Tag: State Department

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during his press conference after the "Friends of Syria Meeting" at the Foreign Office in London, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool)

Kerry: Syrian president election a ‘farce’

Deb Riechmann · May 15, 2014 5:58 pm

French Foreign Minister: ‘500 Days to Avoid Climate Chaos’

Jeryl Bier · May 14, 2014 10:29 am

Uruguay: Prisoner taps US ambassador cellphone

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2014 8:08 pm

The State Department and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are negotiating on a different date for Secretary of State John Kerry to testify about the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

John Kerry will not testify next week on Benghazi

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2014 4:04 pm

The Dept. of Tweet

The Scrapbook · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

In this photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, Monday, shows the alleged missing girls abducted from the northeastern town of Chibok. The new video purports to show dozens of abducted schoolgirls, covered in jihab and praying in Arabic. It is the first public sight of the girls since more than 300 were kidnapped from a northeastern school the night of April 14 exactly four weeks ago. (AP Photo)

U.S. steps up efforts to help Nigeria find kidnapped girls

Susan Crabtree · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - In this Thursday, May 8, 2014 file photo, Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan speaks during the World Economic Forum on Africa in Abuja, Nigeria. The president of Nigeria for weeks refused international help to search for more than 300 girls abducted from a school by Islamic extremists, one in a series of missteps that have led to growing international outrage against the government. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigeria refused help to search for kidnapped girls

Michelle Faul · May 11, 2014 9:52 am

National Security

State Dept.: Americans killed 2 Yemenis last month

Washington Examiner · May 10, 2014 4:19 am

A Nigerian policeman stands guard by burned out cars and houses, following an attack by suspected Islamic extremists in Kawuri, Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

Beltway Confidential

State Department compared Nigeria’s Boko Haram crisis to religious minorities in United States

Joel Gehrke · May 10, 2014 4:00 am

U.S. Consulate in Nigeria Asked Clinton State Dept. Why Boko Haram Wasn’t Called ‘Terrorist Organization’

Jeryl Bier · May 8, 2014 2:09 pm

Libyan military guards check one of the U.S. Consulate's burnt out buildings in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

The Benghazi probe didn’t have to come to this

Byron York · May 8, 2014 4:00 am

"By selecting a significant donor to President Obama to lead an investigation into inappropriate targeting of conservative groups, the [Justice Department] has created a startling conflict of interest," Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder. (Examiner File/Graeme Jennings)

Beltway Confidential

John Kerry team angry at Darrell Issa about Benghazi subpoena

Joel Gehrke · May 3, 2014 4:00 am