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BBCの記事、'Watching Hillary and the State Department - by tweet' By Kim Ghattasから。

'You get the picture. The department has embraced social media as a tool for diplomacy for the 21st century, with the strong backing of the Secretary of State herself.

America's diplomats are trying to get the message out directly to the target audience, engaging with younger, tech-savvy audiences around the world in the hope of improving perceptions of the US'.