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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. [e]
- President of the United States of America [r]: Head of State of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college; appointer of cabinet members and federal judges (with Senate confirmation) [e]
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
- Vice President of the United States of America [r]: A U.S. official who runs for election as an adjunct to the President, who presides over the Senate, and who would assume the Presidency in case of a vacancy in that office, [e]
- 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]: Prior to the attacks of 9/11, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency was the nominal head of the United States Intelligence Community, following 9/11 a more senior position was created, with a measure of actual authority over those agencies [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]: Add brief definition or description
- United States Africa Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
Europe and Eurasia
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
- United States European Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
East Asia and the Pacific
Middle East
South and Central Asia
Western Hemisphere
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
Specific policies
Africa
Europe and Eurasia
- U.S. policy towards Germany [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. policy towards the Netherlands [r]: Add brief definition or description
Middle East
East Asia and the Pacific
Western Hemisphere
Related topics
- Averell Harriman [r]: American diplomat who served as Asistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs between 1961 and 1963, and then headed the overt U.S. delegation to the Paris Peace Talks while the serious secret negotiations took place between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. Known as "the alligator" for his approach to discussion inside the U.S. government. [e]
- Henry Kissinger [r]: Add brief definition or description
- History of political thought [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Harry S. Truman [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Franklin D. Roosevelt [r]: Add brief definition or description