List of U.S. State Department articles
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People hold up placards to protest against US President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the resettlement of refugees and banning people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entry into the US, during a rally near the US embassy in Tokyo on January 31, 2017. Some 40 foreigners living in Japan participated in the rally, as a defiant US President Trump struggled to defuse a mounting backlash over his ban on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations. / AFP / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) Trump to Cut Number of Refugees in U.S. by More Than Half
A long, contentious internal debate concludes with the lowest quota in almost 40 years.
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US President Donald Trump listen as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (out of frame) speaks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 11, 2017, after North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile, the first since Donald Trump became US president. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Needs a Diplomatic Surge for North Korea
The White House’s policy of maximum pressure is having precisely the wrong effect.
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Cambodian police man a barricade outside a prison in Trapaing Phlong in Tbong Khmum province on September 11, 2017, where opposition leader Kem Sokha is being held after being detained last week. Politicians from Cambodia's embattled opposition movement on September 11 protested outside the far-flung border prison where their leader has been held for alleged treason, as strongman premier Hun Sen threatened to dissolve a party floundering under his protracted crackdown. / AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) While Cambodian Democracy Withers, Washington Stands Aloof
While Obama’s “pivot” to Asia gave rights advocates cause for hope, Washington’s longstanding indifference to Cambodia ensured minimal leverage.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waits for the arrival of his French counterpart at New York's Millenium Hotel for a meeting on September 18, 2017 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. / AFP PHOTO / ludovic MARIN (Photo credit should read LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Weighs Options on Detainees in Iran
Families of Americans held in Iran appeal to White House to talk to Tehran.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at a press conference with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (not pictured) in Lancaster House following a meeting on September 14, 2017 in London, England. The US Secretary of State is in London for a special summit hosted by British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to discuss North Korea and Libya. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Tillerson, Iranian Foreign Minister to Talk Nuke Deal Next Week
The U.S. Secretary of State will sit down for the first time with Javad Zarif and other key dignitaries as the Trump administration weighs killing the Iran nuclear pact.
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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 “Boris and Natasha Buy a Facebook Ad” Edition
Was the purchase of targeted social media ads by Russian “troll farms” during the 2016 election a criminal act?
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The State Department headquarters in Washington on Sept. 12, 2012. Foreign-Policy Uber Report Targets State Department Overhaul
Most foreign-policy experts agree the former oilman is doing his job wrong.
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tillerson Tillerson Offers State Department Employees First Look at Redesign
Not everyone is impressed. “It’s fluffy, meaningless B.S.”
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WHAIKHYANG, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 10: A young girl is squashed as Rohingya refugee men sqabble as they wait for sacks of rice to be distributed on September 10, 2017 in Whaikhyang, Bangladesh. Recent reports have suggested that around 290,000 Rohingya have now fled Myanmar after violence erupted in Rakhine state. The 'Muslim insurgents of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army' have issued statement that indicates that they are to observe a cease fire, and have asked the Myanmar government to reciprocate. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) As Myanmar Cracks Down on Rohingya, Washington ‘Asleep at the Switch’
Washington opts for tepid rhetoric and behind-the-scenes diplomacy rather than confronting Myanmar over what some call “ethnic cleansing.”
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The US Capitol is seen on August 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. With moves to dismantle Confederate monuments gaining momentum, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, recently called for Confederate statues to be removed from the US Capitol. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How Congress Can Save the State Department
Foggy Bottom is in peril. Capitol Hill needs to do its part.
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NEWARK, NJ - SEPTEMBER 06: U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) (L) exits federal court on the first day of his trial on corruption charges on September 6, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey. Menendez is accused of accepting bribes in regard to his relationship with campaign donor Salomon Melgen, a Florida-based ophthalmologist. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images) Senator’s Corruption Trial Reveals State Department Favors
Menendez stands accused of using his oversight role to guarantee visas and business transactions for friend.
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Where in the World Is Rex Tillerson?
The Secretary of State fiddles in Texas as the world may, quite literally, burn.
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pic Senate Panel Rejects Trump Plan for Cutting Foreign Assistance
Lawmakers also push back on Tillerson’s plans to reshape State Department.
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<> on May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Senate Committee Votes Against Administration on Anti-Abortion Global Gag Rule
The surprise move is a direct repudiation of Trump’s approach to foreign aid and reproductive rights.
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves a closed briefing at the U.S. Capitol with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee August 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee was briefed on 'The Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Administration Perspective. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Where’s Rex?
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley steps in as America’s de facto diplomat-in-chief.
