures. And the incoming president even suggested that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, could mediate between Israel and the Palestinians. .....


http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-children-diplomacy-state-department-232191