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State Dept: Fewer than 60,000 visas canceled by Trump order

By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press

Up to 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the U.S., the State Department said Friday.

Tillerson: Diplomats must be a team despite personal beliefs

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Making his debut as America's global envoy, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought Thursday to reassure U.S. diplomats who are anxious after a turbulent first two weeks of President Donald Trump's presidency.

Senate confirms Rex Tillerson as secretary of state

By News Desk

Most Senate Democrats opposed Tillerson's nomination, angering Republicans who considered the former Exxon Mobil CEO to be highly qualified for the post.

U.S. suspends immigration program helping non-Muslim Iranians

By George Jahn and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press

Austria has shut its door to about 300 non-Muslim Iranians hoping to use the country as a way station before establishing new homes in the United States.

Trump suspends refugee program to defend U.S. against 'terrorists'

By Larisa Epatko

Following through on a key campaign promise, Trump signs order to freeze and review refugee process -- and ban the entry of all Syrians indefinitely.

Where Tillerson, pick for top diplomat, differs from Trump on issues

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Rex Tillerson's foreign policy isn't sounding much like Donald Trump's.

Tillerson says U.S. can 'define a different relationship' with Russia

By PBS News Hour

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, the president-elect’s nominee for secretary of state, appeared before the Senate Wednesday for the start of his confirmation hearing. Senators quickly focused on Russia, questioning if Tillerson had too cozy a relationship with the Kremlin; he…

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Kerry sorry for past State Department discrimination against gays

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry publicly apologized on Monday for the State Department's institutional discrimination in the past against gay and lesbian diplomats.

Israeli prime minister calls Kerry speech a 'deep disappointment'

By Josef Federman, Associated Press

Israel's prime minister vowed to work with the incoming Trump administration to contain the fallout from last week's U.N. resolution calling Israeli settlements illegal.