A wave of Trump-demanded departures hits senior leadership at the State Department
A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions at the State Department ...
Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts as Trump Takes Office
The departures are common when a transition takes place, but it is now happening more quickly and on a larger scale than ...
Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump’s inauguration
Trump’s team requested numerous high-level resignations from the State Department as the president-elect prepares to make a ...
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Braces for the Second Trump Age
David Lammy used to be an arch-critic of Donald Trump. Can he deal with the new Administration and reset the U.K.’s ...
How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War
President Biden’s longtime aide rallied scores of nations to defend Ukraine, but then became a villain to the many critics of ...
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Blinken bids farewell with pep talk to diplomats facing uncertain future under Trump
Secretary of State Antony Blinken bade farewell to the State Department on Friday, urging career staffers to carry on in ...
Who is Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff?
Steve Witkoff, President-elect Trump's chief Middle East negotiator who played a key role in the Hamas-Israeli cease-fire, is a billionaire real estate developer and investor.
As Australian officials scramble to confirm reports Melbourne man died in Ukraine, Penny Wong issues a warning to Russia
Foreign minister Penny Wong warns Russia that all diplomatic options "are on the table" as officials scramble to verify reports that Australian man Oscar Jenkins has been killed in Ukraine.