united states department of state

Noun
  1. The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies (synset 108154738)
    "the Department of State was created in 1789"
    is a type of: executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
    subtypes: foggy bottom - United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River
    has:
    • bureau of diplomatic security, ds - the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
    • foreign service - the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world
    • bureau of intelligence and research, inr - an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community
    same as: department of state, dos, state, state department

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