List of U.S. State Department articles
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CORRECTING NATIONALITY OF SOLDIER A Thai soldier gestures from his position securing a road lined with the flags of member countries of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and regional dialogue partner countries at the conference venue in the Thai resort island of Phuket on July 21, 2009. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived July 21 to Thailand where she will be meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva before heading to the island of Phuket on July 22 to attend a regional security meeting with her ASEAN counterparts. AFP PHOTO/ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How the U.S. Can Retain Leadership in Asia
Secretary of State Rex Tilerson appears to have clarified the puzzling statements on the South China Sea that he made at his confirmation hearing. This is encouraging.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, impersonated by Hong Kong actor Howard (L), and US President Donald Trump, impersonated by US actor Dennis, pose outside the US consulate in Hong Kong on January 25, 2017. US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might never be best buddies, but convincing impersonators are giving Hong Kongers a glimpse of what their improbable friendship might look like. Describing themselves as political satirists, the pair hugged and pretended to kiss as they posed for photos outside the US consulate on January 25. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images) China Is Doing What It Has to in North Korea
And new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson can't change that.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to employees upon his arrival at the State Department, on February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Last night Tillerson was sworn in after confirmation by the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) There’s Such a Thing as Too Much Security, and 3 Other Tips for Tillerson
A few notes on the new secretary of state’s first speech to his new employees.
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TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump boards the elevator after escorting Martin Luther King III to the lobby after meetings at Trump Tower in New York City on January 16, 2017. / AFP / DOMINICK REUTER (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How Democrats Should Handle the Transition of Power in 2020
Let's do things differently.
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tillerson-crop Greasy Palms Dept.: Congress To Repeal Oil and Mining Anti-Corruption Regulation
The same week former Exxon chief Rex Tillerson is expected to become secretary of state.
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Thomas Countryman, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Outgoing U.S. Official Urges Diplomats to ‘Stay’ and Protect Constitution
In a critical speech of Donald Trump's foreign policy, Tom Countryman implored colleagues to protect the U.S. from "all enemies foreign and domestic."
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this_was_a_timely_capture_3926001309 Fight or flight: Should State Department employees undermine Trump, or just quit?
Is it possible that Trump is right in suspecting that career diplomats are not "with the program"? Will they try to obstruct his agenda?
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 12: A sign stand outside the U.S. State Department September 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Hundreds of U.S. Diplomats Protest Trump Immigration Ban in Internal Memos
The surge of signatures sows early tension between Trump and Foggy Bottom, while the White House tells them to "get with the program" or "go.”
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 26: The U.S. State Department is shown January 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Four senior management team members at the State Department resigned January 25, adding to an exodus of career senior foreign service officers who have recently resigned their positions. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Career Officials: You Are the Last Line of Defense Against Trump
Our nation’s security depends on you.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 26: The U.S. State Department is shown January 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Four senior management team members at the State Department resigned January 25, adding to an exodus of career senior foreign service officers who have recently resigned their positions. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Trump Is Already Damaging the Ability of the State Department to Function
A wave of forced resignations of critical staff — with no replacements — is a recipe for disaster.
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State Department Departures Pave Way for Trump’s Immigration Limits
The exodus of officials includes the head of Consular Affairs
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Former ExxonMobil executive Rex Tillerson testifies during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 11, 2017. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, acknowledged Wednesday that Russia poses an international danger and that its recent actions had "disregarded" US interests, as he faced a Senate grilling. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Tillerson Poised for Confirmation as GOP Hawks Get in Line
Skeptical Republican lawmakers are deciding to back Trump’s pick for secretary of state after all.
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flynn-crop Emoluments, Trump’s Tax Returns, and Theresa May: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead
Trump's first full week in office — already bogged down in scandal —is slated to be a busy one.
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Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright walks with a ceremonial shovel during a ceremony to break ground on the US Diplomacy Center at the US State Department in Washington, DC, September 3, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Will Trump Target Women’s Programs Worldwide?
Trump is poised to reinstate the “global gag rule” against federal funding for abortion and family planning — and possibly gut international programs for women.
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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 13: President-elect Donald Trump gets into the elevator after speaking to reporters after his meeting with television personality Steve Harvey at Trump Tower, January 13, 2017 in New York City. President-elect Trump continues to hold meetings at Trump Tower in New York. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Trump’s National Security Team Is Missing in Action
Trump’s train wreck of a transition stumbles into office with key vacancies in top positions and wracked by infighting.
