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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Kate Langston, a supervisory special agent with the Diplomatic Security Service, the law-enforcement arm of the State Department, first heard about Djena in the fall of 2016, a few weeks after Djena fled the Toures’ house.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The New York State Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation issued the air quality health advisory for the five boroughs, Westchester County and Rockland County.
—Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Two of the most influential Republican congressional staffers on US-Africa policy are departing this month, just as the Senate confirms the official set to lead the State Department’s Africa bureau.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
On Sunday, the State Department issued new advisories warning against travel to the DRC and Uganda due to the outbreak.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The New York State Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation issued the air quality health advisory for the five boroughs, Westchester County and Rockland County.
—Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Two of the most influential Republican congressional staffers on US-Africa policy are departing this month, just as the Senate confirms the official set to lead the State Department’s Africa bureau.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
On Sunday, the State Department issued new advisories warning against travel to the DRC and Uganda due to the outbreak.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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