The Role of the Department of State in the Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process

Abstract

This paper discusses a President's needs in making and implementing a foreign-policy strategy for the United States. It begins by listing the major responsibilities which have been transferred out of the Department of State's jurisdiction since World War II. It then reviews the ten most common critiques of the Department of State's performance in fulfilling the President's foreign policy needs. It mentions the common attitudes of members of the Department's mid-level and senior-level workforce to those criticisms. Finally, the paper makes suggestions aimed at helping remedy the ten problem areas and generally improving the Department of State's performance in the task of assisting the President to develop and implement a sound foreign policy strategy for the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA436508

Entities

People

  • Dorothy M. Sampas

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Foreign Service Officers
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Lie Detectors
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Strategic Security Studies