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The '''United States  Department of State''' (or '''State Department''') is a Cabinet-level agency of the [[United States]] government that deals with foreign affairs.  The DoS falls under the [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]'s administration.  Their headquarters is located in the Harry S Truman Building in Washington, DC.  The current Secretary of State is [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]].

The '''United States  Department of State''' (or '''State Department''') is a Cabinet-level agency of the [[United States]] government that deals with foreign affairs.  The DoS falls under the [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]'s administration.  Their headquarters is located in the Harry S Truman Building in Washington, DC.  The current Secretary of State is [[Rex Tillerson]].

Its nickname is '''Foggy Bottom,''' a reference to its neighborhood in Washington, with a hint of muddled foggyness.

Its nickname is '''Foggy Bottom,''' a reference to its neighborhood in Washington, with a hint of muddled foggyness.

==History==

==History==

{{see also|American foreign policy}}

{{see also|American foreign policy}}

*Coordinating and supporting U.S. agencies in the international activities and official overseas visits.

*Coordinating and supporting U.S. agencies in the international activities and official overseas visits.

*Keeping the public informed about U.S. foreign policy

*Keeping the public informed about U.S. foreign policy

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Dorman, Shawn. ''Inside a U.S. Embassy: How the Foreign Service Works for America'' (2nd ed. 2005) [http://www.amazon.com/Inside-U-S-Embassy-Foreign-Service/dp/0964948826/ref=pd_cp_b_1 excerpt and text search]

* Dorman, Shawn. ''Inside a U.S. Embassy: How the Foreign Service Works for America'' (2nd ed. 2005) [http://www.amazon.com/Inside-U-S-Embassy-Foreign-Service/dp/0964948826/ref=pd_cp_b_1 excerpt and text search]

* Plischke, Elmer. ''U.S. Department of State: A Reference History'' (1999) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/us-department-of-state-a-reference-history-by-elmer-plischke.jsp online edition], a comprehensive history to the present

* Plischke, Elmer. ''U.S. Department of State: A Reference History'' (1999) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/us-department-of-state-a-reference-history-by-elmer-plischke.jsp online edition], a comprehensive history to the present

* Plischke, Elmer. ''United States diplomats and their missions: A profile of American diplomatic emissaries since 1778'' (1975)

* Plischke, Elmer. ''United States diplomats and their missions: A profile of American diplomatic emissaries since 1778'' (1975)

==References==

==References==