The United States Department of State the main diplomatic and foreign affairs agency within the U.S. government. It was created in 1789 originally as Department of Foreign Affairs. It employs over 30,000, both within the U.S. and abroad.
Hanging Tough with Your Boss - Executive Coach
March 15, 2010
| Scott Eblin
The Washington Post ran an interesting article by Lois Romano last week on how Hillary Clinton is organizing her staff and leading at the State Department. For me, the kicker came at the very end in this passage:Shamila Chaudary -- a self-described "backbencher" --...
USAID and the State Strategy Review - Fedblog
March 11, 2010
| Alyssa Rosenberg
This may be an idle thought, but for those of you out there who keep a close eye on the State Department, I'd appreciate some insight into this question: are questions of USAID's staffing and budget dominating the coverage of the strategy review under...
Is This Your Best Work?
March 10, 2010
| Scott Eblin
Yesterday, I was talking with a client who is frustrated with the amount of errors he's receiving in financial reports provided to him by members of his team. When he reviews the reports, he regularly finds obvious errors that anyone with experience in the...
Internet Freedom Caucus launched, legislation introduced
March 10, 2010
Reps. Christopher Smith, R-N.J., and David Wu, D-Ore., Tuesday announced the launch of a bipartisan Global Internet Freedom Caucus to promote online free expression. At the same event, Wu announced he was introducing legislation ...
Facebook and the Hatch Act - Tech Insider
March 03, 2010
Case in point: The State Department Facebook page had, up until very recently, two... excuses the State Department's failure to'' learn the ropes'' of social networking, as...
Facebook No Show at Hearing - Tech Insider
March 02, 2010
| Aliya Sternstein
A senator chastised the social-networking service Facebook on Tuesday for refusing to attend his subcommittee hearing on global Internet freedom, while simultaneously seeking the government's help in resolving Internet blockages overseas.
Obama's Tech Team
February 22, 2010
The administration is full of executives with high technology IQs.
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State Department On Wikipedia
The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations, etc. in other countries. It is administered by the Secretary of State, the office of which is currently held by Hillary Clinton.It is headquartered in the Harry S Truman Building at 2201 C Street, N.W., a few blocks from the White House in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Department's Secretary is the first Cabinet member in the line of...
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