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2. Add your company slogan LOGO The US Department of State is the federal agency of the executive branch of the United States in charge of US international relations, an equivalent body to foreign ministries in other states. The State Department was organized in 1789 and was the first agency of the executive branch in the United States. The headquarters of the State Department is Harry S. Truman House, located at 2201 C Street, NW, DC United States Department of State

3. Add your company slogan LOGO On September 29, 1789, President Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, then Minister to France, to be the first United States Secretary of State. John Jay had been serving in as Secretary of Foreign Affairs as a holdover from the Confederation since before Washington had taken office and would continue in that capacity until Jefferson returned from Europe many months later. History

4. Add your company slogan LOGO Despite the ramshackle nature of the foreign affairs establishment, the Department of State was still able to make significant contributions to the nation during this period. Perhaps the most striking achievement was the successful resolution of many outstanding difficulties with Great Britain, the one nation able to threaten the security of the United States. After the unfortunate War of 1812, Anglo- American controversies were all peacefully resolved: the Webster-Ashburton treaty of 1842 settled the boundary between northeastern Maine and Canada, the Oregon treaty of 1846 extended the U.S.- Canadian border to the West coast, and the Clayton- Bulwer treaty of 1850 provided an understanding on the construction of any future canal across Central America. Diplomatic achievements

5. Add your company slogan LOGO Of equal importance were successful negotiations that furthered American domination of the continent. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) was of key importance because it ended the Mexican War and annexed a tremendous amount of territory north and west of the Rio Grande to California. The purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 was also a significant triumph for diplomacy. Despite the generally amateurish nature of diplomacy at this time, no serious setbacks marred the nation's foreign affairs between 1823 and 1867. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

6. Add your company slogan LOGO At the same time, the acquisition of the Philippines triggered the development of a new American policy for East Asia. As American businessmen eyed the vast potential of the Chinese market, European incursions in China threatened to cut off American access. In 1899, Secretary of State John Hay proposed that nations interested in China should “enjoy perfect equality of treatment for navigation,” that is, maintain the principle of free trade, or the “open door.” In 1900, Hay extended the open-door policy to include respect for the territorial and administrative integrity of China. CHINA-USA

7. Add your company slogan LOGO MISSION The Department’s mission statement as it appears on State.gov December 2017: The U.S. Department of State advances the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity, by leading America’s foreign policythrough diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance.