State Department

noun

: the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for how the U.S. deals with other countries

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The warning came after the US State Department confirmed to CNN that an American citizen had died in Vang Vieng. —

Lilit Marcus, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024 Geoffrey Pyatt, assistant secretary of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources, said that Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have evolved. —

Peter Prengaman, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024 Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia Summit Hook, a former U.S. special representative to Iran during Trump's first term and an aide to both Pompeo and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, is part of the State Department transition team. —

Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024 The State Department reviews Level 1 and 2 travel advisories at a minimum of once every 12 months. —

Catherine Garcia, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for State Department

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