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  • Places

    U.S. Embassy, The Vatican

    The Holy See is the universal government of the Catholic Church and operates from Vatican City State, a sovereign, independent territory. The Pope is the…

  • Places

    U.S. Mission Brasilia, Brazil

    The United States and Brazil enjoy deep and broad political and economic relations. Following Brazil’s independence in 1822, the United States was one of the…

  • Places

    U.S. Mission to Astana, Kazakhstan

    Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the United States, on December 25, 1991, was the first country to recognize Kazakhstan’s independence. The United States…

  • Term

    Unilateral

    An action or decision taken by one state in a particular situation without the agreement or involvement of other states.

  • Term

    Visa

    A travel document issued by a country giving an individual from a foreign country permission to formally request entrance to the country during a given period of time and for certain purposes such as work, school, or leisure.

  • People

    William Henry Seward

    In 1861, Abraham Lincoln chose his former rival for the Republican presidential nomination Senator William Henry Seward of New York to be his Secretary of State. He served under Lincoln and his successor, Andrew Johnson, until 1869. Although Seward was at times impetuous – shortly after taking office in 1861 he proposed…

  • People

    William Jennings Bryan

    Born in 1860 in Salem, Illinois, William Jennings Bryan graduated from Illinois College in 1881 and from the Union College of Law in 1883. After a brief career in law, Bryan entered Congress as a Representative for Nebraska in 1890 and served until 1895. Upon returning to Nebraska he became an editor…

  • Practices

    World Hunger

    The Department of State believes that the most effective food security strategies come from those closest to the problems. In recent months, through the leadership of the…