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Parent topics

• United States of America [r]: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. ^[e]
• Grand strategy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• President of the United States of America [r]: Head of State of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college; appointer of cabinet members and federal judges (with Senate confirmation) ^[e]

National security apparatus

• National Security Council [r]: Both the senior foreign policy committee of principal officers of the executive branch of the United States of America, chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and, by extension, the professional staff reporting to the Assistant ^[e]

Statutory

• Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Vice President of the United States of America [r]: A U.S. official who runs for election as an adjunct to the President, who presides over the Senate, and who would assume the Presidency in case of a vacancy in that office, ^[e]
• United States Secretary of State [r]: The senior cabinet officer of the United States, responsible for the conduct of diplomacy, currently Hillary Clinton ^[e]
• United States Secretary of Defense [r]: The civilian official with authority over all personnel of the United States Department of Defense, currently Robert Gates ^[e]
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [r]: The senior member of the uniformed services of the United States, statutory senior military adviser to the President and Secretary of Defense; currently Admiral Mike Mullen; policy developer and adviser not in the operational chain of command ^[e]
• Director of National Intelligence [r]: Prior to the attacks of 9/11, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency was the nominal head of the United States Intelligence Community, following 9/11 a more senior position was created, with a measure of actual authority over those agencies ^[e]

Members under Presidential authority

• United States Secretary of the Treasury [r]: Cabinet member charged with developing fiscal policy for the U.S.A. and overseeing the Department of the Treasury. ^[e]
• United States Attorney General [r]: Chief law enforcement officer of the U.S. and head of the United States Department of Justice; the incumbent is Eric Holder ^[e]
• United States Secretary of Homeland Security [r]: Cabinet officer who heads the United States Department of Homeland Security; currently Janet Napolitano ^[e]

Subtopics

Structure of the foreign policy establishment

Africa

• Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
• United States Africa Command [r]: Add brief definition or description

Europe and Eurasia

• Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
• United States European Command [r]: Add brief definition or description

East Asia and the Pacific

• United States Pacific Command [r]: Add brief definition or description

Middle East

• United States Central Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
• George Mitchell [r]: Add brief definition or description

South and Central Asia

• Richard Holbrooke [r]: Add brief definition or description

Western Hemisphere

• Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
• United States Northern Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
• United States Southern Command [r]: Add brief definition or description

Specific policies

Europe and Eurasia

• U.S. policy towards Germany [r]: Add brief definition or description
• U.S. policy towards the Netherlands [r]: Add brief definition or description

Western Hemisphere

• U.S. policy towards Cuba [r]: Add brief definition or description