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

In the latest data, the Texas Department of State Health Services says five of the people infected had taken at least one vaccine dose. —Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025

Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025

What do the advisories issued by the U.S. Department of State mean? —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025

What To Know According to the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, the following Asian countries are under a Level 4: Do Not Travel warning: North Korea: Due to the serious risk of arrest and long-term detention of U.S. nationals. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025

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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.