Congressional Research Service: 'State Department - Background & Selected Issues for 117th Congress'
February 17, 2022
February 17, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following in focus (No. IF12044) on Feb. 14, 2022, entitled "The U.S. Department of State: Background and Selected Issues for the 117th Congress" by foreign affairs analyst Cory R. Gill:
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Background
Created by an act of Congress in 1789, the U.S. Department of State (State Department) is the executive branch's lead foreign affairs agency and the United States' olde . . .
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Background
Created by an act of Congress in 1789, the U.S. Department of State (State Department) is the executive branch's lead foreign affairs agency and the United States' olde . . .