USDoS

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federal executive department foreign affairs ministry

USDoS is the acronym for the United States Department of State, the federal executive department responsible for U.S. foreign policy and international relations.

Aliases (1)

United States Department of State ×49

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive department → foreign affairs ministry →
acronym	DOS → State Department → USDoS →
budgetType	discretionary spending →
cabinetLevel	yes →
collaboratesWith	United States Department of Defense → United States Department of Homeland Security → United States Department of the Treasury →
country	United States of America →
employs	Civil Service employees → Foreign Service Officers → locally employed staff at overseas posts →
formedOn	1789-07-27 →
headquartersBuilding	Harry S. Truman Building →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
language	English →
legalBasis	U.S. Constitution Article II foreign affairs powers →
locatedOn	Virginia Avenue NW →
mission	advance the interests of the United States abroad → promote peace and stability → protect U.S. citizens overseas → support American businesses abroad →
originalName	Department of Foreign Affairs →
oversees	Bureau of Consular Affairs → Bureau of Diplomatic Security → Bureau of Intelligence and Research → U.S. Agency for Global Media → United States Agency for International Development → United States Foreign Service →
parentAgency	Executive Office of the President of the United States →
positionHead	United States Secretary of State →
renamedOn	1789-09-15 →
reportsTo	President of the United States → United States Congress →
responsibleFor	U.S. foreign policy → diplomatic relations → international relations of the United States → issuing U.S. passports → issuing U.S. visas abroad → management of U.S. embassies and consulates → representing the United States at the United Nations →
seal	Seal of the United States Department of State →
sector	foreign affairs →
shortName	State →
symbol	Great Seal of the United States →
website	https://www.state.gov/ →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Department of State →	abbreviation
United States Department of State →	acronym