Michele Kelemen

Washington, D.C.

Correspondent at NPR

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Big Changes at the U.S. State Department

1 week ago | krcu.org | Michele Kelemen

The Trump administration is undertaking shifts in U.S. foreign policy and that has meant big shifts at the State Department, which is in charge of that policy. The changes have veteran diplomats worried. And the gutted aid agency USAID has been absorbed into the State Department. We'll see what the loss of USAID funding has meant for the search for truth about Syria's civil war. Copyright 2025 NPR
Veteran diplomats react to the Trump administration gutting the lead U.S. aid agency

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Michele Kelemen

Trump administration reforms at the State Department are shrinking the United States' diplomatic footprint globally.
Big Changes at the U.S. State Department : State of the World from NPR

1 week ago | npr.org | Michele Kelemen |Lauren Frayer |Greg Dixon

The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Trump administration is undertaking shifts in U.S. foreign policy and that has meant big shifts at the State Department, which is in charge of that policy.
The U.S. will hold direct, high-level talks with Iran, Trump says

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Hider |Michele Kelemen

President Trump said that the United States will hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program, starting Saturday. "We have a very big meeting, and we'll see what can happen. And I think everybody agrees that doing a deal would be preferable to doing the obvious," Trump said, as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office. During his first term, Trump withdrew from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran negotiated by then-President Barack Obama.
China and other countries step up aid efforts following deadly Myanmar quake

3 weeks ago | btpm.org | Michele Kelemen

A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:When a disaster strikes somewhere in the world, U.S. aid workers usually jump into action, but Friday's earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand come as the Trump administration was firing the remaining employees at America's lead aid agency. Here's NPR's Michele Kelemen. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has a regional hub in Thailand.
China and other countries step up aid efforts following deadly Myanmar quake

3 weeks ago | news.prairiepublic.org | Michele Kelemen

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China and other countries step up aid efforts following deadly Myanmar quake

3 weeks ago | wxxinews.org | Michele Kelemen

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China and other countries step up aid efforts following deadly Myanmar quake

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Michele Kelemen

U.S. humanitarian relief teams are usually among the first to respond to major disasters. But Friday's deadly earthquake in Myanmar came as the Trump administration fired USAID's remaining employees. Copyright 2025 NPR
As U.S. foreign aid grants get slashed, Greenland gets money for a dog race

4 weeks ago | npr.org | Tom Bowman |Michele Kelemen

A musher walks with his Greenlandic sled dogs after completing a dog sled race to determine which contestant attends the national competition on March 8 in Ilulissat, Greenland. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Second lady Usha Vance has scrapped a plan to attend Greenland's national dog sled race this week. But American tax dollars will help support the race anyway.
As U.S. foreign aid grants get slashed, Greenland gets money for a dog race

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tom Bowman |Michele Kelemen

Usha Vance’s Greenland Trip Somehow Gets More Embarrassing for TrumpTurns out, no one wants to hang out with Usha Vance. It’s a good thing that the second lady’s trip to Greenland was cancelled, because apparently …