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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One flight, operated by Global X on behalf of the State Department, transported a set of materials and equipment to improve the operational capacity of the police, the institution said in a notice confirming the cargo but not providing specifics.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
In July 2023, a lower court in the city of Isfahan finally sentenced Salehi to over six years in prison, with a U.S. State Department document also saying he was banned from making music or singing for two years.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, according to the U.S. State Department.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The new regulations—the most sweeping in decades—also cut the length of export licenses from four years to one and give the State Department greater authority to block sales.
—David Kocieniewski / Bloomberg, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
But a worker with specialized scientific equipment set up in their home that could be duplicated over the border would still have to pay, according to a memorandum from the New York State Department of Taxation.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Other justices appeared to agree that the government had provided sufficient explanation as currently required under the law, and that State Department decisions on visas should not be second-guessed by judges.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Still, the highest priority in Guatemala now is combating synthetic drugs and the detection of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, said a State Department official who was not authorized to be identified discussing drug interdiction strategies.
—Simon Romero Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Because of that success and the ties Hochstein developed among the parties, including Hezbollah, the State Department energy adviser became the point person when the Biden administration sought to manage unrest on that border.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2024
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
In July 2023, a lower court in the city of Isfahan finally sentenced Salehi to over six years in prison, with a U.S. State Department document also saying he was banned from making music or singing for two years.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, according to the U.S. State Department.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The new regulations—the most sweeping in decades—also cut the length of export licenses from four years to one and give the State Department greater authority to block sales.
—David Kocieniewski / Bloomberg, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
But a worker with specialized scientific equipment set up in their home that could be duplicated over the border would still have to pay, according to a memorandum from the New York State Department of Taxation.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Other justices appeared to agree that the government had provided sufficient explanation as currently required under the law, and that State Department decisions on visas should not be second-guessed by judges.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Still, the highest priority in Guatemala now is combating synthetic drugs and the detection of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, said a State Department official who was not authorized to be identified discussing drug interdiction strategies.
—Simon Romero Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Because of that success and the ties Hochstein developed among the parties, including Hezbollah, the State Department energy adviser became the point person when the Biden administration sought to manage unrest on that border.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2024
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“State Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20Department. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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