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  4. Under this new roof, you're going to be able to come together with a single mission, no matter where you are coming to us from, that's not (inaudible), because this is not just about the State Department, USAID. It's a whole-of-government effort.
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    Margie McGraw whether she's ever been tempted to swap the "g" for a "d" in her first name, and...- 10:54 pm Sgt. Billy Sutton's family and friends remember him as a great leader and a friend to everyone.- 10:51 pm JACKSON - State Department of Education...

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    Margie McGraw whether she's ever been tempted to swap the "g" for a "d" in her first name, and...- 10:54 pm Sgt. Billy Sutton's family and friends remember him as a great leader and a friend to everyone.- 10:51 pm JACKSON - State Department of Education...

  7. Operating costs cut by $8M for Ed. Dept.
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    That's one reason why, when discussing the agency's budget request with Mississippi lawmakers, state Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham has described his department as a model of efficiency. "This was not a shot across the bow. It was not a...

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    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. Clinton said that the UN...

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. Clinton said that the UN... View Photo »

  9. They could have been held as power plays by one Iraq department against another, but what adds to the problem is that it does not appear that the State Department is doing anything near what they could be doing
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The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations, etc. in other countries. It is administered by the Secretary of State, the office of which is held by... Full Article

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  1. Local residents walk next to a poster of a Chinese magazine showing former Chongqing's police chief Wang Lijun along a street in Beijing on February 20, 2012. The State Department said on February 17 it was working on a request from Congress to shed light on a visit by a former Chinese... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 hours ago

    Local residents walk next to a poster of a Chinese magazine showing former Chongqing's police chief Wang Lijun along a street in Beijing on February 20, 2012. The State Department said on February 17 it was working on a request from Congress to shed light on a visit by a former Chinese...

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  2. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. Clinton said that the UN General Assembly has shown an... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. Clinton said that the UN General Assembly has shown an...

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  3. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) bids journalists to have a good weekend at the end of a press conference with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) bids journalists to have a good weekend at the end of a press conference with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington.

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  4. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington.

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  5. European Union High Representative Catherine Aston speaks during a press conference with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ON February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. Ashton said she is 'cautious and optimistic' about the prospect for... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago

    European Union High Representative Catherine Aston speaks during a press conference with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ON February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. Ashton said she is 'cautious and optimistic' about the prospect for...

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  6. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and European Union High Representative Catherine Aston (L) make their way to a press conference ON February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and European Union High Representative Catherine Aston (L) make their way to a press conference ON February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington.

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  7. WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton participate in a joint press availability after a bilateral meeting February 17, 2012 at the State Department in Washington, DC. Ashton, who chairs a... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton participate in a joint press availability after a bilateral meeting February 17, 2012 at the State Department in Washington, DC. Ashton, who chairs a...

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  8. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks following a bilateral meeting with European Union High Representative Catherine Aston (L) February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks following a bilateral meeting with European Union High Representative Catherine Aston (L) February 17, 2012 following a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC.

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  9. EU High Representative Catherine Ashton listens during her news conference with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    EU High Representative Catherine Ashton listens during her news conference with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at the State Department in Washington.

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  10. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and EU High Representative Catherine Ashton leave after a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and EU High Representative Catherine Ashton leave after a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.

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  11. Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja (L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department in Washington February 16, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 days ago

    Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja (L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department in Washington February 16, 2012.

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  12. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hand with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja ahead of a bilateral meeting on February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hand with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja ahead of a bilateral meeting on February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington.

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  13. Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meet at the State Department in Washington February 16, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 days ago

    Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meet at the State Department in Washington February 16, 2012.

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  14. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja make their way to a bilateral meeting after posing for photos on February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja make their way to a bilateral meeting after posing for photos on February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington.

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  15. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja pose for photographs ahead of a bilateral meeting on February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja pose for photographs ahead of a bilateral meeting on February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington.

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  16. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks as Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja looks on ahead of a bilateral meeting February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks as Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja looks on ahead of a bilateral meeting February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington, DC.

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  17. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja ahead of a bilateral meeting February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja ahead of a bilateral meeting February 16, 2012 at the State Department in Washington, DC.

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  18. Mexico's Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    Mexico's Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington,...

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  19. Canada's Environment Minister Peter Kent speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    Canada's Environment Minister Peter Kent speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC.

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  20. Bangladeshi Environment and Forestry Minister Hasan Mahmood speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    Bangladeshi Environment and Forestry Minister Hasan Mahmood speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC.

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  21. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC.

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  22. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 days ago

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at an event to launch 'The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants' initiative February 16, 2012 in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC.

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  23. Finland's Foreign Affairs Minister Erkki Tuomioja meets with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 days ago

    Finland's Foreign Affairs Minister Erkki Tuomioja meets with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.

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  24. Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. speaks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, before they spoke on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 days ago

    Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. speaks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, before they spoke on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.

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  25. Swedish Minister of the Environment Lena Ek speaks at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants initiative. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 days ago

    Swedish Minister of the Environment Lena Ek speaks at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants initiative.

