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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]: 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]: Add brief definition or description
• 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

• 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

• 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 James Mattis ^[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

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]: Add brief definition or description

Western Hemisphere

• U.S. policy towards Cuba [r]: Add brief definition or description