State Department
Foreign affairs agency
The State Department is the U.S. federal agency responsible for foreign affairs and diplomacy, headed by the Secretary of State.
It manages embassies, negotiates treaties, and advises the president on international relations: The State Department issued a travel advisory.
Often called simply "State" in government contexts: State and Defense disagree on the approach. (Lowercase state department is a generic term for any governmental department.)
- Foggy BottomD.C. diplomatic district
- diplomatic corpsOfficial representatives abroad
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- consulatesDiplomatic offices abroad
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
Henry Kissinger · foreign service · special envoy · Madeleine Albright · passport · diplomacy · visa policies · travel advisory · foreign nationals · treaty negotiation · foreign affairs · Condoleezza Rice · envoy · visa · sanctions · demarche · negotiations · ambassador
- Cabinetcabinet ministers, cabinet member, cabinet secretary, cabinet position, cabinet meetings
- soft powersoft power, cultural diplomacy, cultural influence, goodwill tours, educational exchanges
- US Governmentexecutive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch, Congress, House
- executive branchexecutive branch, Oval Office, executive power, executive orders, cabinet secretary
- federal governmentexecutive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch, agencies, bureaus
- Washington DCWhite House, Capitol, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument
State Departmentdomestic policy
Government actions within borders
Department of Education · Department of Labor · Environmental Protection Agency · Social Security Administration · domestic affairs
State DepartmentDepartment of Defense
U.S. military administration
Pentagon · Defense Department · military · armed forces · Joint Chiefs of Staff
State DepartmentCIA
U.S. foreign intelligence service
Central Intelligence Agency · intelligence community · covert operations · NSA · National Security Agency