List of U.S. State Department articles
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Brian Nichols, then ambassador to Peru, speaks at an event. Biden Eyes Career Diplomat as Top Envoy for Latin America
Brian Nichols, currently the U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe, has experience throughout Latin America.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield answers questions during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on Jan. 27. Gumbo Diplomacy Comes to Turtle Bay
Linda Thomas-Greenfield is set to take center stage at the United Nations.
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U.S. President Joe Biden greets Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Why Biden Has a Better Shot at Saving the Climate Than Obama Did
He has a lot more nations and interest groups on his side, and this time the promise of millions of new clean jobs is real.
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Then-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Press Club in Washington on Jan. 12. No Amount of Swagger Can Dress Up Pompeo’s Legacy
The outgoing secretary of state prioritized his political ambitions over America’s interests.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan Congress Will Continue Probing Pompeo’s Military Housing Long After He Departs State
Internal emails reveal Pompeo may have benefited from tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds for upkeep at his residence.
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Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson Biden to Tap Seasoned Former Diplomat to Oversee Southern Border Policy
Roberta Jacobson, a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, will join the NSC and help oversee an anticipated U-turn in U.S. policy on migration and asylum.
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U.S. President Donald Trump Trump Mounts Last-Minute Attempt to Starve Funding for Foreign Aid, Global Vaccine Efforts
But congressional sources say it’s highly unlikely lawmakers will cut billions of dollars of already appropriated funding.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ‘Stop F—ing Lying’: Congress, Trump Officials in Heated Exchange Over Terrorism Designations
Congressional overseers are livid that the administration made major policy changes without prior formal consultations.
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Rex Tillerson testifies during his confirmation hearing to be U.S. secretary of state before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on Jan. 11, 2017. ‘We’re in a Worse Place Today Than We Were Before He Came In’
Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the mess Donald Trump is leaving behind.
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks Group of State Department Officials Call for Consultations on Trump’s Removal
Second dissent cable directed at Pompeo also rebukes the secretary of state for not forcefully condemning the president.
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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Our Top Weekend Reads
An opportunity for Biden, populism’s online fires, and the need for transitional justice.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the White House with President Donald Trump. U.S. Diplomats Draft Dissent Cable Following Storming of Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob
State Department officials expressed anger at the department’s gag order on messaging as violence wracked Washington, saying the incident has caused untold damage to U.S. efforts to promote democratic values abroad.
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The U.S. State Department building in Washington. State Department Office Sees Last-Minute Surge of New Evangelical Appointees
Graduates of a Christian college swell the ranks of State’s global criminal justice office, shifting the focus from war crimes to religious persecution.
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Rep. Gregory Meeks in 2017 New House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Vows Pompeo Investigations Will Continue
Rep. Gregory Meeks, who took the gavel this week, also urged the State Department to reverse its decision to close the last two U.S. consulates in Russia.
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A nurse prepares to inject a health care worker with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Tor Vergata hospital in Rome on Dec. 28. At State Department, Some Concerned That Political Appointees Are Jumping the Line to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Lack of communication over surplus doses has prompted suspicion and anger.
