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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]
- Grand strategy [r]: The application of all national means of affecting the actions of other nations and non-national actors; specifically includes but is not restricted to military means [e]
- President of the United States [r]: Add brief definition or description
National security apparatus
- National Security Council [r]: Both the senior foreign policy committee of principal officers of the executive branch of the United States of America, chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and, by extension, the professional staff reporting to the Assistant [e]
Statutory
- Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs [r]: Principal White House staff adviser on foreign policy and defense matters to the President of the United States, usually coordinating the major agencies; statutory member of the National Security Council and the chief of its staff; the incumbent is James L. Jones [e]
- Vice President of the United States [r]: Add brief definition or description
- United States Secretary of State [r]: The senior cabinet officer of the United States, responsible for the conduct of diplomacy, currently Hillary Clinton [e]
- United States Secretary of Defense [r]: The civilian official with authority over all personnel of the United States Department of Defense, currently Robert Gates [e]
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [r]: The senior member of the uniformed services of the United States, statutory senior military adviser to the President and Secretary of Defense; currently Admiral Mike Mullen; policy developer and adviser not in the operational chain of command [e]
- Director of National Intelligence [r]: The professional head of the United States Intelligence Community, reporting to the President, currently Dennis Blair [e]
Members under Presidential authority
- United States Secretary of the Treasury [r]: Cabinet member charged with developing fiscal policy for the U.S.A. and overseeing the Department of the Treasury. [e]
- United States Attorney General [r]: Chief law enforcement officer of the U.S. and head of the United States Department of Justice; the incumbent is Eric Holder [e]
- United States Secretary of Homeland Security [r]: Cabinet officer who heads the United States Department of Homeland Security; currently Janet Napolitano [e]
Subtopics
Structure of the foreign policy establishment
Africa
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs [r]: Subcabinet official who directs the operations of the Bureau of African Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, currently Johnnie Carson [e]
- United States Africa Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
Europe and Eurasia
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs [r]: Currently Philip Gordon, heading the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the United States Department of State [e]
- United States European Command [r]: U.S. Unified Combatant Command with responsibility for Europe and some nearby areas, such as the Mediterranean Sea; United States Africa Command is a subcommand [e]
East Asia and the Pacific
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs [r]: [e]
- United States Pacific Command [r]: The U.S. Unified Combatant Command, headquartered in Hawaii, and responsible for the Pacific and East Asia [e]
Middle East
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs [r]: Head of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the United States Department of State, conducts relations with, and supervises the U.S. Missions to, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen; at the regional level, deals with Iraq, Middle East peace, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and political and economic reform; incumbent is Jeffrey Feltman [e]
- United States Central Command [r]: Unified Combatant Command responsible for U.S. operations in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, now under the command of General David Petraeus [e]
- George Mitchell [r]: Obama administration special envoy to the Middle East; Member, International Crisis Group; successful mediator in Northern Ireland; retired U.S. Senator [e]
South and Central Asia
- Richard Holbrooke [r]: United States diplomat, currently the U.S. special envoy to South Asia, including Afghanistan; director, National Endowment for Democracy; Director, Atlantic Council [e]
Western Hemisphere
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
- United States Northern Command [r]: Within the Department of Defense, the military headquarters responsible for defense of the continental United States, and support to civil authorities for disasters beyond their capabilities [e]
- United States Southern Command [r]: U.S. Unified Combatant Command responsible for military operations in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America [e]
Specific policies
Africa
Europe and Eurasia
- U.S. policy towards Germany [r]: United States grand strategy with regard to Germany [e]
- U.S. policy towards the Netherlands [r]: U.S. policy towards the Netherlands, based on a highly cooperative relationship in terms of economics, culture, and mutual security [e]
Middle East
East Asia and the Pacific
Western Hemisphere
- U.S. policy towards Cuba [r]: United States policy and actions toward Cuba, especially since the 1959 assumption of power by Fidel Castro, and recent lessening of tensions [e]
