List of U.S. State Department articles
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves a briefing on North Korea at the State Department on Aug. 22, 2017 (Brendan Smialowski /AFP/Getty Images) State Department Scraps Sanctions Office
The Trump administration was three weeks late on a Russia sanctions deadline. But it’s killed the office that coordinates them.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Donald Trump attend a luncheon with African leaders in New York on Sept. 20. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Troops Are on the Ground in Africa, but Diplomacy Is Missing in Action
Nikki Haley’s trip to the continent won’t solve the problem.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson departs after delivering a statement at the State Department on Oct. 4, 2017. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) As State Department Withers, So Does Diversity in Top Ranks
Tillerson “hasn’t put his money where his mouth is.”
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Members of a Myanmar military honor guard raise their bayonet-mounted rifles in a salute during a dawn flag-raising ceremony at Yangon's central Mahabandoola Park on Jan. 4. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Pulls Military Assistance to Myanmar Over Rohingya Abuses
But experts say the measures will have limited effect and could even backfire.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Qatar on Oct. 23 — one leg of a trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, India, and Switzerland. Tillerson’s Views on India Defy Trump’s Incoherent Foreign Policy
Ahead of his trip to Delhi, the secretary of state articulated a clear vision for the U.S. relationship with India. Let’s hope it was not an anomaly.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a surprise visit to Afghanistan on October 23, 2017. (Alex Brandon/AFP/Getty Images) Tillerson Open to Peace Talks With ‘Moderate’ Taliban
The U.S. secretary of state reopened the offer during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.
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Tillerson and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyan Jaishankar, meet in Washington, D.C. in March 2017 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) Tillerson Knocks China, Courts India Ahead of South Asia Trip
Tough words for “One Belt, One Road” and praise for a deepening defense partnership.
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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) America Will Always Lose Russia’s Tit-for-Tat Spy Games
In the asymmetric warfare of espionage, playing fair means Moscow wins.
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A logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is displayed in front of the organization headquarters on September 14, 2011. AFP PHOTO MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. to Pull Out of UNESCO, Again
Worried about past dues and what it calls an anti-Israel bias, Washington is bailing on the group it helped found.
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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wait for a meeting in the White House June 30, 2017. Trump, Stung by ‘Moron’ Moniker, Challenges Tillerson to Compare IQs
Just your average Tuesday in the Trump administration.
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President Donald Trump speaks on the North Korean threat at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 19, 2017. Trump Touts Military Option for North Korea That Generals Warn Would Be ‘Horrific’
The foreign policy in Trump’s Twitter feed is competing with the foreign policy of the U.S. government.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan deliver joint statements at the White House on May 16, 2017. Turkey Digs in Heels Over Diplomatic Fight With U.S.
Both sides have their diplomatic daggers drawn.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets US President Donald Trump prior to the start of the first working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7. Leaders of the world's top economies will gather from July 7 to 8, 2017 in Germany for likely the stormiest G20 summit in years, with disagreements ranging from wars to climate change and global trade. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / IAN LANGSDON (Photo credit should read IAN LANGSDON/AFP/Getty Images) Rational Security on The E.R.: The “Moron” Edition
Is Trump’s undermining of Tillerson another step in his “madman” theory of diplomacy?
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Amid speculation of his resignation, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears before the press on Oct. 4. / Win McNamee / Getty Images Tillerson Says He’s Never Considered Resigning, Calls Trump ‘Smart’
The secretary of state reaffirmed his commitment to “America First” policy but sidestepped questions about calling president a “moron.”
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The Cuban flag flies by the country's Washington, D.C. embassy in July 2015. / Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images U.S. Boots 15 Cuban Diplomats out of Washington
But the State Department says it’s not blaming Havana for “attacks” on U.S. diplomats’ health.
