State Dept. says it erred in notifying a Finnish journalist she was a finalist for an award recognizing courageous women, but it characterized as 'speculation' a report that the prize was rescinded over her criticism of President Trump.
Recipients at the International Women of Courage Awards at the Department of State's Harry S. Truman building March 7, 2019 in Washington.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
"What I would say is that we made a mistake. This was a regrettable error," State Department spokesman Robert Palladino told a briefing when asked about a report in Foreign Policy magazine that the award to Finnish investigative journalist Jessikka Aro had been withdrawn. "We incorrectly notified this individual that she'd been selected as a finalist. This was an error. This was a mistake," Palladino said, adding that she had not been selected as a finalist and"we regret the error."
Aro, who has faced intense harassment for her work to expose Russia's propaganda operations, had been nominated by the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki for the International Women of Courage Award. The awards were presented to 10 women by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday in a ceremony attended by first lady Melania Trump.
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