The State Department did not describe the nature of the threat.

This time American officials hoped for better cooperation in what the State Department described as the first nearly simultaneous terrorist attacks in separate countries.

The State Department officially describes Iran as the leading state sponsor of terrorism.

The State Department described the atmosphere as "businesslike" and said the discussions would continue.

The State Department described her only as an "administrative worker," and friends and family members said they never knew what she actually did for the Government.

In Washington, the State Department described the allegations as unjustified and said it was reviewing the incident.

A day later, the State Department described the question of whether genocide was being committed in Rwanda as one that is "under very active consideration."

President Reagan would ultimately have to sign any legislation calling for the sanctions, which the State Department described today as "counterproductive."

The funds will be in the form of outright grants and what the State Department describes as non-lethal aid.

But after a decade of sustained foreign investment, the State Department this month pointedly described a worsening in China's human rights situation.