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