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State Department to hold Keystone pipeline hearing in Nebraska
The US State Department said Wednesday it will hold a public meeting in Nebraska in April on a controversial $5.3 billion Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, just days before a key consultation period ends. The April 18 meeting on the Keystone XL Project will take place in the midwestern US state’s environmentally-sensitive…
State Department cancels award to Egyptian activist over 9/11 tweets
Just hours before a high-profile ceremony, the United States Friday canceled an award to an Egyptian activist after learning she had praised the 9/11 attacks and the killing of Israelis. Samira Ibrahim was to have been honored along with nine other women at the International Women of Courage Award hosted…
State Department uses social media for diplomacy
When John Kerry took to Twitter on his first day as US secretary of state, he joined an army of diplomats using social media to reach out and connect directly with people around the world. “Exhilarating to walk into @StateDept today and get to work with remarkable team. Dad on…
State Dept. report: Keystone XL would have ‘no significant effect’ on environment
The US State Department suggested Friday that a $7 billion Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline would have no major impact on the environment, but stopped short of recommending it be approved. The lengthy draft environmental impact statement examines how the Keystone XL Project could affect wildlife and surrounding areas as it crosses…
Senate approves plan to beef up embassy security
US lawmakers have moved toward freeing up $1.1 billion to boost America’s diplomatic security, just as new Secretary of State John Kerry vowed to work to improve safety at missions around the world. The US Senate late Monday approved a State Department request to dip into unused funds that had…
Watch live: Kerry delivers remarks during first day at State
Newly minted Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the State Department in Washington, D.C., for his first official day on the job and delivers remarks to his colleagues. Watch live, broadcast on Feb. 4. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Watch live: Secretary Clinton gives farewell address to State Department
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs the State Department. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Feb. 1. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
State Department abandons effort to close down Guantanamo Bay
The State Department has shut down the office of its special envoy for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, a US official said Monday, in a sign of the fading hopes of shuttering the jail. Daniel Fried, the special envoy in charge of the dossier, will now move to coordinate the…
Clinton to testify January 23 on Benghazi attack
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will appear before lawmakers on January 23 to be quizzed about the deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, just days before she steps aside as top US diplomat. The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce, announced the date in a…
Benghazi report forces resignation of three State Department officials
Three US State Department officials have resigned after a damning investigation into the killing of the American ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, in Benghazi in on 11 September found “systematic failures” of leadership and “grossly inadequate” security. The report said that US personnel on the ground acted with “courage and…
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