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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Assembly Bill 1569 would require the State Department of Education and the California Highway Patrol to develop a standardized electric bicycle safety and training program for students in grades seven through 12.
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Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
Neither are other government agencies including the State Department, Treasury Department, CIA or NSA, which may have collected material on Epstein over the past several decades.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Those include the State Department's Visa records and records from the Traveler Verification Service, used by the Transportation Security Administration at airports to verify identities on international flights.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 19 June 2026
The State Department formally determined in 2020, and again in May 2025, that Iran’s construction sector was controlled directly or indirectly by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
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Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
Neither are other government agencies including the State Department, Treasury Department, CIA or NSA, which may have collected material on Epstein over the past several decades.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Those include the State Department's Visa records and records from the Traveler Verification Service, used by the Transportation Security Administration at airports to verify identities on international flights.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 19 June 2026
The State Department formally determined in 2020, and again in May 2025, that Iran’s construction sector was controlled directly or indirectly by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
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“State Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20Department. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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