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* to advise the President in the carrying out of defense policy * to run the Defense Department * to advise the President in the formation of defense policy
This question refers to the Secretary of State as the president's chief diplomat and cabinet member. Other critical foreign policy roles to the presidency are the Secretary of Defense and National Security Advisor.
Increasing defense spending.
For national security it would be the secretary of defense.
The current secretary of defense is Robert Gates. The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. The Department of Defense is located at the Pentagon.
Increasing defense spending
The secretary of state and the secretary of defense generally work most closely with the president on foreign policy.
For national security it would be the secretary of defense.
For national security it would be the secretary of defense.
The key players in US foreign policy are the president, who sets the overall direction and agenda, the secretary of state, who serves as the chief diplomat and the central figure in implementing foreign policy, and the national security advisor, who advises the president on security matters and coordinates foreign policy decisions within the executive branch. Additionally, the Department of Defense and the intelligence community play crucial roles in formulating and executing foreign policy.
what are the roles of interest groups in policy making
he was by large domestic but really the only thing notable he did was the interstate system which was for nation defense should the cold war go hot