mercredi 18 juin 2014

Affairs Of State; How They Are Managed In The US

By Ina Hunt


Each country takes its delicate affairs with a lot of caution and care as they may deserve. All affairs of state must, at all times, be carefully looked after, and should be kept away from everyone. They have to be prevented from reaching ordinary citizens for the sole purpose of providing security for them. Most of the items address matters such as the security of people, and, hence, must be taken seriously.

In America, there is an established office; office of secretary of state, that handles all matters related to the issues mentioned. His main functions include advising the president on matters that touch on foreign countries and implementing the foreign policies of the country on behalf of his president. Foreign policies encompass civil service, Foreign Service, and an agency whose function is fostering international development. John Kerry holds the current office of the secretary of state.

At the moment, he represents the country and their views on several important issues around the world. In the times that have passed, he has presented the views of his country concerning the condition of Syria, Somalia, Iran, and Russia. He did not leave out the other countries faced with conflicts. Kerry has also uttered the opinions held by his country touching modern discussions such as same sex marriages, female circumcision, change in climate and the millennium goals of development.

He is supposed to ensure good relations between his country, its neighbors and other countries that are not necessarily near them. This relationship is enhance through grants and loans to poor countries, interventions with the view of assisting in finding solutions to crises in war-torn countries and military cooperation among many other things that create friendship among nations.

There is an established section within this department that specifically handles environmental, economic and energy matters. Main areas in this section are climatic change, science and technology, food security, trade programs and policies and disadvantaged small business utilization.

In the weapon regulation and international security area, the department handles security regulation, methods for countering terrorism, trade regulation, diplomatic security, formulation of anti-narcotic laws, military-political matters among many other activities. A lot of these activities are aimed at ensuring that there is peace in the entire country. This department also deals with security for civilians and democracy. The main issues under this docket are conflict resolution and stabilization, fighting internal terrorists, criminal justice, stopping human trafficking, women matters among others.

Under the docket of public diplomacy, they address a number of issues which include briefing the press, press releases, updating and registration of occurrences, public affairs, culture, education, history and relations with other nations among several other functions. This group of activities is composed of the major activities meant to facilitate international cooperation and understanding.

Lastly, the office of secretary of state has a department that deals with development and assistance. This department keeps all the resources meant for helping different people in the world. They also provide health diplomacy.




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