List of U.S. State Department articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters about the whistleblower in the White House Oval Office. Trump’s Whistleblower Attack ‘Undermines’ U.S. Global Accountability Push
The United States faces charges of double standards in its campaign to promote whistleblower protections at the U.N. and international organizations.
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Ukrainian serviceman rides atop an armored personnel carrier in Kyiv Far From the Front Lines, Javelin Missiles Go Unused in Ukraine
Military support to the Eastern European country is at the center of a scandal that threatens to engulf the Trump administration.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens as President Donald Trump holds a press conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25. Trump Impeachment Inquiry Puts State Department in the Crosshairs
U.S. diplomats are concerned they will become star witnesses.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 27, 2018. Pompeo Skirts Protocol to Appoint New Protocol Chief
Democrats say that the U.S. secretary of state is bypassing the Senate’s traditional oversight measures with the appointment.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton listen to U.S. President Donald Trump speak at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11, 2018. Trump’s National Security Team Splinters Over Taliban Meeting
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.
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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 25, 2018. Senior Officials Concede Loss of U.S. Clout as Trump Prepares For U.N. Summit
State Department meeting highlights internal alarm at China’s growing influence in international organizations.
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, then acting secretary of state, addresses press at the U.S. Department of State in Washington on April 20, 2018. State Department Failed to Shield Its Diplomats From Political Reprisals, Officials Concede
But the department’s top leaders say they can’t sack the Trump appointee at the center of scandal.
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The Taliban’s Broken Pledge to Contain Terrorists
A generation ago, the Taliban promised to prevent Osama bin Laden from targeting Americans—then came 9/11.
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State Department Defends U.N. Peacekeeping
The White House and Foggy Bottom are at odds over the value of blue helmets.
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Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2018. Trump’s Plan to Slash Foreign Aid Puts Humanitarian Programs in Jeopardy
Administration hopes to bypass Congress by running down the budget clock.
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The State Department headquarters in Washington on Sept. 12, 2012. State Department Watchdog Censures Two Trump Appointees for Harassing Career Staffers
Report says the two appointees targeted career officials they perceived as politically disloyal.
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting of the Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS at the U.S. State Department on Feb. 6. Diplomats Losing Out to Trump Picks for Top Spots
Current and former U.S. officials say the deluge of political appointees at the State Department is hurting American diplomacy.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement after his dismissal at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2018. Hiring Freeze Put U.S. Diplomats Under Threat Worldwide, Report Says
Many programs in counterterrorism, global health, and cybersecurity are also struggling.
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Turkish Army tanks driving to the Syrian-Turkish border town of Jarabulus on August 25, 2016. U.S. and Turkey Avert Showdown Over Syria
The U.S. and Turkey agree to a safe zone in Syria, tensions spike between India and Pakistan, and more top news of the week.
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Guatemala's Ixil people at burial of victims of Guatemala's 1982 civil war massacre, in the Quiche village of Nebaj on July 30, 2014. Guatemala Declares War on History
Looking for help on immigration, the Trump administration is silent in the face of Guatemala’s effort to seal its dirty war archive.
