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| The '''United States Department of State''' ('''DOS'''),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rlnks/gl//index.htm |title=Glossary of Acronyms |first=Bureau of Public Affairs |last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information |date=June 18, 2004 |website=2001-2009.state.gov |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-date=November 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117144639/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rlnks/gl/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> or simply the '''State Department''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Department of State |url=https://www.state.gov/ |access-date=November 26, 2020 |website=United States Department of State |archive-date=December 30, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961230182605/https://www.state.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is an [[United States federal executive departments|executive department]] of the [[U.S. federal government]] responsible for the country's [[foreign policy of the United States|foreign policy]] and [[foreign relations of the United States|relations]]. Equivalent to the [[ministry of foreign affairs]] of other nations, its primary duties are advising the [[U.S. president]] on international relations, administering [[List of diplomatic missions of the United States|diplomatic missions]], negotiating international treaties and agreements, and representing the U.S. at the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/framework |title=A New Framework for Foreign Affairs |date=March 14, 2015 |website=A Short History of the Department of State |publisher=U.S. Department of State |access-date=March 14, 2015 |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019145851/https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/framework |url-status=live }}</ref> The department is headquartered in the [[Harry S Truman Building]], a few blocks from the [[White House]], in the [[Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.|Foggy Bottom]] neighborhood of [[Washington, D.C.]]; "Foggy Bottom" is thus sometimes used as a [[metonym]]. | | The '''[[Department of State]]''' ('''DOS'''), or simply the '''State Department''', is an [[United States federal executive departments|executive department]] of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other nations, its primary duties are advising the U.S. president on international relations, administering diplomatic missions, negotiating international treaties and agreements, and representing the U.S. at the [[United Nations]]. The department is headquartered in the Harry S Truman Building, a few blocks from the [[White House]], in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of [[Washington, D.C.]]; "Foggy Bottom" is thus sometimes used as a metonym. |
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| Established in 1789 as the first administrative arm of the [[U.S. executive branch]], the State Department is considered among the most powerful and prestigious executive agencies.<ref>"Cabinets and Counselors: The President and the Executive Branch" (1997). ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]''. p. 87.</ref> It is headed by the [[U.S. secretary of state]], who reports directly to the U.S. president and is a member of the [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]. Analogous to a [[foreign minister]], the secretary of state serves as the federal government's chief diplomat and representative abroad, and is the first Cabinet official in the [[United States order of precedence|order of precedence]] and in the [[United States presidential line of succession|presidential line of succession]]. The position is currently held by [[Antony Blinken]], who was appointed by President [[Joe Biden]] and confirmed by the [[U.S. Senate]] on January 26, 2021, by a vote of 78–22.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Toosi |first1=Nahal |title=Blinken confirmed as secretary of State |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/26/antony-blinken-confirmed-secretary-of-state-462660 |access-date=April 3, 2021 |work=[[Politico]] |date=January 26, 2021 |language=en-us |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421202124/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/26/antony-blinken-confirmed-secretary-of-state-462660 |url-status=live }}</ref> | | Established in 1789 as the first administrative arm of the U.S. executive branch, the State Department is considered among the most powerful and prestigious executive agencies. It is headed by the U.S. secretary of state, who reports directly to the U.S. president and is a member of the [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]. Analogous to a foreign minister, the secretary of state serves as the federal government'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 position is currently held by Antony Blinken, who was appointed by President [[Joe Biden]] and confirmed by the [[U.S. Senate]] on January 26, 2021, by a vote of 78–22. |
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| {{As of|2024}}, the State Department maintains 271 diplomatic posts worldwide, second only to the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China]].<ref name=":02">{{cite web |title=Global Diplomacy Index – Country Rank |url=https://globaldiplomacyindex.lowyinstitute.org/country_ranking |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225223052/https://globaldiplomacyindex.lowyinstitute.org/country_ranking |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=[[Lowy Institute]] |url-status=live }}</ref> It also manages the [[U.S. Foreign Service]], provides [[Foreign Service Institute|diplomatic training]] to U.S. officials and military personnel, exercises partial jurisdiction over [[Immigration to the United States|immigration]], and provides various services to Americans, such as issuing [[passport]]s and [[Travel visa|visas]], posting foreign travel advisories, and advancing commercial ties abroad. The department administers the oldest U.S. civilian intelligence agency, the [[Bureau of Intelligence and Research]], and maintains a [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|law enforcement arm]], the [[Diplomatic Security Service]] (DSS).
| | As of 2024<sup>[update]</sup>, the State Department maintains 271 diplomatic posts worldwide, second only to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. It also manages the U.S. Foreign Service, provides [[Foreign Service Institute|diplomatic training]] to U.S. officials and military personnel, exercises partial jurisdiction over immigration, and provides various services to Americans, such as issuing passports and visas, posting foreign travel advisories, and advancing commercial ties abroad. The department administers the oldest U.S. civilian intelligence agency, the [[Bureau of Intelligence and Research]], and maintains a [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|law enforcement arm]], the [[Diplomatic Security Service]] (DSS). |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |