Blinken will ‘repair some of the damage’ to US diplomacy, says John Brennan

US orders Chinese Consulate in Houston closed; Middleman in Malta journalist’s murder in critical condition; Scream into Iceland’s abyss

US orders China to close its consulate in Houston

Former US diplomat attests to racial discrimination in diplomatic corps

S2 Bonus – Amb. William Burns

In ‘Our Man,’ diplomat Richard Holbrooke is both an egotist and idealist

Can Pompeo get the State Department ‘back at the big kids’ table’?

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As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together

As US ends immigration programs, a mother and son wonder if they’ll ever be together again

Madeleine Albright: ‘Many of the best diplomats are women’

State Department tells refugee agencies to downsize US operations

Closing the State Department’s war crimes office could send the wrong message

Iran hits back at US sanctions with ‘reciprocal actions with a high cost’

So we slash US foreign aid. But why?

How State Dept uncertainty could erode US foreign policy

It’s starting to look like ‘Home Alone’ at the State Department

Eliminating the State Department entirely still wouldn’t cover Trump’s proposed hike in military spending

An ex-ambassador explains the ‘dissent channel’ that US diplomats are using to protest Trump’s travel ban

As US scrambles to address visa backlog, international musicians are out of luck

US forces are helping Nigeria — but there are limits to what they’ll do