Foreign policy of the United States

At this point in my life the career path which interests me the most is the Foreign Service. This is has been a career interest of mine throughout high school and continues to be today. Saying that getting a job in the State Department is hard is a bit of an understatement. After spending months researching others’ endeavors trying to get employed the Department of State, I’ve learned it is one long battle. You are essentially competing with yourself every time. Surprisingly with all the…

the Bureau of Diplomatic Security for the US State Department and also as a Foreign Service Officer for the US State Department as well. If I am unable to secure a position with the State Department, a “Plan B” would be working with local law enforcement in the state of Texas, specifically Border Patrol. The Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) is the lead institution for American diplomacy, security, and law enforcement for the U.S. Department of State. They represent America…

a difficult history in the United States, but after years of setbacks, the Obama administration has been working harder to make solar energy a key part of America 's sustainability plan. Overall, President Obama 's pro-solar policies have helped the growth of the solar…

place where the United States has grown into the most powerful nation in the world, the key concepts of liberalism, idealism, and realism have flourished to form the government and; consequently, the United States’ foreign policy. The United States foreign policy has changed throughout time, being very dependent on the national interest of the country. With that being said the largest part of the United States’ outlook on foreign policy is none of these political ideas on foreign policy; but has…

extremely impacted foreign policies in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. The Monroe Doctrine paved the way for foreign policies in the United States before the 19th century. In the 1900’s domestic affairs became less significant, as foreign affairs began rising in importance. The American foreign policy was shaped by imperialism through business interests, military significance, and an increase in Social Darwinism. With the business interests expanding, foreign…

A foreign policy is the actions the U.S. takes in regards to other nations. George Washington was our first president of the U.S. who established the Proclamation of Neutrality and followed a policy of neutrality. Thomas Jefferson was the third president of U.S. his foreign policy was the Louisiana Purchase. James Monroe was the fourth president of the U.S. his foreign policy was the Monroe Doctrine. An important role of presidents is developing a foreign policy. President George Washington…

introduced a new policy that would not only increase trade and strengthen U.S. influence throughout Latin America, but also took at non-interventionist position towards them. The Good Neighbor Policy marked a watershed moment in the history of USA-Latin American foreign relations because it distinguished a period of time where the United States was no longer interfering in foreign affairs directly, which ultimately increased American foreign policy within Latin America. This policy was unique…

the former United Stated Secretary of Defense, therefor has a large military background. McNamara gives first hand insight into different decisions made during his time in office, as well as eleven lessons he learned during his lifetime. He outlines these in his documentary, which interviews McNamara as well as illustrates some of the things he saw while in office. There are four lessons in particular that are most important for the United States to keep in mind when making foreign policy for…

tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cold War had finally came to end. This was signified by two events: the fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992. When the new Russian President Borish Yeltsin signed the START II pact with President George Bush, not only was both nation’s nuclear weapons programs reduced but all the previous satellite nations the Soviet Union had set up were officially declared free and independent of foreign rule. With…

Foreign policy is essentially the way in which a government deals with other governments and is typically a reflection of that nation’s interest or the values of the people. For this reason, there is often quite a lot of debacle over foreign policy, changing when there is either a liberal or a conservative administration. There are two primary approaches to dealing with foreign policy, realism and idealism. Realism is the idea that national interest and safety is put above moral principles…