Agency
State Department
The Department of State advises the President in the formulation and execution of foreign policy and promotes the long-range security and well-being of the United States. The Department determines and analyzes the facts relating to American overseas interests, makes recommendations on policy and future action, and takes the necessary steps to carry out established policy. In so doing, the Department engages in continuous consultations with the American public, the Congress, other U.S. departments and agencies, and foreign governments; negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign nations; speaks for the United States in the United Nations and other international organizations in which the United States participates; and represents the United States at international conferences.
The Department of State was established by act of July 27, 1789, as the Department of Foreign Affairs and was renamed Department of State by Act of September 15, 1789 (22 U.S.C. 2651 note).
This agency has published 7,375 documents since 1994.
Most Recent Significant Regulations
September 2015
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Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates-Passport and Citizenship Services Fee Changes
August 2015
June 2015
September 2015
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In the Matter of the Designation of Revolutionary Organization 17 November aka Epanastatiki Organosi 17 Noemvri aka 17 Novembert as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Pursuant to Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as Amended
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In the Matter of the Designation of the Revolutionary Organization 17 November aka Epanastatiki Organosi 17 Noemvri, aka 17 November, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended
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In the Matter of the Review of the Designation of Revolutionary Struggle aka Epanastatikos Aghonas as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended
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U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Notice of Meeting
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls: Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Rembrandt and Vermeer” Exhibitions
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Royal Taste: The Art of Princely Courts in Fifteenth-Century China”
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Sacred Caves of the Silk Road: Ways of Knowing and Re-Creating Dunhuang” Exhibition
August 2015
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Additional Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern” Exhibition
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting” Exhibition
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photography, Early Soviet Film” Exhibition
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Determination Under Section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended
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Determination by the Secretary of State Relating to Iran Sanctions
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts” Exhibition
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Photo-Poetics: An Anthology” Exhibition
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Vatican Splendors” Exhibition
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Foreign Affairs Policy Board Charter Renewal
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In the Matter of the Designation of Abdul Aziz Haqqani, also known as Aziz Haqqani, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended
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In the Matter of the Designation of Sajid Mohammad Badat as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Pursuant Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as Amended
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Issuance of a Presidential Permit to Plains Pipeline, L.P.
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Notice of Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee
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Notice of Proposal To Extend the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Colombia Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Materials From the Pre-Columbian Cultures and Certain Ecclesiastical Material From the Colonial Period of Colombia
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Renewal of International Security Advisory Board Charter
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U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law: Notice of Annual Meeting
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Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services September 2015 Meeting
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Intercountry Adoptions: Regulatory Change To Prevent Accreditation and Approval Renewal Requests From Coming Due at the Same Time
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Notice of Public Meeting
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60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Electronic Application for Immigration Visa and Alien Registration.
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60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Local U.S. Citizen Skills/Resources Survey
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Carlo Crivelli” Exhibitions
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60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for Entry Into Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern” Exhibition
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse” Exhibition
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Program Fraud Civil Remedies
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