United States Department of State

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, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. It is administered by the United States Secretary of State. It is headquartered in the Harry S. Truman Building a few blocks from the White House in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, DC. The headquarters house (among other things) the State Department Operations Center and the Nuclear Risk Reduction Ce ...

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• United States Department of State - History
• United States Department of State - Duties and responsibilities
• United States Department of State - Operating units

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The U.S. Constitution, drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 and ratified by the states the following year, gave the President responsibility for the conduct of the nation's foreign relations. It soon became clear, however, that an executive branch was necessary to support the President in the conduct of the affairs of the new Federal Government. The House of Representatives and Senate approved legislation to establish a Department of Foreign Affairs on July 21, 1789, and President Washington signed it into law on July ...

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United States Department of State, United States Department of State - History, United States Department of State - Duties and responsibilities, United States Department of State - Operating units

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1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1950 - Events. January 5 - U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the U.S. January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. January 9 - The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. January 11 - Huk gu ...

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• 1950 - Events
• 1950 - February
• 1950 - March
• 1950 - April
• 1950 - May
• 1950 - June
• 1950 - July
• 1950 - August
• 1950 - September
• 1950 - October
• 1950 - November
• 1950 - December
• 1950 - Unknown date
• 1950 - Births
• 1950 - January
• 1950 - February
• 1950 - March
• 1950 - April
• 1950 - May
• 1950 - June
• 1950 - July
• 1950 - August
• 1950 - September
• 1950 - October
• 1950 - November
• 1950 - December
• 1950 - Unknown date
• 1950 - Deaths
• 1950 - January
• 1950 - February
• 1950 - March
• 1950 - April
• 1950 - May
• 1950 - July
• 1950 - August
• 1950 - September
• 1950 - October
• 1950 - November
• 1950 - December
• 1950 - Date unknown
• 1950 - Nobel Prizes
• 1950 - Fields Medalists

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The Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south. Uzbekistan - History. Main articles: History of Uzbekistan, and [[{{{2}}}]]Including:

• Uzbekistan - History
• Uzbekistan - Politics
• Uzbekistan - Human rights
• Uzbekistan - Geography
• Uzbekistan - Subdivisions
• Uzbekistan - Enclaves and exclaves
• Uzbekistan - Economy
• Uzbekistan - Demographics
• Uzbekistan - Communications
• Uzbekistan - Transportation
• Uzbekistan - Military
• Uzbekistan - Foreign relations
• Uzbekistan - Culture

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The 2003 Invasion of Iraq began on March 20, consisting primarily of United States and United Kingdom forces; 98% of the forces came from these two countries, although numerous other nations also participated. The 2003 Iraq invasion marked the beginning of what is commonly referred to as the Iraq War. Iraq's elite Republican Guard units were defeated April 2, and Baghdad fell on April 9th, 2003. On May 1, 2003, U.S. president George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations, terminating the Ba'ath Party's rule and removing I ...

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• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Political and diplomatic aspects
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Military aspects
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Prelude
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Rationale
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Weapons of mass destruction
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Sanctions
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Human Rights
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Libyan disarmament
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Purported links between the government of Iraq and terrorist organizations
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Legitimacy and legality
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Invasion legitimacy
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Countries supporting and opposing the invasion
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Legality of the invasion
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Opposition view of the invasion
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Invasion
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Opening attack
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Special Operations
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Fall of Baghdad April 2003
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Other areas
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Summary of the invasion
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Security looting and war damage
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - End of major combat operations May 2003
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Deaths
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Related propaganda and phrases
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Media coverage
• 2003 Invasion of Iraq - Veterans Organizations

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Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was a U.S. State Department official and Secretary General to the founding charter conference of the United Nations. In 1948, Whittaker Chambers accused Hiss of being a Communist and a spy for the Soviet Union. After two trials, Hiss was convicted of perjury in 1950. Evidence of serious prosecutorial misconduct during the Hiss trials was revealed in 1975, and included perjury on the stand by an FBI agent and the government's illegal withholding of information which would have acquit ...

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• Alger Hiss - Childhood and Early Career
• Alger Hiss - House Committee on Un-American Activities
• Alger Hiss - Conviction on perjury
• Alger Hiss - Later developments
• Alger Hiss - The Case for Alger Hiss's Innocence
• Alger Hiss - The Typewriter
• Alger Hiss - Evidence of Judicial Misconduct
• Alger Hiss - The Soviet Archives
• Alger Hiss - Alger and ALES
• Alger Hiss - Critique of the Critics
• Alger Hiss - The Case Against Alger Hiss
• Alger Hiss - The Venona Project and ALES
• Alger Hiss - Alleged Spying Activity
• Alger Hiss - Testimony By Nathaniel Weyl
• Alger Hiss - Soviet Archives Revisited
• Alger Hiss - Notes

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Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO, but also ΑΦΩ, A-Phi-O, and A-Phi-Q) is a co-ed service fraternity organized to provide community service, leadership and social opportunities to college students. The fraternity exists in the United States and the Philippines. Unlike many other fraternities, APO's primary purpose is to provide volunteer service within four areas: service to the community, service to the campus, service to the fraternity, and service to the nation as participating citizens. Being primarily a service org ...

