"department of state" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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: dos, state, state department, united states department of state