They royal family requests that the Ambassador wear a skirt. What? Ambassador Kristie Kenney can come up with a skirt, fine, but what about Secretary Clinton? She has only pantsuits! Don’t the Thai royals know about Pantsuit Nation? (That came later, yes, but the woman wore only pants. We know this.)
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