Twenty-five years ago, the bipartisan Hart-Rudman Commission described the State Department as a "crippled institution." Since then, things have only gotten worse. Traditionally, the State Department's six regional bureaus and their country-specific desks handled the entire world. Over the past 20 years, the department has created dozens of single-issue offices to handle everything from food security and climate change to women's empowerment. Some countries such as Iran, Venezuela, and even Tibet now have dedicated, independent offices.
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