Mark Toner

Diplomat, Dad and currently Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in France.

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@dooley_dooley Brian Sorry for your loss and to never have had the honor to meet your father. I'm awed by the fact he ran a sub-4 hour marathon at age 52.

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@mountainrunner Matt - can you elaborate? Fulbright program remains flagship of PD exchanges.

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@pricefloyd Where? Also, do it during calls, cuz that wouldn't be annoying.

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@dooley_dooley @dooley_dooley Glib rejoinders aside, these are families - spouses and children - potentially in harm's way. You don't get a "do over." C'mon, man. You know that.

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@dooley_dooley @barry_shep @malonebarry @Evanis @ocaireallain Raglan Road

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Thanks to @UnderSecStateP for taking the time to address Russia's threat to Ukraine and why it matters for all of Europe.

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@watchyour_TONEr And I saw how much of a Weakerthans bender I went on last year...

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@GPA_AS @USApoRusski @USAenFrancais As someone who was present at the creation and then saw the hub model spread to other regions, I can say it is one of the best examples of US foreign media engagement.

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@GratefulDead 1970-80 was the band at their very best, IMO

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I don't tweet/retweet much these days, but this is a really poignant look at the many drawings we received at @USEmbassyFrance from schoolchildren in the days after 9-11

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@mountainrunner Looks like it's been as gloomy a summer there as here in Paris

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@DaveClark_AFP @PeterRNeumann "A bit dodgy" is a bit of an understatement.

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@PatrickPrice He totally reinvigorated my love of the sport with his personality and humor. Great athlete and great ambassador for the event. Sorry he won't be in Tokyo.

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@dooley_dooley @numoorepain @MimiVonPeach @dooley_dooley nicer than my university diploma! A lost art. Now everything looks the same.

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@jakesNYT @AP @SecBlinken @nwadhams @alexbrandon @TracyKWilkinson @rongxiang @jmhansler Nice beard @nwadhams

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Paris is Paris again. Enfin!
French terrace cafes finally open after a 7-month pandemic closure.
No self-respecting politician is currently in an office.

Honestly, though, France needs it

(photo credit @SylvieKauffmann)

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@ikelly731 @Russian_Starr Ian - looks more like a COVID-related hair grow-out than an actual hat.

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@pricefloyd @charlie_simpson @JimGoldgeier Dude - invest in some shoe trees.

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@pricefloyd @charlie_simpson One word: deer

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@dooley_dooley @malonebarry @barry_shep @danmahanty @ritasiemion @dooley_dooley Far more disconcerting is the beginning of the film Dunkirk where a scroll refers vaguely to “the enemy” having driven UK and French soldiers to the beach at Dunkirk. It’s not Star Wars!