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U.S. Department of State - Background & Selected Issues for 119th Congress Topic of White Paper From CRS
September 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12044) on Sept. 23, 2025, by foreign affairs analyst Cory R. Gill.

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The U.S. Department of State: Background and Selected Issues for the 119th Congress

Background

Created by an act of Congress in 1789, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) is the executive branch's lead foreign affairs agen . . .

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