They were part of the US delegation to a new head of state inauguration… Obama named them … not sure if they volunteered or were invited… US deflations are named for a variety of reasons — state funerals, state inaugurations or coronations. Earlier in 2014, Obama named LGBTQ heroine Billie Jean King to lead the US delegation to the Sochi Olympics in Russia, kind of as a dig to Putin. And then Putin invaded Crimea.
They were part of the US delegation to a new head of state inauguration… Obama named them … not sure if they volunteered or were invited… US deflations are named for a variety of reasons — state funerals, state inaugurations or coronations. Earlier in 2014, Obama named LGBTQ heroine Billie Jean King to lead the US delegation to the Sochi Olympics in Russia, kind of as a dig to Putin. And then Putin invaded Crimea.
Mike - why were the congressional representatives along on this trip?