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State Dept. official took Mediterranean trip paid for by tech billionaire

Washington Post Tech Wednesday 11 November 2026, 15:08 UTC By Aaron Schaffer, Scott Nover 1 min read
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Sarah B. Rogers, a top official at the State Department, took a vacation last November to the Mediterranean that was paid for by Irish billionaire Patrick Collison, according to a preliminary financial disclosure obtained by The Washington Post. Democracy Dies in Darkness Exclusive State Dept. official took Mediterranean trip paid for by tech billionaire Stripe’s Patrick Collison paid an estimated $11,900 for Sarah B. Rogers’s portion of an international vacation last year, according to a...

Sarah B. Rogers, a top official at the State Department, took a vacation last November to the Mediterranean that was paid for by Irish billionaire Patrick Collison, according to a preliminary financial disclosure obtained by The Washington Post. Democracy Dies in Darkness Exclusive State Dept. official took Mediterranean trip paid for by tech billionaire Stripe’s Patrick Collison paid an estimated $11,900 for Sarah B. Rogers’s portion of an international vacation last year, according to a new disclosure. 8 min
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