United States Department of State
Seal of the United States Department of State
Agency overview
Formed	July 27, 1789
Headquarters	Harry S Truman Building
Employees	30,266 (2004)
Annual Budget	$35.1 billion (2007)
Agency Executives	Condoleezza Rice, Secretary   John Negroponte, Deputy Secretary
Website
www.state.gov

The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. It is administered by the Secretary of State. The Irish Government contains a number of departments or ministries, known in the Republic of Ireland as a Department of State (Roinn Stáit in Irish). ... Image File history File links Department_of_state. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ... Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold the office. ... Seal of the United States Department of State. ... John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in the United Kingdom) (IPA ) is an American (of Greek origin) career diplomat. ... The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs. ... Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ... This article is about a journal. ... Seal of the United States Department of State. ...

It is headquartered in the Harry S Truman Building at 2201 C Street, N.W., a few blocks from the White House in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Department's Secretary is the first Cabinet member in the line of succession in the event of the disability or death of the President, and is fourth after the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and the President pro tempore of the United States Senate. This article or section needs to be wikified. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... Map of Washington, D.C., with Foggy Bottom highlighted in red Map showing Hamburgh, Maryland Foggy Bottom is one of Washington, D.C.s oldest 19th century neighborhoods, thought to have been named because, as a low-lying area, fog (widespread in the swamps of early Washington) tended to concentrate... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... The presidential line of succession defines who may become or act as President of the United States upon the incapacity, death, resignation, or removal from office (by impeachment and subsequent conviction) of a sitting president or a president-elect. ... The Vice President of the United States (sometimes referred to as VPOTUS[1] or Veep) is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the... Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia the current President pro tempore of the United States Senate. ...

History

The U.S. Constitution, drafted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787 and ratified by the states the following year, gave the President the responsibility for the conduct of the nation's foreign relations. It soon became clear, however, that an executive department was necessary to support the President in the conduct of the affairs of the new federal government. Wikisource has original text related to this article: The United States Constitution The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...

The House of Representatives and Senate approved legislation to establish a Department of Foreign Affairs on July 21, 1789, and President Washington signed it into law on July 27, making the Department of Foreign Affairs the first Federal agency to be created under the new Constitution. Furthermore, this legislation remains the basic law of the Department of State. In September 1789, additional legislation changed the name of the agency to the Department of State and assigned to it a variety of domestic duties. Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

These responsibilities grew to include management of the United States Mint, keeper of the Great Seal of the United States, and the taking of the census. President George Washington signed the new legislation on September 15. Most of these domestic duties of the Department of State were eventually turned over to various new Federal departments and agencies that were established during the 19th century. Seal of the U.S. Mint The United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce. ... Obverse The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the United States government. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 29, 1789, President Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, then Minister to France, to be the first United States Secretary of State, although John Jay, had been serving in that capacity as a holdover from the Confederation since before Washington had taken office and would continue in that capacity until Jefferson would return from Europe many months later. is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Seal of the United States Department of State. ... John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, and jurist. ...

Duties and responsibilities

The Executive Branch and the U.S. Congress have constitutional responsibilities for U.S. foreign policy. Within the Executive Branch, the Department of State is the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency, and its head, the Secretary of State, is the President's principal foreign policy advisor, though other officials or individuals may have more influence on his foreign policy decisions. The Department advances U.S. objectives and interests in the world through its primary role in developing and implementing the President's foreign policy. The Department also supports the foreign affairs activities of other U.S. Government entities including the United States Department of Commerce and the U.S. Agency for International Development. It also provides an array of important services to U.S. citizens and to foreigners seeking to visit or immigrate to the U.S. Congress in Joint Session. ... The United States has a rich and complicated diplomatic history. ... The United States Department of Commerce is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. ... The United States Agency for International Development (or USAID) is the US government organization responsible for most non-military foreign aid. ...

All foreign affairs activities—U.S. representation abroad, foreign assistance programs, countering international crime, foreign military training programs, the services the Department provides, and more—are paid for by the foreign affairs budget, which represents little more than 1% of the total federal budget, or about 12 cents a day for each American citizen. As stated by the Department of State, its purpose includes:

• Protecting and assisting U.S. citizens living or traveling abroad;
• Assisting U.S. businesses in the international marketplace;
• Coordinating and providing support for international activities of other U.S. agencies (local, state, or federal government), official visits overseas and at home, and other diplomatic efforts.
• Keeping the public informed about U.S. foreign policy and relations with other countries and providing feedback from the public to administration officials.
• Providing automobile registration for non-diplomatic staff vehicles and the vehicles of diplomats of foreign countries having diplomatic immunity in the United States.

