Department of State

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that sets forth and maintains the foreign policy of the U.S., especially in negotiations with foreign governments and international organizations. DOS

Department of State

1. A department of the federal executive branch primarily responsible for making and conducting foreign policy. It is commonly called the State Department and is headed by the secretary of state. Its activities include negotiating treaties, coordinating correspondence and information programs with foreign governments, and administering economic aid to developing nations.

Example Sentences

Please also read the Department of State’s travel advisory on the country.

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“As we have been told repeatedly, ‘the Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens abroad,’” the letter says.

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Pennsylvania Department of State spokeswoman Amy Gulli said that Congress had made clear “that voters, who must be citizens, must be permitted to register with the Federal Form without providing documentary proof of citizenship.”

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Setting the scene, the motion quotes a US Department of State report which said Gaddafi's regime had controlled Libya through extrajudicial killings and intimidation, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention.

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The Department of State did not explicitly confirm the move but said it was "taking concrete steps in compliance with US law and our national security".

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