Tuesday 17 June 2014

Affairs Of State In The United States Of America

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, the Secretary of state is in charge of such matters. He deals with all foreign affairs; he acts as the main adviser of the president on foreign issues, and also accomplishes the foreign policies developed by the president. Foreign policies include foreign services, civil services and the agency meant to foster international development. He/she does all these activities through the department of state. John Kerry is the current office holder.

Currently, John Kerry represents the US and their standpoints of various key issues around the world. He has given the views of his country regarding the state of things in Syria, Iran, Somalia and Russia among many other countries faced with conflicts. He has also stated the views held by the country regarding contemporary issues such as homosexuality, female genital mutilation, climate change and millennium development goals.

He is expected to make sure that there his country and its neighbors relate well. The good relationship is expected to extend to other nations that are not near the US. This relationship should be promoted through giving grants and repayable loans to less developed countries, assistance in getting solutions to problems in war-stricken countries. Military unity and many other elements of cooperation also enhance good relationships.

This office also looks at environmental, energy and economic matters. The most notable economic matters addressed by the secretary of state are climate change, food security, science and technology, trade policies and programs, small and disadvantaged business utilization.

The other department is concerned with control of arms and internal security. Under this category, officers work hard to counter internal terrorism, manage the use of arms, diplomatic security, trade controls, formulating anti-narcotic rules, political and military issues and many others. This section basically deals with anything that may want to spoil peace from within. Officers from this department also provide security for civilians. They also strive to protect democracy; they provide stability wherever there is a conflict, counter internal terrorists, provide criminal justice globally, fight human trafficking and many other pertinent issues.

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.

The last category of activities carried out by this department is the assistance and development department. This department is responsible for keeping all the resources of the US foreign assistance sector. It is also home for the office of global health diplomacy, the United States of America Agency for International Development and the AIDS relief. All the assistance given by the country to different needy people all over the world is authorized by this department.




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