U.S. Department of State

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The United States Department of State is a cabinet level agency of the United States government, responsible for the USA's foreign relations.[1][2] The Secretary of State is the cabinet officer responsible for the Department. The department is one of the three original departments created by the United States Congress in 1789.[3]

Condoleezza Rice, the current Secretary of State, was appointed on January 26, 2005.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ben's guide to the US Government: The Presiden't Cabinet. United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Government Officials & Departments. United States Embassy, London UK (November 1, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  3. ↑ DOI history. Department of the Interior. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
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