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"Our expectation is that we will nominate a strong American candidate and we will put our full backing behind that person," the State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, told reporters at her daily news conference. When asked about the argument...
Feb 22 (IANS) In a bid to smooth key ally Pakistan’s ruffled feathers over a lawmaker’s call for self-determination in restive Balochistan, the United States has reiterated that it supports Pakistan’s territorial integrity. “The United States respects...
"But we don't rule out additional measures if the international community should wait too long and not take the kind of action that needs to be taken." At the State Department, spokeswoman Victoria Nuland used nearly identical language to describe the...
Hillary Clinton showed up for a meeting of the G-20 Foreign Ministers in Mexico and lived every party guests' nightmare: wearing the wrong outfit. The State Department said there was no dress code issued that they'd missed; so it wasn't by design that...
US and European punitive measures. Use of force remains an option The United States and Israel have not ruled out using force against Iran if they conclude diplomacy and sanctions will not stop it from developing a nuclear bomb. In Washington, no...
I invite the Taliban leadership to engage in direct talks with the Afghan government,” Karzai said in a statement issued by his office. The US was quick to welcome Karzai’s offer. “We have been gratified to see President Karzai speaking out publicly in...
The United States appeared to open the door to eventually arming Syria's opposition, saying that if a political solution to the crisis was impossible it might have to consider other options. The comments, made by officials at both the White House and...
Soviet state. America is home to him because "home is where you feel safe," Nurullayev said in an interview. It is also where his views of Uzbekistan corruption, which he has long been aware of, came into clearer focus. Nurullayev was 16 in 2005 when he...
Washington welcomed Karzai's offer of talks with the Taliban, saying people in the war-torn country need to take the lead in reconciliation efforts. "We have been gratified to see President Karzai speaking out publicly in support of Afghan-to-Afghan...
The United States and Israel have not ruled out using force against Iran if they conclude diplomacy and sanctions will not stop it from developing a nuclear bomb. In Washington, no immediate comment was available from the US State Department on the...
Lalit K Jha Washington, Feb 22 (PTI) The US Commerce Secretary, John Bryson, has said that he would lead an infrastructure focused trade mission to India next month. "I will personally be leading an infrastructure-focused mission to India next month,"...
State Department may become the nation's human resources department by adding job creation to its already bulging portfolio. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton invited U.S. companies to call on Foggy Bottom experts for guidance on increasing their...
Jay Carney said. "We don't want to take actions that would contribute to the further militarisation of Syria, because that could take the country down a dangerous path. But we don't rule out additional measures." Asked if the United States was shifting...
2012. WASHINGTON/AMMAN (Reuters) - The United States appeared to open the door to eventually arming Syria's opposition, saying that if a political solution to the crisis was impossible it might have to consider other options. The comments, made by...
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
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greets Boeing Company Chairman, President, and CEO W. James McNerney, Jr. during the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at the State Department in Washington.
View Photo »Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the first-ever State Department hosted Global Business Conference, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at the State Department in Washington.
View Photo »Boeing Company Chairman, President, and CEO W. James McNerney, Jr. attends the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at the State Department in Washington.
View Photo »Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: Chairman, President, and CEO of the Boeing Company W. James McNerney, Jr speaks during the State Department Global Business Conference February 21, 2012 at the State Department in Washington, DC. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted business...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the State Department Global Business Conference February 21, 2012 at the State Department in Washington, DC. Secretary hosted business leaders and officials at the first-ever event which focused on 'how...
View Photo »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...
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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...
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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...
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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,...
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greets Boeing Company Chairman, President, and CEO W. James McNerney, Jr. during the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at the State Department in Washington.
View Photo »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.
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
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...
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
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
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
The State Department has been very clear that that does not allow for the kinds of reviews that are necessary
It was a big cushy position ... Or I could take a job at the State Department for half the pay.
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
They heard this signal and with the support of the US State Department began their active work
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.
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
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...
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...
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.
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
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
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...
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
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...
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
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
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
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.
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...
