Topic: The State Department

Hillary Clinton and Japan Are in a Tiff Over 'Sex Slaves' and 'Comfort Women'

Reuters

There's a fascinating tiff brewing between Japanese and U.S. diplomats after Hillary Clinton reportedly corrected a State Department official who referred to women drafted into prostitution by the Japanese during World War II by the widely used term "comfort women," asking that the Department instead call it like it is and say "enforced sex slaves."

By Eli Rosenberg

Mar 9, 2011

A State Department Guide to Spring Break in Mexico

Don't bring a pocket knife, drink, or engage in "lewd" behavior.

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