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• Alpha Phi Omega - Background
• Alpha Phi Omega - Organization
• Alpha Phi Omega - Notable alumni brothers
• Alpha Phi Omega - Notable honorary brothers
• Alpha Phi Omega - All male chapters and co-ed chapters
• Alpha Phi Omega - Alpha Phi Omega in the Philippines
• Alpha Phi Omega - International Council of Alpha Phi Omega

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The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) serves as the de facto embassy of the United States in the Republic of China on Taiwan. The AIT exists because the United States, in maintaining diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and acknowledging its view of the One-China policy, may not officially recognize the Republic of China and hence cannot open an actual embassy there. It was created in 1979 by the Taiwan Relations Act after severing ties with the ROC in 1978. Although it is a nominally private organiz ...

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• American Institute in Taiwan - List of Chairmen
• American Institute in Taiwan - External link

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September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). There are 107 days remaining. September 15 - Events. 608 - Saint Boniface IV becomes Pope. 921 - Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin. 1514 - Thomas Wolsey is appointed Archbishop of York. 1556 - Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain. 1584 - San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished. 1590 - Giambattista Catagna is elected as Pope Urban ...

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• September 15 - Events
• September 15 - Births
• September 15 - Deaths
• September 15 - Holidays and observances

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The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. The current Secretary is Condoleezza Rice. United States Secretary of State - History. On January 10, 1781, the Second Continental Congress created the office of Secretary of Foreign Affairs to head a "Department of Foreign Affairs". This office ceased operation on March 4, 1789, when the Articles of Confederation gave way to ...

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• United States Secretary of State - History
• United States Secretary of State - Functions
• United States Secretary of State - Oath of Office
• United States Secretary of State - Lists of Secretaries of State
• United States Secretary of State - Acting Secretaries of State
• United States Secretary of State - External link

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The Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba is the subject of many allegations and intense controversy. Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - False claims of miracles. One of Sathya Sai Baba's most long-standing critics is the Indian atheist and skeptic Basava Premanand who has published several critical books about him with telling titles such as "Lure of miracles" and "Divine Octopus".1 He has also attempted to bring Sathya Sai Baba to cour ...

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• Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - False claims of miracles
• Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - Unresolved murders in Baba's private quarters
• Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - Sexual abuse
• Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - Not an avatar of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba
• Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - Other accusations
• Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - Myth making
• Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - Political governmental and parliamentary responses
• Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - Debating the allegations
• Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba - Bibliography

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The Khmer Rouge (Khmer: , pronounced [kʰmaːe kɾɒːhɒːm]) was a self-proclaimed communist organization which ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Its name is French: Khmer Rouge in the masculine singular, Khmers Rouges in the plural. The term "Khmer Rouge," meaning "Red Khmer" in French (language), was coined by Norodom Sihanouk and was later adopted in English. The official name of the Khmer Rouge was the Communist Party of Cambodia, later the Part ...

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• Khmer Rouge - Establishment
• Khmer Rouge - Political ideology
• Khmer Rouge - Rise of the Khmer Rouge
• Khmer Rouge - The Khmer Rouge in power
• Khmer Rouge - Killings and torture
• Khmer Rouge - Fall of the Khmer Rouge
• Khmer Rouge - Recovery and trials

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Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathya Narayana Raju with the family name Ratnakaram [1], November 23, 1926 or October 4, 1929 is a popular, controversial Indian guru who has millions of followers and hundreds of Sathya Sai Baba groups in many countries. In the 1940s he claimed to be the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba and subsequently took the fakir's name. He says that he is an avatar (incarnation) of Shiva and Shakti and an embodiment of love w ...

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• Sathya Sai Baba - History and origins
• Sathya Sai Baba - Miracles claims and ashrams
• Sathya Sai Baba - Teachings
• Sathya Sai Baba - Organizations
• Sathya Sai Baba - Opposition controversy and allegations
• Sathya Sai Baba - Stances by devotees and proponents
• Sathya Sai Baba - Parliamentary governmental and political issues and responses
• Sathya Sai Baba - Sathya Sai Baba's Presence in Popular Culture
• Sathya Sai Baba - Bibliography
• Sathya Sai Baba - Books by Sai Baba
• Sathya Sai Baba - Selected books by his followers
• Sathya Sai Baba - Books by sceptics and critics
• Sathya Sai Baba - Other books

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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a major Muslim organization in North America. It is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, funded in a significant part by Middle Eastern sources such as the Al Maktoum Foundation, which is headed by the crown prince of Dubai and which owns the deed to CAIR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. [1] and Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal who donated $500,000 to CAIR to support a program that s ...

