A general view of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in 2013. The State Department announced Tuesday "the departure from U.S. Embassy Kabul of U.S. government employees whose functions can be performed elsewhere." Ahmad Nazar/AP hide caption
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to media in Tokyo this month. Suga will take part in a Friday summit meeting with President Biden, the first foreign leader to meet the president face to face. Eugene Hoshiko, Pool/AP hide caption
China To Loom Large At Biden's Summit With Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
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Chinese and U.S. table tennis players train together in April 1971 in Beijing. April 10 marks the 50th anniversary of what became known as pingpong diplomacy between the two nations. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
50 Years Later, The Legacy Of U.S.-China 'Pingpong Diplomacy' Faces Challenges
Tuesday
Antony Blinken listens last week during his confirmation hearing to be secretary of state before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Alex Edelman/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
President-elect Joe Biden listens as his secretary of state nominee, Antony Blinken, speaks in Wilmington, Del., in November. Blinken told senators at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, "Humility and confidence should be the flip sides of America's leadership coin." Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
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Technicians work inside of a uranium conversion facility producing unit in 2005 outside the city of Isfahan, Iran. After the 2015 Iran nuclear deal put limits on the program, Iran's government has been increasing uranium enrichment since the United States pulled out of deal. Getty Images hide caption
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discusses the counting of votes in the U.S. election last month at the State Department. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko greet a group of World War II veterans in the Russian village of Khoroshevo on June 30. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption
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The flags of the United Arab Emirates and Israel are raised on the Peace Bridge in Netanya, Israel. The UAE flag was displayed to celebrate last week's announcement that the two countries have agreed to establish diplomatic relations. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption
Tuesday
President Trump's State Department has sent more political appointees abroad as ambassadors than have previous administrations. Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Under Trump, More Big Donors Are Named Ambassadors — And Controversies Have Followed
Monday
Tianna Spears joined the State Department in 2018, looking forward to the promise of a fulfilling career. She left after less than two years, and is one of a growing number to speak out recently about the special challenges faced by minority foreign service officers. Kennedi Carter for NPR hide caption
'I Was Asked If I Stole My Car': Black Diplomats Describe Harassment At U.S. Borders
Wednesday
President Trump walks with U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV in London in July 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Trump Asked U.S. Ambassador To Seek British Open For A Trump Resort, Ex-Diplomat Says
Tuesday
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a news conference last month in Chelsea, Quebec. David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Demonstrators carry a banner that says, "We are democracy" during a protest against racism last month in Brasilia, Brazil. Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with staff members at the control room of China Central Television in Beijing in 2016. Ma Zhancheng/AP hide caption