The Department of State conducts these activities with a civilian workforce. This workforce, which is sometimes referred to as the diplomatic service, consists of Foreign Service personnel (including officers, and specialists) and domestic civil service employees. Although the vast majority of State Department employees serving overseas are part of the Foreign Service system, many civil service employees have been given temporary overseas assignments in certain hard to fill missions such as Iraq where no Foreign Service Officer is available to serve. These civil service employees assigned temporarily overseas officially serve under Limited Non-Career Appointments to the Foreign Service (or "LNA" assignments), however, such assignments are often referred to as excursionists within internal department communications and the FAM. This workforce represents America abroad; analyze and report on political, economic, and social trends in the host country; adjudicate visas; and respond to the needs of American citizens abroad. The U.S. maintains diplomatic relations with about 180 countries and also maintains relations with many international organizations, adding up to a total of more than 250 posts around the world. In the United States, about 5,000 professional, technical, and administrative domestic employees work alongside members of the Diplomatic Service compiling and analyzing reports from overseas, providing logistical support to posts, communicating with the American public, formulating and overseeing the budget, issuing passports and travel warnings, and more. In carrying out these responsibilities, the Department of State works in close coordination with other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense. As required by the principle of checks and balances, the Department also consults with Congress about foreign policy initiatives and policies. In economics, a business is a legally-recognized organizational entity existing within an economically free country designed to sell goods and/or services to consumers, usually in an effort to generate profit. ... Diplomatic License Plates are issued by the United States Department of State to approved diplomats. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A diplomatic service is the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... The doctrine and practice of dispersing political power and creating mutual accountability between political entities such as the courts, the president or prime minister, the legislature, and the citizens. ...

Organization

This chart from the U.S. Department of State website displays the hierarchy of the agency. Click the image to enlarge.

United States Secretary of State: Chief Executive Officer of the Department and answerable directly to the President of the United States. He or she organizes and supervises the entire department and its staff: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1375x872, 179 KB) Summary Taken from the U.S. Department of State website, which states everything on that website is public domain unless stated otherwise. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1375x872, 179 KB) Summary Taken from the U.S. Department of State website, which states everything on that website is public domain unless stated otherwise. ... Seal of the United States Department of State. ... “Chief executive” redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...

• United States Deputy Secretary of State: The Deputy Secretary (with the Chief of Staff, Executive Secretariat, and the Undersecretary for Management) assists the Secretary in the overall management of the department. Reporting to the Deputy Secretary are the six undersecretaries and the counselor, along with several staff offices:
  • Chief of Staff
  • Executive Secretariat
  • Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (which produces the Patterns of Global Terrorism report)
  • Office of the Coordinator For Reconstruction & Stabilization
  • National Foreign Affairs Training Center (former Foreign Service Institute)
  • Bureau of International Information Programs
  • Office of the Legal Adviser
  • Office of Management Policy
  • Office of Protocol
  • Office of the Science and Technology Adviser
  • Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
  • Office of War Crimes Issues
  • Bureau of Intelligence and Research
  • Bureau of Legislative Affairs
  • Bureau of Resource Management

• Undersecretary for Political Affairs: The Undersecretary for Political Affairs is the third-ranking state department official and becomes Acting Secretary in the absence of the Secretary and Deputy. He or she is responsible for bureaus, headed by Assistant Secretaries, coordinating American diplomacy around the world:
  • Bureau of African Affairs
  • Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
  • Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
  • Bureau of International Organization Affairs
  • Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
  • Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
  • Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

• Undersecretary for Management: The principal adviser to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on matters relating to the allocation and use of Department's budget, physical property, and personnel. He or she is responsible for bureaus, headed by Assistant Secretaries, planning the day-to-day administration of the Department and proposing institutional reform and modernization:
  • Bureau of Administration
    • Office of Allowances
    • Office of Authentication
    • Language Services
    • Office of Logistics Management
    • Office of Overseas Schools
    • Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
    • Office of Multi-Media Services
    • Office of Directives Management
    • Office of Commissary and Recreation Affairs
    • Office of the Procurement Executive
  • Bureau of Consular Affairs
  • Bureau of Diplomatic Security
    • Diplomatic Security Service
    • Office of Foreign Missions
  • Bureau of Human Resources
  • Bureau of Information Resource Management
  • Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

• Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs: The senior economic advisor for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on international economic policy. He or she is responsible for bureaus, headed by Assistant Secretaries, dealing with trade, agriculture, aviation, and bilateral trade relations with America's economic partners:
  • Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs

• Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs: This Undersecretary leads functions that were formerly assigned to the U.S. Information Agency but were integrated into the State Department by the 1999 reorganization. He or she manages units that handle the department's public communications and seek to burnish the image of the United States around the world:
  • Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
    • Internet Access and Training Program
  • Bureau of Public Affairs
    • Office of The Historian
  • Bureau of International Information Programs

• Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs: This Undersecretary coordinates the Department's role in U.S. military assistance. Since the 1996 reorganization, this Undersecretary also oversees the functions of the formerly independent U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
  • Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
  • Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
  • Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation

• Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs: The office of Undersecretary of Global Affairs was created by the Clinton Administration to manage diplomatic efforts on emerging worldwide issues, such as the environment, that could not be addressed at the bilateral or regional level. The office was renamed Democracy and Global Affairs in 2005, reflecting an increased focus on democracy promotion in American foreign policy. [1]
  • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
  • Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
  • Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

• Counselor: Ranking with the Under Secretaries, the Counselor is the Secretary's and Deputy Secretary's special advisor and consultant on major problems of foreign policy. He or she provides guidance to the appropriate bureaus with respect to such matters, conducts special international negotiations and consultations, and undertakes special assignments from time to time as directed by the Secretary.

