United States Department of State
Federal diplomacy and protocol; diplomatic personnel management, credentialing, and interagency liaisonDescription
The State Department coordinates U.S. foreign policy, diplomatic efforts, and crisis intelligence. Leo reports that State, alongside the Pentagon, develops options for President Bartlet to request recovery of a crashed Predator drone in Kaliningrad without admitting espionage. Staff brief the White House on shuttle recertification pivots, genocide terminology distinctions under U.N. conventions, and massacre casualty estimates from 3,000 to 7,000, providing language aides sharpen for addresses.
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State Department Liaison to the White House
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S3E7
Angler Exposes Extradition Crisis: Italy to Release Killer Kid Without Death Penalty Assurances
In a tense hallway walk-and-talk, State Department official Russell Angler reveals to Josh Lyman that the 13-year-old Georgian killer is held provisionally at Rome's San …
S3E18
State Official Confronts Toby on Summit Doubts and Russian Reporter Credentials
In Toby's office, a State Department official intercepts him, bluntly questioning the Helsinki summit's viability amid Russian provocations like the Iran reactor deal. Toby pivots …