U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
To maintain relations with other countries and international organizations, the United States has embassies and consulates around the world. Under the direction of the president, the Secretary of State is responsible for the overall coordination and oversight of activities of the US government in foreign countries. Representatives of overseas diplomatic representatives residing in various countries and overseas diplomatic representatives living in international organizations are ambassadors. The ambassador is regarded as the President ‘s personal representative, and with the Secretary of State, it supports the president’ s responsibilities under the Constitution in US diplomatic activities.
Staff are dispatched from other administrative agencies to most foreign diplomatic missions other than the State Department staff. Depending on overseas diplomatic establishments, the number of State Department staff is less than half. The State Department officials working at overseas diplomatic missions have government appointees, professional diplomats, and local staff who are based in the United States. The local officials are residents of the local people who are familiar with local languages and cultures and instead of American employees who are constantly changing, keep the continuity of the functions of the embassy. Some local staff are employed by other administrative organs.
Other administrative organizations that have representatives in overseas diplomatic missions include the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Justice (Immigration Naturalization Bureau, Drug Enforcement Bureau, Federal Bureau of Investigation) and the International Development Agency. Other administrative agencies also play an important role in leading the United States’ diplomatic activities to success and promoting the national interests of the United States
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