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 State Department reaffirmed this week that Washington's approach to Taiwan has remained consistent across every administration for the past 45 years.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
According to a former Biden Administration official with knowledge of current talks, the State Department supports expanding T.P.S. for Nicaraguans, based on a straightforward analysis of what’s happening in the country, but Mayorkas, at D.H.S., is opposed.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
He was only saved when the Japanese Coast Guard caught the kidnappers in the act and the U.S. State Department intervened to prevent his execution on the peninsula.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
Despite the close alliance, both the White House and State Department said the U.S. was not given advance notice of Yoon's intention to impose martial law.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
According to a former Biden Administration official with knowledge of current talks, the State Department supports expanding T.P.S. for Nicaraguans, based on a straightforward analysis of what’s happening in the country, but Mayorkas, at D.H.S., is opposed.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
He was only saved when the Japanese Coast Guard caught the kidnappers in the act and the U.S. State Department intervened to prevent his execution on the peninsula.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
Despite the close alliance, both the White House and State Department said the U.S. was not given advance notice of Yoon's intention to impose martial law.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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“State Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20Department. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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