State, United States Department of

State, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible, under the President's direction, for the making and execution of American foreign policy.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Twentieth Century
• The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
• Current Organization and Duties
• Bibliography

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