state department
Foreign affairs agency
A state department is any governmental department handling the affairs of a state—either a U.S. state's administrative body or a national ministry dealing with foreign relations.
The phrase is generic and can apply to various bureaucratic divisions: She works for the state department of education. (Capitalized State Department is the U.S. foreign ministry.)
- foreign affairsCross-border governmental dealings
- Foggy BottomD.C. diplomatic district
- diplomatic corpsOfficial representatives abroad
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
press briefing · regulatory agency · civil service · consular services · passport office · visa application · travel advisory · public administration · licensing · government office · public services · desk · meeting · agency · administrative unit · document · folder · file
- federal servicesSocial Security, Medicare, IRS, USPS, postal service
- government bodiesagency, bureau, legislature, ministry, judiciary
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- ministriesfinance ministry, health ministry, foreign ministry, education ministry, defense ministry
- appropriationsappropriations, budget allocation, budget allocations, earmark, earmarks
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
state departmentPentagon
U.S. military headquarters
Department of Defense · Defense Department · military · armed forces · Joint Chiefs of Staff
state departmentDepartment of Justice
Federal legal enforcement agency
Department of Homeland Security · Homeland Security · Department of Education · Treasury Department · FBI
state departmentstate government
Subnational political authority
local government · state agencies · state legislature · governor's office · municipal government