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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki explained the impacts of U.S. sanctions against Russia in Washington, D.C., in February. The latest round of sanctions targeted Russian a warship manufacturing corporation and Russia's largest diamond mining company.

New U.S. sanctions target Russia ship builder and diamond mining company

Apr 08, 2022
The U.S. announced another series of sanctions against Russia Thursday, which include the world's largest diamond mining company and a Russian warship manufacturer.
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Asia
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile on Tuesday in North Korea.

U.S. hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

Jan 12, 2022
The U.S. is also proposing U.N. sanctions in response to North Korea's six ballistic missile launches since September, each of which it says "were in violation of UN Security Council resolutions."
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Coronavirus Updates
A general view of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013. The embassy is facing a coronavirus outbreak, according to the State Department.

A COVID Outbreak At The U.S. Embassy In Kabul Has Sickened 114 People And Killed 1

Jun 17, 2021
Military hospital ICU resources are at full capacity and the embassy has been forced to "create temporary, on-compound COVID-19 wards," according to a note sent to embassy staff.
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Law
The State Department has updated its policy regarding granting citizenship to children born via in vitro fertilization or surrogacy. Its earlier rules denied citizenship to those children unless they had direct genetic ties to their parent who was a U.S.

U.S. Ends Policy Of Denying Citizenship To Children Born Via IVF Or Surrogacy

May 19, 2021
The State Department says its updated policy "takes into account the realities of modern families" and advances in reproductive technology.
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World
U.S. Consulate Lahore staff and participants including Maryum Saifee, second from right, in the ATX+PAK entrepreneurship program at the Mix festival in Lahore, Pakistan, an event inspired by Austin's SXSW events.

State Department Should Be More Diverse And Engaged Across U.S., Report Says

Mar 03, 2021
The Biden administration pledges a foreign policy that delivers to middle-class Americans. Linking up to locales across the country — outside D.C. — could help with that, according to a new report.
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Politics
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington last month.

Secretary Of State Blinken: 'No Doubt' U.S. Diplomacy 'Tarnished By Recent Events'

Feb 16, 2021
"The very fact that we're constantly trying to build that more perfect union is an acknowledgement of our imperfection," Antony Blinken told NPR. "It's in the striving that you really make progress."
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Biden Transition Updates
President-elect Joe Biden listens as his Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken speaks in Wilmington, Del., in November. According to his prepared testimony, Blinken will tell senators at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, "Humility and confidence shou

Secretary Of State Nominee Antony Blinken Promises 'Humility And Confidence'

Jan 19, 2021
"Humility and confidence should be the flip sides of America's leadership coin," Blinken will testify at his Senate confirmation hearing, vowing to work for the "greater good."
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Politics
An empty street near the Capitol in Havana in May. The Trump administration plans to designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism five years after it was removed from that U.S. list.

U.S. Puts Cuba Back On List Of State Sponsors of Terrorism

Jan 11, 2021
The U.S. removed Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list in May of 2015.
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World
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discusses the counting of votes in the U.S. election last month at the State Department.

Pompeo's Legacy Of Partisanship And Wading Into Political Waters

Dec 10, 2020
Mike Pompeo's critics see his trip to Georgia, less than a month before key Senate runoff races, as another example of the secretary of state breaking norms by getting involved in domestic politics.
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National
President-elect Joe Biden is set to choose Antony Blinken as secretary of state. He served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser under President Obama.

Biden Reportedly To Choose Antony Blinken For Secretary Of State

Nov 22, 2020
The president-elect is expected to announce the nomination of Blinken, who served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser under President Obama, early this week.
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Religion
Yazidi refugees from Iraq are among those fleeing religious persecution. The Biden administration promises to allow refugees into the U.S. at much higher numbers than the Trump administration did.

Biden Gives New Hope To Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution

Nov 20, 2020
Joe Biden intends to admit 125,000 refugees in his first year. Many will be fleeing religious persecution. While highlighting persecution, President Trump cut refugee admissions to 15,000.
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World
Demonstrators advocating the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel, known as BDS, gather for a protest last year in Paris. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a new policy specifically countering the global BDS campa

Trump Administration Labels Movement To Boycott Israel 'Anti-Semitic'

Nov 19, 2020
The same day Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid an unprecedented visit to Israeli settlements, he also announced policies targeting the movement to boycott, divest and sanction the country.
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World
President Trump's State Department has sent more political appointees abroad as ambassadors than have previous administrations.

