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What Is Democracy Development?
The United States offers multiple kinds of monetary assistance around the world. One category of this assistance goes toward the promotion of democratic principles and…
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What Is Humanitarian Assistance?
Across the world, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are coordinating the United States’ humanitarian response to man-made…
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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 an Ambassador?
A U.S. ambassador is the President’s highest-ranking representative to a country or international organization abroad. The ambassador leads the diplomats and staff serving at a…
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What Is Negotiation?
Negotiations are how diplomats from different countries find solutions to, or compromise on, contested issues. Negotiating is a vital skill that leaders within the State…
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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 Disinformation?
Disinformation is false information purposely spread to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. This information is often spread through social media and can cause…
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What Is Climate Diplomacy?
Climate change is an ever-increasing problem that threatens the world. However, no country can solve the climate crisis alone. The State Department and its diplomats…
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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…
