List of U.S. State Department articles
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Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador-at-large for the U.S. State Department, speaks to students during a recruitment event at Stanford University in Stanford, California. Why America Has a New Tech Ambassador
Nathaniel Fick on running the State Department’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa walk to a working session at the G-7 summit in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Inside the Desperate Diplomatic Efforts to Salvage U.S.-South Africa Ties
South Africa’s support for Russia after its invasion of Ukraine has incensed some in Washington.
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Five men, members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wear suits as they sit at a long table during a committee hearing. Most of the men are looking down as they flip through papers. America’s Top Diplomats and Generals Are Stuck in Senate Purgatory
Republican lawmakers are issuing sweeping blocks on State Department and Pentagon nominees.
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Tigray People's Liberation Front fighters gather in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region. U.S. Lifts Human Rights Violation Designation on Ethiopia
The decision, despite evidence of ongoing abuses, clears the way to new economic aid.
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U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks in front of the white marble Capitol Building on a sunny day. McCarthy's hands are raised to motion as he speaks, and other lawmakers stand behind him. Diplomacy and Foreign Aid Funding Caught In Debt Ceiling Web
Programs aimed at countering China aren’t getting extra cash.
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U.S. President Joe Biden sits at a table next to a screen showing with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a virtual meeting at the White House. How to Talk About China Without Talking About China
Team Biden’s split-screen messaging on China at home versus abroad may pay off.
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A photo collage illustration shows the two warring generals at the center of Sudan's unrest alongside images of U.S. President Joe Biden and the seal of the state department for a story about U.S. diplomacy in Sudan. How the U.S. Fumbled Sudan’s Hopes for Democracy
The East African country, once a beacon for change, now faces civil war.
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Keri Russell as Kate Wyler walks by a State Department Seal from a scene in The Diplomat, a new Netflix show about the foreign service. At Long Last, the Foreign Service Gets the Netflix Treatment
Keri Russell gets Drexel furniture but no Senate confirmation hearing.
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Sudanese soldiers riding on a truck are greeted by a crowd as they travel through the Red Sea city of Port Sudan. U.S. Readies New Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Forces
Some officials privately worry it’s too little, too late.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. House Republicans Subpoena Blinken for Key Afghan Dissent Cable
The congressional grilling of the Biden administration over the Afghanistan fiasco is just getting started.
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A Russian flag flies next to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. In Russia, Embassy Staff Left Behind Face Targeting, Harassment
When crises hit, local staff at U.S. embassies are often left in the lurch.
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Afghan special immigrant visa applicants crowd into an internet cafe. Afghan Special Immigrant Visas Surge Amid Taliban Crackdown
The Biden administration is trying to cut red tape. But advocates worry the scissors are slow.
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The Department of State building, is seen on Apr. 20, 2020, in Washington. The State Department’s Lack of Diversity Is Bad for U.S. Diplomacy
The Biden administration talks a good game, but it must do far more to promote a truly multiracial diplomatic corps.
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The U.S. State Department headquarters is seen in Washington. The State Department Makes Life Difficult for Breastfeeding Mothers
At some U.S. missions abroad, diplomats are banned from bringing breast pumps into their offices.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on the DISCLOSE Act. So You Want to Buy an Ambassadorship
The United States is the only Western government that routinely rewards mega-donors with top diplomatic posts.