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State Department chief Rex Tillerson has backed dramatic cuts to his department, saying its current funding levels are "simply not sustainable."

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April 26, 2017Global Politics

Former chiefs of USAID say slashing foreign assistance and folding USAID into the State Department will have many unintended consequences.

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Satellite program aims to deter atrocities in Sudan

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