Originally Posted by
Jenbel
If he was invited there as a private individual, and not as a government minister, then he wasn't travelling there officially anyway.
I have to disagree with this statement in theory. Regardless of his business in the US, he is still a high-level foreign cabinet member, and should be afforded official status when traveling. Were something to happen to him in the US, it would still be a black eye on us. That is why the State Dept. has provided DSS agents for visiting dignitaries.