article_snippet.sent: Large diplomatic gatherings are minutely orchestrated events, and the U.S., with its vast experience in preparing for high-level multilateral meetings, knows the importance of dotting the I's and crossing the T's.
article_snippet.sent: But this hasn't stopped recent summits descending into diplomatic and PR disasters for the United States
article_snippet.sent: Just look at the last summit, held in Cartagena, Colombia, which stayed in the news much longer than anyone expected after Secret Service agents embarrassed the United States by hiring prostitutes and bringing prostitutes to prostitutes hotel rooms, in violation of basic security protocols.
article_snippet.sent: prostitutes were reportedly caught after one of the women accused an agent of refusing to pay an agreed fee.