state departments
Federal executive branches
State departments are government agencies responsible for foreign affairs and diplomacy.
In the United States, the State Department (formally the Department of State) manages international relations, embassies, and diplomatic personnel.
Other countries use different names—foreign ministry, foreign office—for equivalent agencies.
The State Department issued a travel advisory.
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- agencyPower to act
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
ministry · policy-making · public policy · Foggy Bottom · ambassador · diplomatic mission · treaty negotiation · international law · administration · civil service · legislative oversight · consular services · passport office · cabinet · diplomatic corps · diplomatic cables · secretariat · executive branch
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
- public servicespolice, police station, police stations, police patrols, fire departments
- administrative departmentsgovernment agencies, regulatory bodies, treasury, interior, defense
- education systempublic schools, private schools, charter schools, school districts, school boards
- government directoriesregional offices
- state governmentgovernor's office, legislature, lieutenant governor, attorney general, departments
state departmentsfederal agencies
National-level administrative organizations
county offices · federal departments · local government · city departments · municipal government
state departmentsprivate companies
Businesses without public shareholders
private sector · private corporations · commercial enterprises · nonprofit organizations · NGOs
state departmentsfederal government
Centralized national ruling body
central government · national government · federal authority