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State, United States Department of

State, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible, under the President's direction, for the making and execution of American foreign policy.

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The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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