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NKorea sanctions squeeze cash for aid groups
New international sanctions aimed at thwarting North Korea's nuclear weapons program are having unintended consequences: halting money transfers by foreig...
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AP EXCLUSIVE: NKorea relaxes controls on salaries
North Korea relaxed state control of salaries last month, a government economist said, outlining a change in policy intended to boost production by giving...
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Search Results for "U.S. State Department"
| United States Department of State |
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| Formed | July 27, 1789 |
| Preceding Agency | Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Headquarters | Harry S Truman Building 2201 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 38°53′39″N 77°2′54″W / 38.89417°N 77.04833°W |
| Employees | 11,500 Foreign Service employees 7,400 Civil Service employees 31,000 Foreign Service National employees[1] |
| Annual budget | $57.533 Billion (FY 2012)[2] |
| Agency executives | John Kerry, Secretary of State William Joseph Burns, Deputy Secretary Thomas Nides, Deputy Secretary |
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| state.gov | |