• The Office of Global AIDS Coordinator, the president's main task force to combat global AIDS, also reports directly to the Secretary of State.

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See also

• American diplomatic missions
• United States Foreign Service

American Embassy in Athens American Embassy in Brussels American Embassy in Budapest American Embassy in Dublin American Consulate General in Kraków American Embassy in London American Embassy in Moscow American Embassy in Oslo American Embassy in Stockholm American Embassy in Vienna American Embassy in Ottawa American Embassy in Bridgetown... The United States Foreign Service represents the United States to the world. ...

External links

• United States Department of State website
• United States Department of State Telephone Directory in .pdf format
• History of the U.S. Department of State
• Rewards for Justice site
• Department Of State Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register
• RSS Feed
• Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training

v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of State

Secretary of State Deputy Secretary of State Executive Secretariat • Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism • Office of the Coordinator For Reconstruction & Stabilization • National Foreign Affairs Training Center • Office of International Information Programs • Office of the Legal Adviser • Office of Management Policy • Office of Protocol • Office of the Science and Technology Adviser • Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons • Office of War Crimes Issues • Bureau of Intelligence and Research • Bureau of Legislative Affairs • Bureau of Resource Management Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bureau of African Affairs • Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs • Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs • Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs • Bureau of International Organization Affairs • Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs • Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs • Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Under Secretary of State for Management Bureau of Administration • Bureau of Consular Affairs • Bureau of Diplomatic Security • Bureau of Human Resources • Bureau of Information Resource Management • Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs • Bureau of Public Affairs • Bureau of International Information Programs Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation • Bureau of Political-Military Affairs • Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor • Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs • Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Counselor Seal of the United States Department of State. ... 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The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (or INR) is a small bureau in the U.S. State Department tasked with analyzing information for the State Department. ... The Bureau of Legislative Affairs is seen as the United States Office that handles the coordination, perservation, and correspondance of passed legislation that affects foreign policy and recations to such laws that are passed and such policies implemented at either the legislative or executive level of the U.S. Government. ... The Bureau of Resource Management assists foreign affairs agency heads with developing policies, plans, and programs to achieve foreign policy goals. ... Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns The Under Secretary for Political Affairs is the third ranking position in the United States Department of State, after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary. ... The State Department did not create a Bureau of African Affairs until 1958. ... Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill In the United States Government, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs is part of the U.S. Department of State and is charged with advising the Secretary of State and Under Secretary for Political Affairs on matters of the Asia-Pacific region, as... Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried In the United States Government, the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs is part of the U.S. Department of State, charged with implementing U.S. foreign policy and promoting U.S. interests in Europe and Eurasia, as well as advising the Under Secretary for Political... Assistant Secretary Anne W. Patterson The Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is a part of the Department of State within the United States government that advises the President, Secretary of State, other bureaus in the Department of State, and other departments and agencies within the U.S... 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The mission of the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services and immigration. ... The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, more commonly known as Diplomatic Security, or DS, includes the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), DSs most high profile branch. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations is the branch of the United States Department of State charged with constructing, purchasing, and maintaining buildings and real estate in other countries. ... Under Secretary Josette Sheeran Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs is a undersecretary position within the United States Department of State. ... Karen Hughes The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs is a position within the U.S. Department of State that is intended to help ensure that public diplomacy is practiced in combination with public affairs and traditional diplomacy to advance U.S. interests and security. ... The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States Department of State fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world. ... The Bureau of Public Affairs is the part of the United States Department of State that carries out the Secretary of States mandate to help Americans understand the importance of foreign affairs. ... The US Department of States Bureau of International Information Programs (also called IIP) describes itself as follows: Among other things, IIP operates the USINFO website to deliver information about current U.S. foreign policy and about American life and culture. ... The Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs is a position within the U.S. Department of State that serves as Senior Adviser to the President and the Secretary of State for Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament. ... Acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Rademaker The Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation is an agency within the United States Department of State responsible for managing a broad range of nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and arms control functions. ... Assistant Secretary John Hillen The Bureau of Political-Affairs is an agency within the United States Department of State that bridges the Department of State with the Department of Defense. ... Assistant Secretary Paula DeSutter The Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation is an agency within the United States Department of State. ... Paula J. 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