Michele Kelemen

French President Macron has been urging President Trump to stay in the Iran nuclear deal and work with Europe to deal with his concerns that weren't covered by it. But Trump has surrounded himself with advisors, who see no problem pulling out.

Ambassador Nikki Haley has been a forceful voice for President Trump at the U.N. — most recently making the case for military strikes in Syria. NPR looks at Haley's rise to the national stage and what might be ahead.

CIA director Mike Pompeo made a secret trip to North Korea and met with the country's leader Kim Jong Un. He's also trying to get confirmed as Secretary of State, the nation's top diplomat.

Russia asked the United Nations Security Council to condemn the coordinated attack on Syria by the U.S. and allied forces. Diplomats are still unsure of how to move forward.

The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to meet to discuss the airstrikes in Syria.

Russia went to the United Nations Security Council to argue against the possibility of U.S. air strikes against Syria — touching off another testy diplomatic confrontation.

President Trump's nominee to become the next Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, appears before the Senate Foreign Relations committee Thursday, hoping for a quick confirmation.

Russia vetoed a U.S.-backed resolution that tried to assign blame for the alleged chemical attack. The U.S. vetoed a Russian resolution. The deadlock could move the U.S. closer to military action.

The U.N. recently allowed Russia to start selling weapons to the Central African Republic. It's just one way Russia is trying to build up influence on the continent again, as the U.S. turns inward.

Estonia's president left Washington, D.C., feeling more reassured about U.S. policy toward Russia. Kersti Kaljulaid says President Trump asked tough questions in his meeting with the Baltic leaders, but also talked about how he expelled 60 Russians in the wake of a nerve agent attack in the U.K.

John Bolton is the latest Fox news commentator to join the Trump administration. He's built up a reputation as a hawk, rather than a consensus builder on some of the most pressing issues facing the U.S., Iran and North Korea.

John Bolton is replacing H.R. McMaster as national security adviser. He's a veteran of multiple Republican administrations and is known for his hawkish foreign policy views.

Bolton takes the job as two major foreign policy challenges come to a head, in North Korea and Iran. He replaces H.R. McMaster, becoming the third man to hold the position under President Trump.

Unlike Rex Tillerson, a secretive former oil executive, Mike Pompeo's views of the world are much clearer. He's been a hawk on Iran and his views of Muslims have raised alarms. If he is confirmed as secretary of state, world leaders will have to adjust.

President Trump has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and nominated CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him. Trump also nominated CIA veteran Gina Haspel to lead the agency, replacing Pompeo.

As President Trump accepts North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet him, questions remain about whether the State Department has enough experts on hand to engage in serious negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.

North Korea's leader has asked President Trump to meet him to talk about denuclearization — and Trump has said yes. All of this comes from South Korea's national security chief, who met separately with both leaders.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Africa and into some political crises in Ethiopia and Kenya. Security and counterterrorism will be high on his agenda in Djibouti, Chad and Nigeria.

North and South Korea have agreed to a summit meeting next month. President Trump says it may be a false hope, but that the U.S. is willing to go.

The State Department's point person on North Korea is the latest official to leave after a long career in diplomacy. Experts see Joseph Yun's departure as a major setback in efforts to find a diplomatic way out of the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program.