List of U.S. State Department articles
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A close-up of the U.S. State Department seal, with an eagle. The U.S. Lets Ambassador Posts Sit Empty for Years. China Doesn’t.
Crucial posts remain unfilled due to good old-fashioned Washington dysfunction.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attend a bilateral meeting at the 9th Summit of the Americas. How Team Biden Tried to Coup-Proof Brazil’s Elections
Sunday’s election in Brazil will be a test for more than Jair Bolsonaro’s integrity.
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A drawing of Gina Abercrombie Winstanley, the State Department's chief diversity officer. The Reformer
From a cork-walled office at the U.S. State Department, diversity chief Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley reveals her plan to vanquish the oldest boys club.
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John Sullivan leaves a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. In Russia, America’s Last Man Standing Stands Down
John Sullivan had a front-row seat to a historic low point in U.S.-Russia relations, and he did it with a skeleton crew of diplomats.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (left) speaks with Sen. Chris Coons U.S. Foreign Aid Pilot Program Sparks Fight With Congress
A “game-changing” bill hits an impasse over programs in Haiti and Libya.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a speech on U.S.-Africa policy in Abuja, Nigeria, on Nov. 19, 2021. Team Biden to Unveil New U.S. Africa Strategy
The strategy seeks to grapple with China’s growing influence in Africa without painting African countries as geopolitical pawns.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs following a speech on U.S. Africa policy at the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja, Nigeria, on Nov. 19, 2021. U.S. Embassies in Africa Are Chronically Short-Staffed
Hollowed-out posts could leave the United States playing catch up to China and Russia.
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U.S. State Department State Department to Appoint New Envoy for Global Racial Justice
The appointment comes as the department grapples with correcting its own spotted record on diversity and inclusion.
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1a-afghanistan-embassy-illustration-hero-1200x628 The Last Days of the Afghan Embassy
The Biden administration shut down a touchpoint for thousands of refugees from Afghanistan—and left its diplomats in agonizing limbo.
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The U.S. State Department U.S. Diplomats Abroad ‘Routinely Denied Access’ to Reproductive Care
A letter alleges the State Department put diplomats facing reproductive health emergencies in “life-threatening situations.”
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Julieta Valls Noyes introduces U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Biden’s Refugee Envoy Looks to Reform Damaged System
Washington has been slow to meet expanded targets for refugee admissions due to the last administration’s policies.
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The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv U.S. Diplomats Tiptoe Back Into Ukraine—Weeks After Their European Counterparts
Lawmakers push the U.S. State Department to overcome its “bunker mentality,” but in Ukraine, that’s complicated.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits for a press conference. 3 Years Later, the U.S. Could Finally Send an Ambassador to Ukraine
The nomination of career diplomat Bridget Brink comes as Washington begins sending its diplomats back into Ukraine.
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Madeleine Albright talks with reporter State Department 1997 Childhood Trauma Taught Madeleine Albright to Stand Up to Despots
But Ukraine’s plight haunted her final days.
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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Madeleine Albright, America’s First Female Secretary of State, Dies
A lifelong foe of autocrats who declared, “I do wear my patriotism on my sleeve.”
