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Jun 17

WATCH: State Department says Iran should still comply with nuclear deal that Trump exited

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Trump administration found itself in the awkward position Monday of demanding that Iran comply with a nuclear accord that the president has derided as the worst deal in history.

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Jun 10

WATCH: Mexico deal ‘significant win’ for U.S., Pompeo says

By Jill Colvin, Maria Verza, Associated Press

Stung by criticism that his deal to avert threatened Mexican tariffs mostly ramps up existing border efforts, President Donald Trump is insisting there's more to it than meets the eye. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the agreement "reflects diplomacy…

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Mar 27

WATCH: Lawmakers blast Trump plan to slash State Department budget

By Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill about the plan to cut his agency's budget by 23 percent.

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Feb 17

State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Heather Nauert, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially nominated, has withdrawn from consideration, the State Department said.

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Jan 24

U.S. orders its embassy staff to leave Venezuela

By Associated Press

The State Department says it's taking the step for security reasons and that the embassy in Caracas will stay open.

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Jan 17

Shutdown ongoing, State Department sends diplomats back to work with pay

By Matthew Lee, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The State Department on Thursday instructed all U.S. diplomats in Washington and elsewhere to return to work next week with pay, saying it had found money for their salaries at least temporarily despite the ongoing government shutdown.

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Dec 13

U.S. diplomats had inner-ear damage after ‘health attacks’ in Cuba, doctors say

By Jennifer Kay, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Earlier this year, a team of doctors at the University of Pennsylvania who also examined many of these patients, but months later, reported they suffered concussion-like brain damage, despite no blow to the head.

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Nov 06

U.S. to consider new Russia sanctions over spy poisoning in U.K.

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

The State Department said in a statement that Russia has failed to meet a 90-day deadline that fell on Tuesday to comply with a 1991 U.S. law on preventing the use of chemical weapons.

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Oct 29

Enrollment of U.S. diplomats is up this year, State Department says

By Susannah George, Associated Press

During the 2018 fiscal year, 546 diplomats enrolled in the Foreign Service Institute's introductory class. The previous year's enrollment was 473.

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Oct 27

U.S. defense chief: Killing of writer is threat to stability

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi “undermines regional stability” and the U.S. State Department plans to take further action in response to the killing, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday.

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