The US embassy in Prague is planning to hold a July 4 party in the midst of the pandemic. That's reckless.

• According to sources within the State Department, Ambassador Steve B. King is planning on throwing a big July 4th bash at the US Embassy in Prague.
• Throwing this party will mean increasing the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus, and is a reckless thing for members of the state to be doing.
• Brett Bruen was the director of global engagement in the Obama White House and a career American diplomat. He runs the crisis-communications agency Global Situation Room.
• This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
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There is no reason to let a global pandemic get in the way of a good party. At least that seems to be the case for the United States Embassy in the Czech Republic. 

According to my sources in the State Department, the American Ambassador there, Stephen King, still intends to go ahead with a big July 4th reception. The career diplomats who shared these plans with me expressed grave concerns for the safety of their colleagues in Prague.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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