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A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him behind bars for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom in six years.
A woman who claimed she was raped in 2005 while working in Iraq for a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary has been awarded nearly $3 million by an arbitrator to settle her case.
A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to North Korea before year's end to try to pull the Koreans back into international negotiations on nuclear disarmament, the State Department said Tuesday.
The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island.
The State Department is expressing disappointment that Honduras has failed to form a unity government.
The United States, although embarking on a new policy of engagement, will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had an emotional meeting on Thursday with the families of three American hikers detained in Iran since late July and renewed appeals to Iranian authorities to release them.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders over the weekend to push ahead with flagging efforts to restart peace talks, the State Department said Thursday.
The State Department says U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders over the weekend to push ahead with efforts to restart stalled peace talks.
A former Marine who fought in Iraq and became a diplomat in a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan has resigned in a high-profile protest of the Afghan war.
The nation's foreign exchange student programs need better federal oversight, the State Department's internal watchdog concludes in a new report following a scandal in which students were placed in shoddy homes in Pennsylvania.
A former State Department contract employee was sentenced Friday to a year's probation for illegally accessing more than 75 celebrity passport application files.
The State Department's internal watchdog called Thursday for officials to demand a rebate of more than $132 million from a company that built the massive new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad to make up for shoddy work.
A State Department manager charged with taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks on contracts for Iraq reconstruction work is no longer employed by the government.
Federal authorities have arrested a State Department employee suspected of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks on contracts for Iraq reconstruction work.
President Barack Obama has called French President Nicolas Sarkozy (sar-koh-ZEE') and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (dih-MEE'-tree med-VYEH'-dyev) to reaffirm their commitment to a U.N.-backed plan that would ship most of Iran's uranium abroad for enrichment.
American players danced in the locker room and swigged some bubbly. With a thrilling victory on a hot and humid night in Central America, the U.S. soccer team earned a trip to South Africa and another chance to impress at the World Cup.
Venezuela's top security official says an American pilot wanted in the United States on cocaine-smuggling charges has been turned over to representatives of the U.S. State Department to be taken home.
A senior U.S. diplomat who traveled to Havana for the highest-level talks with Cuban officials in decades also met with opposition activists to discuss their political views, three dissidents and a State Department official said Wednesday.
A senior American diplomat has held unannounced, high-level talks in Havana with the Cuban government, three State Department officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday, raising hopes for a thaw in long-icy relations.
Family and friends of three U.S. hikers held in Iran gathered for vigils around the country Wednesday, hoping for their quick release but buoyed by news that they're coping with detention.
Iran has notified the Swiss government that the Swiss can have access to three Americans who have been detained in Iran since being arrested for illegal entry in late July, the State Department said Tuesday.
The United States hopes to use the U.N. Human Rights Council to engage other countries in a dialogue on universal values, senior U.S. State Department officials said Monday.
Iran's foreign minister made a rare visit to the U.S. capital Wednesday on a visa granted with unusual speed by the State Department one day before the start of nuclear talks in Geneva.
Moammar Gadhafi's Bedouin-style tent, which brought a camel-themed tapestry and four days of consternation to a leafy New York suburb, was last seen Friday being bundled into a U-Haul.
Send in your questions about internships with the UN World Food Programme and Department of State.Lisa Leenhouts-Martin is a student from Indiana University who has recently completed internships with the United Nations World Food Programme and the U.S. Department of State .
Taint of Corruption Is No Barrier to U.S. Visa - NYTimes.comSeveral times a year, Teodoro Nguema Obiang arrives at the doorstep of the United States from his home in Equatorial Guinea, on his way to his $35 million estate in Malibu, Calif., his fleet of luxury cars, his speedboats and private jet. And he is always let into the country.
India: Bombers had help from inside PakistanIndian officials said the bombers that attacked Mumbai's transit system killing hundreds had help from a source inside Pakistan. Indian authorities also named three suspects in the case.
U.S. Sends Top Team to HondurasU.S. officials are traveling to Honduras on October 28, 2009 to meet with both Manuel Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti according to this Reuters article.
State Department official resigns over Afghan warRush Hudson Limbaugh III mentioned this in passing on his show today with the insinuation that this former Marine's resignation is directly the result of President Obama's "dithering." The real story is much different.
