State Department Directs Embassies to Fly Only US Flags

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State Department Directs Embassies to Fly Only US Flags
The rainbow flag hangs next to the U.S. flag at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow on June 25, 2021. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The State Department has directed embassies to fly no flags other than the U.S. flag, according to a cable obtained by The Epoch Times.

The cable from Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that “only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or otherwise publicly displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content.” It says that “no symbol or affiliation marking other than those authorized by U.S. statute, the President, or the Secretary may be displayed, projected, or exhibited at any U.S. facility, both domestic and abroad.”

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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