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• Council on American-Islamic Relations - CAIR's Projects
• Council on American-Islamic Relations - Criticism of CAIR
• Council on American-Islamic Relations - CAIR's alleged support of terrorism
• Council on American-Islamic Relations - Convicted Members of CAIR
• Council on American-Islamic Relations - CAIR named as defendant in 9/11 terror lawsuit
• Council on American-Islamic Relations - CAIR's disputes with critics
• Council on American-Islamic Relations - Muslim population statistics
• Council on American-Islamic Relations - Photo doctoring in a press release
• Council on American-Islamic Relations - CAIR’s response to critics

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The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (IPA: pronunciation: /kot divwa/ or /kot divwar/; commonly called Ivory Coast in English; see below about the name) is a country in West Africa. It borders Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana to the west, north, and east, and borders the Gulf of Guinea to its south. One of the most prosperous of the tropical West African states, its economic development has been undermined by political turmoil spawned by official corruption and refusal to adopt needed reforms. Côte d'Ivoi ...

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• Côte d'Ivoire - History
• Côte d'Ivoire - Politics
• Côte d'Ivoire - Administrative Divisions
• Côte d'Ivoire - Geography
• Côte d'Ivoire - Economy
• Côte d'Ivoire - Demographics
• Côte d'Ivoire - Culture
• Côte d'Ivoire - The name
• Côte d'Ivoire - History
• Côte d'Ivoire - Usage
• Côte d'Ivoire - Miscellaneous topics

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The Baghdad bridge stampede occurred on August 31, 2005 when up to 1,000 people died following a stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge, which crosses the Tigris river in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.It was the biggest loss of life in Iraq in one day since the US-led invasion of 2003. At the time of the stampede around one million pilgrims had gathered around or were marching toward the Kadhimiya mosque which is the sh ...

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• Baghdad bridge stampede - World reaction

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The U.S. State Department's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations is a lists of non-US organizations that are designated as terrorist by the United States Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. The United States government believes that FTO designations play a critical role in its fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business. U.S. State Depa ...

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• U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Identification
• U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Designation
• U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Legal Criteria for Designation
• U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Legal Ramifications of Designation
• U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Other Effects of Designation
• U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Current List of Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
• U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations - External link

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The United Arab Emirates (also called the UAE) is an oil-rich Middle Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Before 1971, they were known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference of a nineteenth-century truce between the British and some Arab Sheikhs. It borders Oman and Saudi Arabia. United Arab Emirates - History. Including:

• United Arab Emirates - History
• United Arab Emirates - Politics
• United Arab Emirates - Federal institutions
• United Arab Emirates - The 7 Emirates and their present rulers
• United Arab Emirates - Economy
• United Arab Emirates - Human rights and labor issues
• United Arab Emirates - Airlines history
• United Arab Emirates - Geography
• United Arab Emirates - Exclaves and enclaves
• United Arab Emirates - Demographics
• United Arab Emirates - Technology and telecommunications
• United Arab Emirates - Culture
• United Arab Emirates - Holidays
• United Arab Emirates - Universities
• United Arab Emirates - Miscellaneous topics

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At the beginning of the 21st century, the United States' strongest allies in west Asia are Turkey (a member of NATO), Israel and Egypt. All of these nations receive financial aid from the U.S. In 2001, the U.S. also had military bases in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman. Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Historical background. Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Pre-Seventies. 1953-1979: Following nationalization of British oil intere ...

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• Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Historical background
• Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Pre-Seventies
• Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Seventies
• Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Eighties
• Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Nineties
• Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Recent 2000-01
• Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Intelligence available pre 9/11
• Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Dated
• Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Exact dates unknown

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The Kingdom of Cambodia (for the various names of the country in Khmer, see naming section below) is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia with a population of more than 13 million people. A citizen of Cambodia is usually identified as Cambodian. Most Cambodians are Theravada Buddhists of Khmer extraction, but the country also has a substantial number of Cham and small hill tribes. Cambodia is the successor state of the mighty Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese ...

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• Cambodia - Naming
• Cambodia - History
• Cambodia - Ancient states: Funan and Chenla
• Cambodia - Angkor and the Khmer Empire
• Cambodia - Foreign occupation
• Cambodia - Civil war and genocide
• Cambodia - Politics
• Cambodia - Provinces
• Cambodia - Geography
• Cambodia - Economy
• Cambodia - Demographics
• Cambodia - Culture
• Cambodia - Transportation
• Cambodia - Foreign relations
• Cambodia - Tourism
• Cambodia - Notes

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