Questions tagged [state-department]
The United States Department of State, commonly referred to as the State Department, is a federal executive department responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and international relations. Use with the [united-states] tag
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Does the definition of Antisemitism used by the FBI differ in any way from the one used by the State Department?
The FBI apparently has to report how many hate crimes were based on Antisemitism.
On the other hand, the State Department has also adopted a definition of Antisemitism.
Is there any difference between ...
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Is it common or uncommon for someone to get the State Department’s Superior Honor Award three times?
According to the biography of Stuart Seldowitz he
is a three-time winner of the State Department’s Superior Honor Award.
I'm curious if that is unusual or a common occurrence. The Wikipedia page on ...
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Would the State Department be in violation of any laws if they approved this weapon order from Israel and they were subsequently used by civilians?
Reading this U.S. Officials Fear American Guns Ordered by Israel Could Fuel West Bank Violence
If the State Department approved the order and it was later proven that these weapons were used by ...
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What's up with the vacant U.S. ambassador positions in the Middle East?
Currently, the U.S. has no ambassadors in Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan Kuwait, or the UAE.
It seems that the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea has one foot out the door. Nominated for Deputy ...
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Is there any procedure or rule that prevents the President from nominating any person as Secretary of State?
“For this reason,” Hook continues, “we should consider human rights as
an important issue in regard to U.S. relations with China, Russia,
North Korea, and Iran. And this is not only because of moral ...
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Why did the U.S. DoS issue guidance to consular officers in China that could result in shorter visas for some Chinese students beginning June 11 2018?
I read on bu.edu/isso:
The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) has issued guidance to consular officers in China that could result in shorter visas for a small number of Chinese students beginning June ...
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Has the State Department submitted any reports to Congress under 22 U.S.C. § 1741 (aka “Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act”)?
According to this law (22 U.S.C. § 1741) an annual report to Congress needs to be submitted by the State Department, listing United States nationals they consider wrongfully detained abroad.
Have any ...
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What is the targeted audience for the US Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for a specific country?
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I cannot find the source, but I have read or heard that the Romanian mass media virtually ignored the worrying US Department State Country Report on Human Rights Practices:
Some reporters ...
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Why did the State Department entertain the founder of the Taliban?
I saw an image of the former Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo I believe, standing in a formal room with the founder of the Taliban.
Can anyone help me understand why we as a democratic nation would ...
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Does the Chinese Consulate in Houston have to comply with the closure order?
According to Politico:
The head of the Chinese Consulate in Houston won’t commit to closing the office — a direct threat of defiance to the State Department’s demand that it be shut down by Friday.
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When are US State Department records declassified?
Suppose I am an ordinary US citizen who wants to read old diplomatic cables from, say, the US Embassy in Japan in the 1930s. Where would I go to access the original sources?
What about more recent ...
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Did the US embassy in Kyiv resist hanging Trump's picture while Yovanovitch was ambassador?
Trump charges that was the case. As the BBC reported yesterday:
President Donald Trump has pilloried an envoy who testified in the impeachment inquiry, claiming she refused to hang his photo in the ...
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Has the State Department IG released any info about Giuliani’s anti-Yovanovich campaign?
A month ago, Steve Linick, Inspector General (IG) for the US Department of State, briefed eight Congressional Committees behind closed doors concerning a campaign by President Trump’s lawyer Rudy ...
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How did the State Department block Sondland from testifying? Is it legal?
The State Department has stopped Gordon Sondland, the US-EU ambassador, from testifying in the House of Representatives. Democrats are calling it obstruction of the inquiry. How does this work? Is ...
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What has the State Department said about Giuliani's claim that the Department asked him to talk to Ukraine?
Unless he backtracked on this, Giuliani said (on or before Sep 25) that:
"I never talked to a Ukrainian official until the State Department called and asked me to do it," Giuliani told Fox
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US State Department and Department of Defense
In the TV series Madam Secretary, there seems to be this folklore about the State Department and the Department of Defense conflicting somehow. How do the departments conflict, and where can I find a ...
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What are the steps for a person to become a US Ambassador, after the nomination?
I have heard on radio about the US Ambassador in Romania, Hans Klemm, being recalled to Washington:
US Ambassador Hans Klemm will be recalled to Washington, Romanian FM
Teodor Melescanu has ...
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Why does the US usually send African-American ambassadors to African countries?
A tweet by Graeme Wood said:
Randomly selected example: observe how many African-American U.S.
ambassadors are sent to "black" countries, how few to Europe:
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Why is the U.S. foreign ministry called the "State Department"?
What is the reasoning behind the somewhat odd and awkward naming of the U.S. Foreign Ministry as "State Department"? I get the department being the American equivalent of ministry but in what way ...
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What is the Benghazi controversy?
Recently, I've been hearing bits and pieces regarding some controversy involving the 2012 Benghazi embassy attack
Although It's not hard to find stories about the controversy , I've found it ...
