Department of State

noun phrase

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

Examples of Department of State in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At least 23 people have been hospitalized so far, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025

Adnan Syed Sentenced to Time Served in Former Girlfriend's 2000 Murder, Will Not Go Back to Prison The U.S. Department of State is offering a $10 million reward for information that will lead to Wedding's arrest and/or conviction. —Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025

Data for private schools was published by the Department of State Health Services. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025

On Wednesday, in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, the Court fell down on that job. —The Editors, National Review, 6 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for Department of State

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate

Legal Definition

Department of State

Agency

federal executive division responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy. It is the president's principal means of conducting treaty negotiations and effecting agreements with foreign nations. Under its control are the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, seven bureaus of political affairs, the U.S. Foreign Service (including 270 embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions, and numerous subagencies), and various offices of diplomatic security, foreign intelligence, policy analysis, international narcotics control, protocol, and passport and medical services. The department's legal adviser advises the secretary of state on all matters of international law arising in the conduct of foreign relations.