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Middle East U.S. diplomat, Thomas Barrack, pushed for a firm to take part in the development of an oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria–a firm run by Barrack's business partner. The action appears to violate federal ethics rules.

“The ethical concern is the appearance of a conflict of interest,” said Ann Skeet, interim executive director at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

Ann Skeet, interim executive director, quoted by Reuters.