State Department

Brittney Griner Timeline: From Russian Prison To Freedom

The WNBA superstar is finally released after nearly ten months in captivity but lived through a nightmarish ordeal.
12/08/2022

Obama and Kerry Lay Out Case for U.S. Action in Syria

An intelligence report says the attack killed 1,249 people.
08/30/2013

St Lucia PM: US Suspends Assistance to Police

Allegations of 12 unlawful killings caused the withdrawal.
08/22/2013
Joseph Kony

U.S. Offering $5 Million for Kony Leads

The State Department is going after war criminals.
04/04/2013

Obama's Second Cabinet Threatens to Be Less Diverse

Reporters question diversity of Obama's term-two cabinet.
01/09/2013

Haiti Protests U.S. State Department Warning

Lamothe: The warnings are "incompatible with progress."
01/04/2013

Clinton Leaves Hospital After Treatment for Clot

A date for her return to work has not been set.
01/02/2013
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Global Week in Review: World Markets Celebrate Fiscal Cliff Deal

12 Photos

The Obamas Host U.K. Leader with Dignitaries, Including BET’s Debra Lee

Debra Lee of BET is among dignitaries at White House.
03/14/2012

Haiti PM: US State Dept to Send Legal Team

The team will look into the Duvalier case.
02/13/2012
Year of the Dragon Arrives - Millions of Asians around the world rang in the Lunar New Year this week with hopes that the Year of the Dragon will bring the wealth and power it is believed to represent.(Photo: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

World Lens: Week in Review — Jan. 24

11 Photos