Department of State

noun phrase

: the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for how the U.S. deals with other countries

Examples of Department of State in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In: Cuba United States Department of State Spying United States Department of Justice Miami Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at cbsnews.com and is based in Washington, D.C. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024

On April 1, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported a case of conjunctivitis, or pink eye, that later tested positive for H5N1, also called avian influenza, according to a news release. —Irene Wright, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024

The Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement Monday that the infected person worked on a dairy farm where some cows tested positive last week for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which is considered to be a highly pathogenic, or infectious, strain. —Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024

Texas Department of State Health Services reaffirmed that the risk to the general public remains low and there’s no direct risk to the commercial milk supply. —Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024

The Texas Department of State Health announced that a person exposed to infected dairy cattle became ill with bird flu. —Mansee Khurana, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024

The patient is reportedly doing well and being treated with an antiviral drug, according to a statement from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). —Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024

There is no risk to the commercial milk supply, the Department of State Health Services said. —Carma Hassan, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024

The individual’s only symptom is eye inflammation, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement. —Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 Apr. 2024

Legal Definition

Department of State

Agency

federal executive division responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy. It is the president's principal means of conducting treaty negotiations and effecting agreements with foreign nations. Under its control are the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, seven bureaus of political affairs, the U.S. Foreign Service (including 270 embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions, and numerous subagencies), and various offices of diplomatic security, foreign intelligence, policy analysis, international narcotics control, protocol, and passport and medical services. The department's legal adviser advises the secretary of state on all matters of international law arising in the conduct of foreign relations.