United States Department of State
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The United States Department of State (DOS), commonly referred to as the State Department, is a federal executive department responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and international relations. Established in 1789 as the nation's first executive department, its duties include advising the President of the United States, administering the nation's diplomatic missions, negotiating treaties and agreements with foreign entities, and representing the U.S. at the United Nations.
The department is led by the Secretary of State, a member of the Cabinet who is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The Secretary of State serves as the nation's chief diplomat and representative abroad, and is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession.
The State Department is headquartered in the Harry S Truman Building, a few blocks away from the White House, in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; "Foggy Bottom" is thus sometimes used as a metonym. The current Secretary of State is Mike Pompeo.
See also
- Awards of the United States Department of State
- Diplomatic missions of the United States
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms
- Five Nations Passport Group
- Stanislas Hernisz
- Shared Values Initiative
- State Magazine
- Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations
- United States Foreign Service
- Iran's 2018 prisoner swap proposal to the United States