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Frequently Asked Questions

In this section, dive into some of the most frequently asked questions about diplomacy.

Featured Topics

  • a woman wearing a headscarf and glasses kneeling between two children in wheelchairs holding basketballs on an indoor basketball court

    Who is a diplomat?

    Learn more about the men and women who secure democracy and our interests worldwide.

  • US Embassy of Brunei building at dusk

    What is a U.S. Embassy?

    An embassy is the headquarters for U.S. government representatives serving in a foreign country.

People

  • a woman wearing a headscarf and glasses kneeling between two children in wheelchairs holding basketballs on an indoor basketball court

    Who is a diplomat?

  • Man in a suit looks over the shoulders as young girls in orange shirts speak and gesture towards a poster board

    What are the roles of a diplomat?

  • Five adults of varying ages read a newspaper together outdoors.

    How do you become a diplomat?

  • A group of college-age students in a huddle, holding papers

    Who else can be a diplomat? Everyone!

  • Two men and one woman stand in an offie reading from iPads and speaking together.

    Does the Department of State reflect America’s diversity?

  • Woman practices high knees on a track with children following behind her smiling.

    How do celebrities contribute to diplomacy?

  • secretary of state marco rubio

    Who is the Secretary of State?

Places

  • US Embassy of Brunei building at dusk

    What is a U.S. Embassy?

  • US Mission to OAS

    What is a U.S. Mission?

  • Passport check in counter with windows labeled by number.

    What is a U.S. Consulate?

  • Man speaks with hands to a woman listen with a sign in the background reading

    How does the U.S. Department of State engage with other countries?

Practices

  • Two men shake hands in front of a large pile of sacks of supplies covered by a “USAID” banner

    What are the tools of diplomacy?

  • A Cambodian nurse holds a stethoscope to a baby.

    What are the key policies of the U.S. Department of State?

  • Older men seated behind a wood panel in front of a pair of American flags

    How does the Department of State interact with Congress?

  • US passport on a background of a world map

    Who issues your U.S. passport?

  • An older injured man lies on a gurney held in the air by a wire from an unseen helicopter above and out of frame. Two workers attend to him.

    How do embassies help U.S. citizens?

  • Three security agents stand around a black car, one with a finger on his ear piece.

    How does the U.S. Department of State protect American diplomats?

  • Girl sitting a table with other children holding a magnifying glass up to her eye

    How does the U.S. Department of State engage American youth?

  • Large building with windows behind a waving American flag on a sunny day

    What is the mission of the U.S. Department of State?

  • A landscape featuring a farm

    What are the key pillars of American diplomacy?

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