Clinton's spokesman Victoria Nuland successfully lobbied to excise earlier CIA warnings of terrorism in Benghazi.
Senior intelligence officials disclosed Wednesday that Michael Morell, then CIA deputy director, agreed with Ms. Nuland.
After Nuland weighed in, the reference to Ansar al-Sharia was scrubbed from the account.
Mr. Kerry's staff was briefed as quickly as State Department officials received information, Ms. Nuland said.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. was closely watching the situation in Lebanon.
One resigned, and three others have been placed on administrative leave, spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
Nuland said Washington has no reason to believe any Americans are among those still unaccounted for.
"It was a serious and hard-working session, " State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said about the meeting.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Monday that officials are aware of the case.
Nuland said the primary focus of next week's meeting would be the six-party talks.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. had observed the "successful" satellite launch.
Asked Friday about the offer, Nuland rejected it, restating U.S. policy of not negotiating with terrorists.
"We are reviewing the requests that they have made, " spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Monday.
"The plan as a whole is failing thus far, " U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Friday.
Ms Nuland added that Mr Schmidt and Mr Richardson were "well aware" of the US government's views.
Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the two men were receiving "appropriate medical care and are in stable condition".
"We continue to think the trip is ill-advised, " US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Monday.
In response, US Department of State spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said humanitarian aid was permitted under current sanctions.
"Senseless violence such as this tears at the fabric of Iraqi unity, " said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
"We want to see him play a constructive role in supporting the democratization process in Yemen, " Nuland said.
"Let me say it here extremely clearly, looking right at you, " State Department spokeswoman Victorial Nuland told reporters.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland and White House spokesman Jay Carney declined to comment on the airstrike Wednesday.
"One has to take what any government says seriously, " state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said of the nuclear threat.
Clinton spoke by phone with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and with U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, Ms. Nuland said.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Kerry, however, will give his 5 percent to a charity for department employees.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland emphasized that the agents did not use force.
"We don't think the timing of this is particularly helpful, " State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said late last week.
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"So that would also take you to 2014, " department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
Ms. NULAND: This has been this spring and summer as we get ready for this higher-intensity mission for NATO.
Ambassador Nuland joins us in the studio to talk about the challenges ahead.
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