Category: State Department

Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals

Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.
Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard

Experts and former officials said it was unusual for a cabinet secretary to try to influence the Treasury Department’s sanctions process to target a domestic entity.
Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard

Experts and former officials said it was unusual for a cabinet secretary to try to influence the Treasury Department’s sanctions process to target a domestic entity.
Xi to Trump: Rein in the Hawks Trying to Derail the Tariff Truce

China sought to depict a call between Xi Jinping and President Trump as an appeal from one strongman leader to another to run a tight ship and stay on course.
How the State Department’s Travel Advisory System Works

The U.S. assigns safety rankings to many countries, giving guidance to Americans considering trips abroad. Here is how that information is compiled and updated.
How the U.S. State Department’s Travel Advisory System Works

The U.S. assigns safety rankings to many countries, giving guidance to Americans considering trips abroad. Here is how that information is compiled and updated.
What to Know About Crossing the U.S. Border as an International Visitor

Incidents of travelers being denied entry into the United States in recent weeks have sparked concern over what to expect at airports and other border crossings.
Clifton R. Wharton Jr., Who Broke Racial Barriers, Is Dead at 98

He was the first African American to become president of a large white university, C.E.O. of a major corporation and deputy secretary of state.
U.S. Accuses Russian TV Network of Conducting Covert Intelligence Acts

Sanctions announced on Friday are an effort to undercut RT by making it difficult for the network to conduct global business in dollars.
As Trump Looms, Blinken Aims to Reassure Allies on U.S. Commitment to Asia

Asian officials will press Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the former president and about Kamala Harris as he visits the region.
Help! Qatar Airways Denied Us Boarding Because of a Broken Link.

A woman and her Chinese-born son were set to return to China for the first time since the pandemic, but their airline would not let them fly without filling out a health form they could not access.
William H. Donaldson, 93, Wall St. Powerbroker Who Led the S.E.C., Dies

He co-founded D.L.J., the first securities firm to offer shares to the public. As S.E.C. chairman, he pressed for a stronger watchdog role after a series of accounting scandals.