united states department of state

Noun united states department of state has 1 sense

• united states department of state(n = noun.group) department of state, dos, state, state department - the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
is a kind of executive department
has particulars: foggy bottom
has parts: bureau of diplomatic security, ds, foreign service, bureau of intelligence and research, inr