State Department

Bolton’s pushback and Pentagon concerns over a potential deal with the Afghan insurgents helped convince the U.S. president to cancel the contentious summit.

State Department meeting highlights internal alarm at China’s growing influence in international organizations.

But the department’s top leaders say they can’t sack the Trump appointee at the center of scandal.

A generation ago, the Taliban promised to prevent Osama bin Laden from targeting Americans—then came 9/11.

The White House and Foggy Bottom are at odds over the value of blue helmets.

Administration hopes to bypass Congress by running down the budget clock.

Report says the two appointees targeted career officials they perceived as politically disloyal.

Current and former U.S. officials say the deluge of political appointees at the State Department is hurting American diplomacy.

Many programs in counterterrorism, global health, and cybersecurity are also struggling.

Looking for help on immigration, the Trump administration is silent in the face of Guatemala’s effort to seal its dirty war archive.

The abrupt evacuation in May left hundreds of diplomats in limbo and too few in Iraq to handle Iran’s influence and other pressing issues, according to State Department sources.

Former U.S. secretary of state’s testimony reveals Jared Kushner’s omnipresent, perhaps unprecedented, role in the Trump administration.

Experts are skeptical that U.S. allies will get on board.

Money that could have been used to curtail the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa or support demining programs in Southeast Asia was held up over human trafficking complaints.

What happens when Washington pushes Tehran too hard.

Thanks to rule changes and a new push from the Senate and Pompeo’s team, a flurry of nominees is being approved at last.

Kelly Knight Craft spent about half her tenure as ambassador outside Canada, data shows. She says much of it was work travel.

Lawmakers accused the State Department of concocting a “phony emergency.”

Former U.S. diplomat Donald Booth expected to address the bloody impasse between military and protesters as U.N. officials warn of spiraling violence.