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Yes, the president can make foreign agreements through executive agreements. These agreements do not require Senate approval like treaties do, but they are still binding and carry the same legal weight as long as they fall within the president's constitutional authority.
Agreements that the president enters into that do not require the consent of the Senate are called executive agreements.
International agreements or treaties.
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Executive Agreements!
The president's constitutional roles have expanded in practice to be more powerful than the Founder Fathers intended. These roles include Chief Executive and Commander in Chief.
Yes.
The president can make executive agreements with foreign heads of state that do not carry the status of treaty and so avoid Senate confirmation.
The Executive Branch (the President/State Department)
Executive Agreements