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  1. Under this new roof, you're going to be able to come together with a single mission, no matter where you are coming to us from, that's not (inaudible), because this is not just about the State Department, USAID. It's a whole-of-government effort.
    SOURCE: News Blaze 1 month ago
  2. They could have been held as power plays by one Iraq department against another, but what adds to the problem is that it does not appear that the State Department is doing anything near what they could be doing
    SOURCE: Rantburg 1 month ago
  3. Make Chai, Not War is a showcase of three comedians who talk about religious tolerance, breaking down prejudices, and their experiences as growing up Indian-American in the US. While comedy is not a traditional form of diplomacy, it is one way in which the State Department works to find commonality amon...
    SOURCE: DNA India 1 month ago
  4. It was at the request of Nixon not to have Rogers accompany him. Nixon and then national security adviser Henry Kissinger didn't even use State Department translators
    SOURCE: China Daily 1 month ago
  5. The (US) State Department had been in close contact with Taiwan. If Nixon had State Department officials at his side, it would have been problematic for the talks
    SOURCE: China Daily 1 month ago
  6. The (US) State Department had been in close contact with Taiwan. If Nixon had State Department officials at his side, it would have been problematic for the talks
    SOURCE: China Daily 1 month ago
  7. The State Department has been very clear that that does not allow for the kinds of reviews that are necessary
    SOURCE: FOX News 1 month ago
  8. It was a big cushy position ... Or I could take a job at the State Department for half the pay.
    SOURCE: Fast Company 1 month ago
  9. He was calling us condoms financed by the State Department, crooks that are trying to steal the country, and I think that this is the reaction that shows he was scared
    SOURCE: Sky News 2 months ago
  10. They heard this signal and with the support of the US State Department began their active work
    SOURCE: Sky News 2 months ago
  11. We are grateful for the efforts of the U.S. Embassy, the U.S. Consul General, the U.S. State Department, our colleagues at the American University of Cairo and Gregory’s American and Egyptian attorneys.
    SOURCE: Montgomery Media 2 months ago
  12. that President Obama will not offer formal condolences  at least for now  to Pakistan for the deaths of two dozen soldiers in NATO airstrikes last week, overruling State Department officials who argued for such a show of remorse to help salvage America's relationship with Pakistan
    SOURCE: Moneycontrol.com 2 months ago
  13. It's the train-the-trainer approach ... Our State Department's Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement is right now in the process of assuming responsibility for that. They have been involved in police training programs around the world. The actual implementers are principally police offic...
    SOURCE: GlobalSecurity.org 2 months ago
  14. We have spent every waking hour of the nearly year that I've been here, and I'm sure a lot of time before that, painstakingly going through everything we need to do in order to effectively take over and ensure a smooth transition ... This embassy has some of the most experienced officers anywhere in the...
    SOURCE: GlobalSecurity.org 2 months ago
  15. We feel like we're going to be able to conduct the mission effectively ... It won't be exactly the same, and it won't be quite as robust, but we at the State Department do this kind of thing in dozens of embassies around the world. So we feel confident we will be able to take it over.
    SOURCE: GlobalSecurity.org 2 months ago
  16. Our hope would be that this isn’t just a State Department presence, but that ultimately we’ll be able to negotiate a further presence for the military as well
    SOURCE: Air Force Times 2 months ago
  17. I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world. I have my own State Department, much to Foggy Bottom's annoyance. We have the United Nations in New York, and so we have an entree into the diplomatic world that Washington does not have
    SOURCE: Press TV 2 months ago
  18. The White House has decided that President Obama will not offer formal condolences at least for now to Pakistan for the deaths of two dozen soldiers in NATO airstrikes last week, overruling State Department officials who argued for such a show of remorse to help salvage America's relationship with Pakis...
    SOURCE: Zee News 2 months ago
  19. After the trip to Moscow, the State Department rang again and said things weren't gelling and would I go back. I left the next day, I didn't want to give myself the time to change my mind
    SOURCE: BNE | Business New Europe 2 months ago
  20. Researcher Michael Luca at Harvard Business School analyzed data from Yelp and the Washington State Department of Revenue to see how the online database affected Seattle restaurants. He found that Yelp had rated 70 percent of all operational restaurants in 2009, while the city’s largest newspaper had on...
    SOURCE: Mental Floss 2 months ago
  21. At a time when the State Department Inspector General is conducting a special inquiry into possible conflicts of interest related to the State Department's handling of this project, it is completely inappropriate to try to short-circuit the thorough environmental review process federal law requires
    – Bernie Sanders SOURCE: CBS News 2 months ago
  22. The State Department does not underestimate the challenge of implementing this complex police assistance program in an environment that still presents great risk to our personnel
    SOURCE: CNN 2 months ago
  23. We heard today they (the State Department) are supportive, almost fully supportive, of our oversight at this stage and it took an obstruction letter, though, to break that logjam
    SOURCE: CNN 2 months ago
  24. The State Department conducted more than three years of rigorous analysis and was widely expected to approve KXL by the end of this year -- before the White House came under environmentalist pressure.
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 2 months ago
  25. And I would certainly have the State Department intervening on behalf of the Coptic Christians, who are being persecuted under the new system, having their churches burned, having people killed. And I’d be pretty insistent that we are not going to be supportive of a regime which is explicitly hostile to...
    SOURCE: CNSNews.com 2 months ago
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