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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The United States has not announced any deal with Cameroon to warehouse foreign nationals and the State Department declined to comment to the Times.
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Phil Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) confirmed the victim, who was from New Jersey, was found dead near the summit area Thursday night.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Reed said the agency’s first priority has been getting agreements and funding opened up to partner agencies, including the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, State Department of Education and Healthcare Workforce Training Commission.
—Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 13 Feb. 2026
Tommy Pigott, a spokesman for the State Department, did not comment directly on the figures used in the report.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Phil Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) confirmed the victim, who was from New Jersey, was found dead near the summit area Thursday night.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Reed said the agency’s first priority has been getting agreements and funding opened up to partner agencies, including the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, State Department of Education and Healthcare Workforce Training Commission.
—Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 13 Feb. 2026
Tommy Pigott, a spokesman for the State Department, did not comment directly on the figures used in the report.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
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