Stengel was born in New York City into a Jewish family, and raised in Westchester County.
‘My bad’: State Dept. official apologizes for #UnitedForGaza tweet
Washington Times ^ | 7/20/14 | Jessica Chasmar
Posted on 7/20/2014, 7:19:23 PM by Nachum
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Richard Stengel gave a peculiar apology to outraged Twitter users on Sunday after he tweeted #UnitedForGaza to his 15,000 followers. In a tweet directed to the State Department, Mr. Stengel said, “Critical for a full, credible and unimpeded intl investigation of crash. Urge Russia to honor it’s [sic] commitment,” Twitchy first reported. After receiving swift backlash, the tweet was deleted, and Mr. Stengel sent out a terse explanation. “Earlier tweet with wrong hashtag was a mistake. My bad,” he said. (Snip) Twitter users weren’t buying Mr. Stengel’s apology.
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