Ambassador Richard Grenell, the most senior openly gay person in Trump’s administration. NBC noted that the State Department denied the request of the U.S.
The Trump policy is a noted change from previous pride months under the Obama administration, where the government granted blanket permission for all overseas embassies to fly the rainbow flag. It is unclear whether other embassies will fly the flag on the flagpoles without having asked permission, NBC reported. The embassies are allowed to display the flag elsewhere on embassy grounds, including inside and on exterior walls. diplomats said they were expressly told this year that requests must be specifically approved. The Hill has reached out to the State Department for comment.Įmbassies are expected to obtain permission from Washington to fly the flag, according to the agency’s policy. embassies in Israel, Germany, Brazil and Latvia were denied by the Trump State Department the ability to fly the flag this month, which is LGBT Pride Month, according to three American diplomats. embassies to fly the rainbow pride flag on flagpoles in June, NBC News reported Friday. The Trump administration rejected requests from at least four U.S.
