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U.S. Policy

U.S. Foreign Policy and International Relations

Here you can find general information on U.S. policy:

  • Latest News from Washington takes you to daily updated U.S. Policy News
  • Topics of interest takes you to an overview of the main U.S. policy areas
  • Current issues lists the most current issue areas in U.S. policy
  • Electronic Journal (eJournal) is a monthly downloadable journal that focuses on  major issues facing the United States and the international community as well as U.S. society, values, thought, and institutions.

The State Department has furthermore produced a brief overview of the aims and objectives of U.S. foreign policy around the world and the work that U.S. diplomats do to achieve these goals. The overview, entitled Diplomacy: the U.S. State Department at Work, describes 4 broad foreign policy goals of the U.S. and provides links to more in-depth information at the State Department website.

Other primary sources of information about U.S. Foreign Policy

  • www.america.gov - produced for an international audience by the State Department's Office of International Information Programs. For U.S. foreign policy information by region, see regions
  • http://www.state.gov - the main page of the U.S. Department of State
  • http://www.uspolicy.be - this site is produced and maintained by the Public Affairs section of the U.S. Embassy in Brussels. It includes very useful "dossiers" on issues of particular interest (see links on the left side of this page). Each dossier contains current and major U.S. government policy statements on the issue, as well as selected non-USG documents and articles.
  • In addition to the portal sites mentioned above, virtually every U.S. government agency that is involved in international affairs has its own website - a list of these agencies, with links to their websites, can be found at FirstGov, the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal. U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world generally maintain websites of their own: a list of them can be found at usembassy.state.gov Most of these embassies also have libraries or information resource centers (IRCs), which can provide further assistance in finding information about U.S. foreign policy.

DIPNOTE

Do you want to comment on U.S. foreign policy and issues? Take a look at the official State Department blog called "Dipnote". New topics are regularly added and your opinion and comments are valued.

Dipnote