List of U.S. State Department articles
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands after delivering remarks to State Department employees in Washington on May 1. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Pompeo Lifts Hiring Freeze at State Department
Diplomats hail the decision as another sign the Tillerson era has ended.
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U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after announcing his decision to exit the Iran nuclear deal in a speech at the White House on May 8. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) Top State Department Nuclear Expert Announces Resignation After Trump Iran Deal Exit
Officials warn of brain drain across government offices.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greets State Department employees during a welcome ceremony at the State Department in Washington on May 1. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Pompeo’s Hiring Moves Soothe Diplomats
In staffing and internal policies, he seems to be reversing trends of the Tillerson era that dispirited many diplomats.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on Iran's nuclear program in Tel Aviv on April 30. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images) Netanyahu’s ‘Iran Lied’ Presentation Shows Why Trump Should Keep the Nuke Deal
Israel and the United States are both led by men who are hard to trust.
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends the ceremonial swearing-in of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington, D.C. on May 2, 2018. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) White House Weighs Taking Refugee Programs Away From State Department
Mike Pompeo’s first test could be a plan to remove refugee aid from Foggy Bottom.
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New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to State Department employees in Washington, D.C. on May 1, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Pompeo’s First Mission: Restoring State Department’s ‘Swagger’
In opening remarks to employees, the new secretary of state appeared eager to show the State Department he is no Rex Tillerson.
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U.N. General Assembly votes overwhelming to reject President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 21, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Nikki Haley’s Loyalty Test Backfires
The U.S. ambassador’s threat to punish states for voting against the U.S. at the U.N. didn’t work out so well.
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Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State, speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 12. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Six Essential Tasks for Trump’s New Secretary of State
Here’s how Mike Pompeo should begin his tenure.
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Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) participates in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, November 4, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Anti-Abortion Row Derails State Department Policy Bill
Congress came close to passing the bill, which could have raised the spirits of a bruised and battered State Department.
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Congressional candidates Elissa Slotkin, Gina Ortiz Jones, Regina Bateson, Sarah Jacobs, Tom Malinowski, and Andy Kim. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images/Ana Isabel Photography/Regina Bateson campaign/Tom Malinowski campaign/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Andy Kim campaign/Foreign Policy illustration) Can Obama’s National Security Braintrust Get Elected in the Age of Trump?
Foreign-policy alumni are trying to shake off the “D.C. insider” reputation and sail into Congress.
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U.S. Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo arrives to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on April 12. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) Mike Pompeo Needs to Clean Up After Rex Tillerson
The new secretary of state should focus on rebuilding his department.
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Acting U.S. Secretary of State John Sullivan speaks on the release of the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Washington, D.C. on April 20, 2018. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Human Rights Groups Bristling at State Department Report
What’s not in the report is as important as what’s in it.
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CIA Director Mike Pompeo walks to a meeting with Virginia Sen. Mark Warner on Capitol Hill on April 18. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Pompeo North Korea Visit Throws Wrench in Confirmation Fight
The behind-the-scenes effort to rally enough senators to confirm Pompeo just got tougher.
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A Yemeni child looks out on buildings damaged in an airstrike in the southern Yemeni city of Taez on March 18. (Ahmad Al-Basha) Senators Demand Answers From Trump Team on Yemen
Administration officials defended their position, but lawmakers weren’t happy with their answers.
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A woman walks in the main lobby entrance featuring a large Department of State embossed seal during a press preview of the new United States Embassy building in central London on Dec. 13, 2017. (Alastair Grant/AFP/Getty Images) State Department Watchdog Reviewing Sexual Harassment, Assault Policies
But some question whether it will result in anything concrete.
