Department of State

Science, facts and truth matter most when human lives are at stake

By Thomas Reese — August 21, 2019
(RNS) — When the facts are uncertain, when the research is incomplete, we must lean toward the solution that is safest for the people affected. Gambling with people's lives is not acceptable.

State Department names Boko Haram a terrorist organization

By Katherine Burgess — November 14, 2013
(RNS) Boko Haram, which means “Western education is forbidden,” is responsible for thousands of deaths in northeast and central Nigeria, according to the State Department.
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