State Department

noun

: the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for how the U.S. deals with other countries

Examples of State Department in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This week, the U.S. State Department also began chartering helicopter flights to carry American citizens from Port-au-Prince to Santo Domingo in the neighboring Dominican Republic. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024 The warning was not related to possible Ukrainian sabotage, American officials said, who added that the State Department would not have used the word extremists to warn about actions ordered from Kyiv. Anton Troianovski Valerie Hopkins Anton Troianovski Julian E. Barnes Julian E. Barnes Paul Sonne Valerie Hopkins Anton Troianovski Ivan Nechepurenko Alina Lobzina Constant Méheut Yonette Joseph Yonette Joseph Anton Troianovski Alina Lobzina Neil MacFarquhar Ivan Nechepurenko Ivan Nechepurenko Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 More than 8% of students are Hispanic, nearly 5% are multiracial and fewer than 2% are Black, according to Kansas State Department of Education data. Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Early next week, the State Department plans to announce only that the applicable countries have met the deadline to submit their responses, signed by credible senior officials of those countries. Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 Blinken was scheduled to meet in Cairo with leaders from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and the Palestinian Authority to discuss the war, regional stability and the future of Gaza, the State Department said in a statement. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024 When Hong Kong imposed bounties for the arrests of pro-democracy advocates abroad, including U.S. citizens and residents, the State Department responded with condemnation, not sanctions. The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2024 Earlier Wednesday, State Department Deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a news briefing the charter flights would be heading to Santo Domingo, in the neighboring Dominican Republic. Jennifer Hansler, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024 The State Department of Health is offering Tetanus vaccines on site. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024

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“State Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20Department. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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