Who says Uncle Sam can't dance? U.S. Department of State now on Twitter

You could look it up.

Here's Hilary Howard's item from yesterday's New York Times Travel section "Comings and Goings" column with more.

State Dept. Information Is Now on Twitter

The State Department has begun posting its country profiles and travel advisories on Twitter.

“We believe Twitter and other social networking sites offer us a cutting-edge way to share information on international travel more broadly, especially among young American travelers,” said Janice Jacobs, assistant secretary for consular affairs, in an e-mailed statement. She also noted that the State Department has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/US-Department-of-State/15877306073.

The department’s Twitter account, at twitter.com/CSIState, will send travel updates to Twitter members once they’ve registered with the page.

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I wonder if your registration information becomes available to other branches of the federal government you might not otherwise choose to be in contact with.

Probably just my paranoia, I'm sure there's no such thing as cross-agency access.

Right?