Man held in 1968 hijacking to appear in courtMore than four decades after he hijacked a jetliner from New York to Cuba, Luis Armando Pena Soltren was arrested at the same airport upon his return from exile, authorities said.
Some U.S. Forces Focus on Civil Programs in Iraq " 'U.S. Forces will [help] the Iraqis in building infrastructure and developing essential services in order to improve their communities and achieve economic stabilization,' Maj. Gen. James P. Hunt said."
How Helpful is Cultural Diplomacy?For the last six years I have been obsessed with the concept of cultural diplomacy. While other countries have been active exporters of their arts--China and Great Britain come to mind--the United States government has been reticent to invest in this form of diplomacy. Th …
Pakistan raids U.S. Embassy's security firmPakistani police raided a local security firm that helps protect the U.S. Embassy on Saturday, seizing dozens of allegedly unlicensed weapons.
Prosecutors in Iraq Case See Pattern by GuardsPrivate security guards who worked for Blackwater repeatedly shot wildly into the streets of Baghdad without regard for civilians long before they were involved in a 2007 shooting episode that left at least 14 Iraqis dead, federal prosecutors charge in a new court document.
American Diplomats Advocated "Nuremberg Defense"Two newly-obtained documents show how American diplomats during the Bush administration worked tenaciously to incorporate what is commonly known as the Nuremberg Defense into a new international convention addressing enforced disappearances.
U.S. contractor electrocuted in shower in IraqA State Department contractor apparently has been electrocuted while showering in Baghdad even as U.S. authorities in Iraq try to remedy wiring problems that have led to other deaths.
Embassy scandal: Guards now watch guardsThe U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has banned alcohol and assigned American personnel to watch over the embassy's security guards following allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct.
Sibel Edmonds' Deposition Disclosures: Congressional Bribery, Blackmail and EspionageIt has now been over a week since the video tape and transcript from the remarkable 8/8/09 deposition of former FBI translator-turned-whistleblower Sibel Edmonds was publicly released.
U.S. extends Iraq contract for Blackwater firmThe State Department said it has extended a contract for protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq with a subsidiary of the firm once known as Blackwater USA even though the company doesn't have a license.
Misconduct Claimed at U.S. Embassy in Kabul WASHINGTON — Security at the United States Embassy in Afghanistan has been seriously compromised by mismanagement and misbehavior among civilian guards and their supervisors, according to reports by a Congressional subcommittee and a nonprofit oversight organization.
U.S. to stop issuing most visas in HondurasThe United States will stop issuing most visas at the U.S. Embassy in Honduras because of the current government is standing by its refusal to bring back overthrown President Manuel Zelaya.
The Conservative Counter-Attack in Latin America I would submit that events in Honduras are not isolated, but rather part of a conservative counterattack taking shape in Latin America.
Is Islam > First Amendment at the State Department?The Federal government is also pursuing programs, with public funding allocated by Congress, that clearly favor the religion of Islam. Among these efforts are programs conducted by the US Department of State (DOS).
Anti-Drug Aid Delayed as Leahy Blocks Positive Report on Mexico's Rights RecordThe State Department intended to send the favorable report on Mexico's human rights record to Congress in advance of President Obama's visit to Guadalajara for a summit of North American leaders this weekend, U.S. officials familiar with the report said.
Man accused of killing daughter, foster fatherPolice say a man accused of abusing his teenager daughter shot her to death and killed her foster father, then committed suicide.
Liz Cheney Defends Birthers On Larry King (VIDEO)The Obama "birther" movement has sucked in a few Republican congressmen. But Tuesday night the conspiracy theorists who think our president isn't a citizen got a major boost from none other than Elizabeth Cheney, former State Department official and vice-presidential daughter.
Report: Big cuts needed at huge Baghdad embassy that Bush builtThe U.S. Embassy in Iraq, the government's largest overseas diplomatic mission, is significantly overstaffed and needs to be downsized to reflect the reduced American role in the country, according to a new State Department report.
When your valid passport isn't really validSome countries require that your U.S. passport be valid not only for the duration of your visit, but also for three to six months after your entry or return from their country. Here's a rundown.
The Associated Press: Sec. Clinton visits India, urges help vs. terror"We acknowledge now with President Obama that we have made mistakes in the United States, and we along with other developed countries have contributed most significantly to the problem that we face with climate change," she said.
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