State Department
noun
: the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for how the U.S. deals with other countries
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Prosecutors have also introduced letters from the State Department, the Defense Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI stating that searches found no record that the defendants had ever been employed by those federal agencies.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Debate over a bill that aimed to monitor the Treasure Valley’s burgeoning rat problem became a regional dispute on Tuesday as the House voted down a measure that would have enlisted the Idaho State Department of Agriculture to collect data on the invasive pests.
—Mark Dee
march 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship For anyone considering a breakup with America, the fee to give up US citizenship just dropped by about 80%.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
The State Department offered a $10 million reward last week for information on Larijani and other top regime officials.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Debate over a bill that aimed to monitor the Treasure Valley’s burgeoning rat problem became a regional dispute on Tuesday as the House voted down a measure that would have enlisted the Idaho State Department of Agriculture to collect data on the invasive pests.
—Mark Dee
march 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship For anyone considering a breakup with America, the fee to give up US citizenship just dropped by about 80%.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
The State Department offered a $10 million reward last week for information on Larijani and other top regime officials.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
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