DIPLOMATIC RESOURCES:  CURRENT FOREIGN POLICY
 

Who makes or influences the foreign policy of the United States?

   

   U.S. Department of State
The Department of State is the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency. It promotes U.S. objectives and interests in shaping a freer, more secure, and more prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing the President's foreign policy. The Secretary of State, the ranking member of the Cabinet and fourth in line of presidential succession, is the President's principal adviser on foreign policy and the person chiefly responsible for U.S. representation abroad.
   

 

   Foreign Governments and International Organizations
Comprehensive Web Site Listings on Foreign Governments and Political Web Resources
   

 

   American Foreign Policy Council
Founded in 1982, AFPC is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing information to those who make or influence the foreign policy of the United States.
   

 

    Ministries of Foreign Affairs online
List of 99 Foreign Affairs Ministries on the Web.
   

 

    Foreign Affairs Online
Foreign Affairs Online has been specifically designed to assist students and other individuals interested in International Relations, International Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy.
   

    American Diplomacy
A free, quarterly "electronic journal of commentary, analysis, and research on American foreign policy and its practice," run largely by retired U.S. diplomats, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Includes an archive of past articles.
   

 

    Foreign Affairs Magazine
Foreign Affairs covers a broad range of topics related to American foreign policy and international affairs.
   

 

    Political Science Quarterly
Public and International Affairs. Published by The Academy of Political Science since 1886.
   

 

    Foreign Service Journal
The Journal of The Journal keeps readers informed about who's who and what's what in foreign affairs in Washington as well as features how-tos on living overseas as a foreign affairs professional.