article_snippet: I was very surprised to learn of the double standard," former Ambassador to Kenya and Air Force General Scott Gration told CNN.
article_snippet: A spokesman for Hillary Clinton declined comment.
article_snippet: Asked if he was subsequently surprised to see this controversy erupt about he then-boss doing essentially the same thing, Gration told CNN "I'm not surprised when any political issue becomes a controversy.  
article_snippet: The former ambassador and his wife currently live in Kenya, where The former ambassador and his wife is executive chairman of a company that works to bring international investment and innovation to Kenya and East Africa.
article_snippet: The former ambassador and his wife is no longer involved in US politics and diplomacy.
highlights_snippet: Although ambassador experience was somewhat different than Hillary Clinton's, ambassador was "was very surprised to learn of the double standard.