Under Trump, More Big Donors Are Named Ambassadors — And Controversies Have Followed

Aug 18, 2020
The U.S. "not only has a higher percentage of political ambassadors, but has a higher percentage ... who don't seem to be temperamentally or intellectually suited for the work," says an ex-diplomat.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in July. The State Department has lifted its global health advisory warning against international travel.

U.S. State Department Eases Global Coronavirus Travel Advisory

Aug 06, 2020
The department cited regional changes in the coronavirus pandemic, including significant improvements in some areas and declines in public health in others.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Tianna Spears joined the State Department in 2018, looking forward to the promise of a fulfilling career. She left after less than two years, and is one of a growing number to speak out recently about the special challenges faced by minority foreign serv

'I Was Asked If I Stole My Car': Black Diplomats Describe Harassment At U.S. Borders

Aug 03, 2020
Former diplomat Tianna Spears says she was pulled aside 20-plus times crossing from Mexico into the U.S. "One time, I was told not to look at the officer in the eyes when I spoke to him," she says.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, draped a Black Lives Matter banner on its building over the weekend "in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change."

U.S. Embassy In South Korea Removes Its Black Lives Matter Banner

Jun 15, 2020
According to multiple news reports, the banner was taken down after President Trump and senior State Department officials expressed displeasure with it.
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World
Steve Linick, shown after a briefing on Capitol Hill in 2019, was fired by President Trump on Friday as the State Department's inspector general.

Trump Removes State Department Inspector General Steve Linick

May 15, 2020
House Democrats accused the president of trying to protect Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from investigation by firing the State Department inspector general, Steve Linick.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The U.S., according to the World Health Organization, has paid none of this year's assessed fees and still owes $81 million from last year.

U.S. Was Behind On Payments To WHO Before Trump's Cutoff

May 07, 2020
President Trump put a hold on funds to the World Health Organization, but the U.S. is already behind in its dues to the organization by more than a year.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A recent flight from Senegal brought some 150 people back to the U.S., due to the coronavirus. The crew were wearing personal protective equipment — but when the flight landed, its passengers were taken to baggage claim, rather than to a health checkpo

Americans Returning To U.S. Say They're Surprised By Lack Of Stringent Health Checks

Apr 10, 2020
Travelers are finding a wide range of health screenings at U.S. airports, even after repatriation and other international flights.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Travelers wait for a charter flight coordinated by the United States embassy to take them home from Guatemala City on Monday.

50,000 Americans Stranded Abroad By Coronavirus Events, State Department Says

Mar 25, 2020
They're seeking help as countries close borders and flights are canceled to try to control the spread of the virus.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

State Department Urges Americans To Return Home Or Stay Away For 'Undetermined Time'

Mar 23, 2020
State Department officials Monday said they've heard from 13,500 Americans needing help around the world, some in remote areas. The department says there is no guarantee the U.S. can bring them home.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

State Department Halts Routine Visa Services Worldwide

Mar 20, 2020
The U.S. is temporarily stopping visa services at its embassies and consulates due to the coronavirus, as it urges U.S. citizens overseas to return home or be prepared to shelter in place.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
People waited in line to go through the customs at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Saturday as staff took extra precautions to guard against the coronavirus.

State Department Tells U.S. Citizens Not To Travel Abroad

Mar 19, 2020
The State Department is also warning Americans to "arrange for immediate return to the United States" or prepare for an indefinite period overseas.
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World
A woman uses hand sanitizer at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday, the day before the start of the U.S. ban on travel from some European countries amid concern over the coronavirus.

Travel Restrictions Spread As Coronavirus Pandemic Widens

Mar 12, 2020
President Trump's decision to bar visitors from Europe has been followed by new restrictions in other nations. Here's a survey of which doors are being closed to travelers and where.
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Shots - Health News
The Grand Princess cruise ship heads under the Golden Gate Bridge to a port in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. The ship's more than 2,400 passengers are headed to either medical care or a quarantine due to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Grand Princess Cruise Ship Docks Off California Coast

Mar 09, 2020
As people began to disembark from the ship, officials said American passengers will be tested and held in quarantine in California, Texas and Georgia. International travelers will be sent home.
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