For Anthony Blinken, America's new top diplomat, returning to the US Department of State provides an opportunity to continue both professional and family traditions, according to the website of one of the US Embassies. Blinken, who was approved by the US Senate as Secretary of State on January 26, will be headed by State ...

US President Donald Trump announced the resignation of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. CIA Director Mike Pompeo will become the new head of the State Department. For the first time in history, the CIA will be headed by a woman - former deputy head of the intelligence agency Gina Haspel, writes the BBC. Trump announced on Twitter that he was resigning...

Donald Trump on Tuesday morning named the person who will take one of the key positions in the new administration. Rex Tillerson, 64, will be the head of the country's largest oil company, Exxon Mobil, as the US Secretary of State. It is interesting that Trump announced Tillerson's appointment as head of the State Department in his ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry, following meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said that Moscow and Washington are effectively cooperating on a number of issues. Among them is confrontation with the extremist group “Islamic State”. According to…

US Secretary of State John Kerry, during a speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, said that the White House will “by all available means” counter Iran's desire to destabilize the Middle East region. “The letter I sent to all Members of Congress today makes clear that the Administration is committed to...

US Secretary of State John Kerry will return home on Monday after being hospitalized for a broken leg in a fall from a bicycle. On Sunday, Kerry was rushed to a hospital in Geneva in stable condition after being injured while cycling in ...