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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.

If confirmed, Kelly Knight Craft would be the first U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who got started in politics as a campaign fundraiser and donor.

Gay employees were hounded from office in a dark episode of State Department history from the 1950s and ’60s, and many committed suicide.

The move sparked anger among experts, who see the court as critical to peace.

Despite budget cuts and no major achievements, the secretary of state tells employees he’s restoring the prestige of U.S. diplomacy.

In an internal document, Trump officials threatened to reject an anti-rape measure over language on sexual and reproductive health.

By seeking to cut Iranian exports to zero, the U.S. president is taking a major economic and political risk.

One of Washington's most accomplished diplomats has traced how U.S. foreign policy went astray over decades—and how it can get back on track.

Four months into the former U.S. Marine’s detention in Moscow, Washington is struggling to help free him—or even get him answers.

Officials say it's time to shift diplomatic resources to countering China and Russia.

The U.S. president’s 2020 budget request is especially harsh on the U.N. and refugees. Democrats call it “dead on arrival.”

This week, the world marked International Women’s Day, and the U.S. State Department canceled an award for a Finnish journalist who criticized Trump.