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    What is Diplomacy and How Does it Work?

    Diplomacy is the art and practice of building and maintaining relationships and conducting negotiations with people using tact and mutual respect. Through a hypothetical example,…

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    What Is Public Diplomacy?

    The U.S. Department of State builds relationships with people and governments of other countries in many different ways. While diplomacy is often thought of as…

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    What Is Economic Diplomacy?

    Diplomats around the world work to advance their own national interests, including improving their nation’s economies, ensuring market access, and promoting businesses. Economic diplomacy is…

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    What Is Counterterrorism?

    Preventing terrorism in the United States and across the world is a key objective for the U.S. Department of State. Counterterrorism and countering violent extremism…

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    What Is Foreign Policy?

    Foreign policy is how a country uses different strategies to guide its relationships with other countries and international organizations.  This means that foreign policy is…

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    What Are Treaties and Alliances?

    Treaties and alliances are two ways the United States formalizes agreements with other countries and international organizations. Treaties are written agreements between nations or between…

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    What Does the State Department Do?

    The U.S. Department of State, also known as the State Department, is a federal U.S. government agency dedicated to protecting Americans and advancing U.S. interests…

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    What Is the State Department?

    The U.S. Department of State is the government agency dedicated to protecting Americans and advancing U.S. interests abroad. In 1789, the U.S. Department of State,…

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    What Is the U.S. Foreign Service?

    The U.S. Foreign Service supports the U.S. Department of State at its locations across the world. Foreign Service Officers are selected and complete training in…

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