State Dept's Sarah Rogers Disclosed $11,900 Trip Paid by Patrick Collison
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 11
State Dept's Sarah Rogers Disclosed $11,900 Trip Paid by Patrick Collison
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 11
Summary
$11,900 in travel was listed by Sarah B. Rogers in a preliminary disclosure for a November Mediterranean trip paid by Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison, one month after she became undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.
Rogers and the State Department said Collison was a pre-existing friend, the trip was planned before her confirmation, included other friends on his private plane, and involved tourism only — not business with Stripe.
Federal ethics rules generally bar gifts tied to an official's position but allow those based on personal friendship; experts told The Washington Post the filing alone does not show a legal violation.
The disclosure still raises appearance concerns because Rogers is a senior diplomat, has interacted with Collison's posts from her official X account, and the department is already under renewed ethics scrutiny.