United States Secretary of State

think of United State vs. Russia or capitalism vs. communism or the Berlin Wall or something along that line. Not many peoples' outside of the scholar or historian who have studied Latin America would connect the Cold War to Latin America because this was not taught in schools or at least the ones that are run by the United State school system. One of the reasons that this is not taught in the United State schools is because it would not show the country in a favorable light. The United State…

In this article, David Cowen speculates on what role, if any, the First Bank of the United States played in the Panic of 1792. He notes that the cause of the crash is highly contested by historians, but analyzes new data that illuminates the bank’s actions that might have resulted in the crash. There is no firm conclusion presented, as he leaves it up to interpretation, but he presents strong arguments in favor of the idea that the bank had changed vital policies in the months prior to the crash…

are less likely to practice good cyber-awareness therefore making these persons likely and susceptible targets to attacks. In an article published on cnbc.com, writers stated how vulnerable the United States is as a whole. After an in-depth interview with an expert in cyber warfare, cnbc went on to state, "Attacks such as the cybersecurity breach at the Office of Personnel Management in 2015, have reportedly given key information to governments like China that can be used to blackmail American…

inform a general audience with an interest in the history of homosexuals. Aaron Belkin, one author of the book, is a writer with three books about Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and gays in the military. He is a political science professor at San Francisco State University, and he is a director for Palm Center. Palm Center is a research center that studies gays in the military and focused specifically on the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy for 13 years. It can be…

venture, died after the plane crashed in Zambia (Williams, p. 3). Dag Hammerskjold was the United Nations Secretary General who believed that in order for countries to become independent, he could use his capabilities as Secretary General to make the United Nations a force that worked towards neutrality through the assistance with non-aligned…

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, served as a courageous advocate for major economic and political reforms during the 1960s. The unprecedented spike in steel prices resulted in President Kennedy taking initiative, in regards to the “public interest.” As a result, Kennedy called upon the nation in a news conference on April 11, 1962. The purpose of the conference was to reach out to the people to come together during a time of economic recession and convey support…

fixing the problem. Basically the policy proposed to keep China open to trade with all countries on an equal basis, keeping any one power from total control of the country. The Open Door policy was received with almost universal approval in the United States, and for more than 40 years it was a cornerstone of American foreign policy in East Asia. There was many affects that the open door policy changed on both countries: China open to trade with all countries on an equal basis; thus, no…

Envision a world where ISIS terrorists were attempting to disperse the United States of America inch by inch until it is under Muslim rule. Slowly attacking and destroying Americans who are trying to protect the U.S. as best as they can, but failing to be ready for ISIS’ surprise attacks on the U.S. In The Foreign Agent, a crew of CIA operatives and parts of congress, including Scot Harvath and president Porter, are trying to find dangerous ISIS leaders by the names of Sacha Baseyev and Mikhail…

In the 26th song of the popular Broadway musical Hamilton and conclusion to the first act, “Non-Stop”, George Washington sings to Alexander Hamilton, before asking Hamilton to join his presidential cabinet as Treasury Secretary, “They are asking me to lead / I am doing the best I can / to get the people that I need / I’m asking you to be my right-hand man.” (Miranda). Hamilton later uses similar words (“they are asking me to lead”) to his wife, Eliza Hamilton, as she pleads with him not to take…

very interesting memoir about the events of the author throughout the opening months of his time as the Secretary of Labor. Initially in the piece, the author is jumping through the hoops of being freshly appointed to the cabinet position after being a university professor. He starts by attempting to gather his team by June in order to get the department set up quickly. Furthermore, he states several pieces of criteria that a member of the cabinet should have in order to be appointed. In the…