 Foreign Policy- a nation’s overall plan for dealing with other nations  Main goals of Foreign Policy:  National security- the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm  International Trade  Promoting world peace  Promote democracy around the world

 President  White House Assistants  State Department  Defense Department  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  National Security Council (NSC) “The State Department wants to solve everything with words, and the generals, with guns.” - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36 th President

 Methods that the president and Congress can use to influence other nations and carry out American foreign policy……

 Treaties- formal agreements between the governments of two or more countries  Some based on defense (NATO)  Senate must approve by 2/3 vote  BUT, the president can bypass the senate by making an executive agreement  An agreement between the president and the leader of another country

 Ambassador- an official representative of a country’s government  Appointed by the president  Must be approved by the senate  Only sent to countries where the U.S. recognizes the legal existence of the government

 Money, food, military existence, and other supplies  Marshall Plan- a program to help rebuild Europe after World War II

 Trade sanctions- efforts to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers  Embargo- an agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation.

 The president can use the military to carry out some foreign policy decisions  Powerful, but must be used with care  Washington sent troops to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion  Clinton ordered cruise missiles to be launched at terrorist facilities in Afghanistan and Sudan  Bush committed American troops to the long-term struggle against terrorism.