Topic: U.S. Department Of State

Today in History

Today in HistoryToday is Tuesday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2009. On Aug. 4, 1944, Anne Frank, 15, was arrested along with her sister, parents and four other people by German security after they had spent two years hiding from the ...

US to name baseball star as public diplomacy envoy

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to name major league baseball all-star Ken Griffey Jr as a new public diplomacy envoy, the State Department said Friday.Griffey will join baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr, US figure-skating superstar Michelle Kwan and actress Fran ...