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Highlights
Reservations for tours of the Diplomatic Reception Room are now being accepted. Call 202-647-3241 for more information or visit the Tour Office Website.

Diversity at the State Department: The State Department is the the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency. We hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, and student employees to work at our offices in the United States and at nearly 265 posts abroad. To learn more, read some employee profiles and visit the careers page.

Learn about the U.S. State Department's senior officials and read their remarks.

The last stop on the nation-wide tour of the unique exhibit, "Becoming a Nation: Americana From the Diplomatic Reception Rooms"  will be in Portland, Maine.  The exhibit will be on display at the Portland Museum of Art from October 28 through January 5.  Take a sneak peek at some of the items that are on exhibit.

This painting, along with other objects, is just one of the historical items found in the State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms.

 

  
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