State Department

British  

noun

1. the US government department in charge of foreign affairs

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State Department Cultural  

1. A common name for the Department of State.

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State Department

“The main thing I found promising is that the fields are producing in Venezuela,” said a former State Department official who analyzed the company’s activities.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Announcing the visit, the US State Department had earlier said that it would focus on energy cooperation, commercial investment and economic ties.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The State Department recently directed nonemergency U.S. government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia amid the threat from the Houthis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But in comments to MarketWatch, a State Department spokesperson emphasized that the ordered departures are only for non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families in Saudi Arabia.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

He’d violated State Department economic sanctions against Yugoslavia by playing a $5 million chess match against Boris Spassky in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, in 1992, and an arrest warrant had been issued at that time.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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