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America's Emergence to World Power - Introduction
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US FOREIGN RELATIONS FROM MCKINLEY TO TRUMAN - INTRODUCTION
US constitution
Executive - President
Legislature - Congress (Senate and House of Representatives)
Judiciary - Supreme Court
President oversaw foreign affairs with assistance of executive department
Department of Foreign Affairs established 27 July 1789 - this was re-named Department of State 15 September 1789
Department of state
Role - formation and direction of policy under President
1789-1797: 6 people
1833 saw reorganisation into 8 divisions
1885: 60 people
1938: 963 people
1954: 5,376 people
Foreign service and consular service
Role - implement policy developed by State Department
Foreign service: Ambassador, Minister, Charge d'Affaires
Consular service: to protect welfare and interests of US citizens abroad
Rogers Act 1924 - amalgamated Consular Service into single Foreign Service
1954 - saw amalgamation of State Department and Foreign service
Making international agreements
Treaties