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The United States Department of State (DOS), [3] or simply the State Department, [4] is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.
It is located in Washington, D.C., and houses the office of the United States secretary of state. [ 3 ] The Truman Building is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood at 2201 C Street NW , bounded by C Street to the south, E Street, D Street, and Virginia Avenue to the north, 21st Street to the east, and 23rd Street to the west.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions ...
The United States Department of State’s Operations Center (S/ES-O) [1] monitors world events, prepares written briefs for the Secretary of State and other U.S. State Department senior officials, and facilitates communication between the State Department and the rest of the world. [2]
Prior to 1944, a number of offices in the Department reported directly to the Under Secretary. In July 1972, the position of Deputy Secretary superseded that of Under Secretary of State. The following is a list of current offices bearing the title of "Under Secretary of State": Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
They also dove into the department’s licensing and regulatory functions, including the State Athletics Commission. The agency’s budget request was modest at just one-tenth of 1% increase.
The Department of State established an internal inspection office in 1906 (S/IG) – however, this function transferred to the OIG under the Foreign Service Act of 1980. The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, section 4861, specifically directed "the Secretary of State to proceed immediately to establish an Office of ...