U.S. foreign policy/Related Articles

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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]
Grand Strategy [r]: Add brief definition or description
President of the United States [r]: Add brief definition or description
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]
- Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Vice President of the United States [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. Secretary of State [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. Secretary of Defense [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 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]