The State Department is not exactly known for its jocularity but once in a while, it can have its fair…
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The State Department is not exactly known for its jocularity but once in a while, it can have its fair…
OK, when you think about State Department types — if you think about them at all — chances are they’re…
Like many countries, the U.S. has recently grappled with the issue of how to deal with marijuana usage: Should it…
It is difficult in this day and age to imagine any ambassador being on the cover of a major magazine…
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The Foreign Service has undergone major reforms and tinkering over the past century, so much so that people often joked…
“The Government of the United States of America acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan…
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