Title: Department of State
Acronym:
Superintendent of Documents Class Number Stem: S
Local Subject Index:
Local Subject Term: U.S. Federal GILS
Local Subject Term: Arms Control
Local Subject Term: Background Notes
Local Subject Term: Customs, Immunization and Passports
Local Subject Term: Defense and Security
Local Subject Term: Development
Local Subject Term: Disarmament
Local Subject Term: Economic Development
Local Subject Term: Foreign Affairs of the United States
Local Subject Term: Foreign Countries
Local Subject Term: Foreign Country Studies
Local Subject Term: Foreign Relations of the United States
Local Subject Term: Foreign Trade and Tariff
Local Subject Term: Intergovernmental Relations
Local Subject Term: International Economic Relations
Local Subject Term: International Obligations
Local Subject Term: International Trade
Local Subject Term: Political Science
Local Subject Term: Subversive Activities
Local Subject Term: Terrorism
Local Subject Term: Tourism
Local Subject Term: Travel and Tourism
Abstract: "The Department of State advises the President in the formulation and execution of foreign policy. As Chief Executive, the President has overall responsibility for the foreign policy of the United States. The Department of State's primary objective in the conduct of foreign relations is to promote the long-range security and well-being of the United States. The Department determines and analyzes the facts relating to American overseas interests, makes recommendations on policy and future action, and takes the necessary steps to carry out established policy. In so doing, the Department engages in continuous consultations with the American public, the Congress, other U.S. departments and agencies, and foreign governments; negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign nations; speaks for the United States in the United Nations and in more than 50 major international organizations in which the United States participates; and represents the United States at more than 800 international conferences annually."
Purpose: Selected publications of this and other United States government agencies are available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The index to the publications available through the FDLP is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT), which also includes ordering information for those publications available for sale. Many publications are available to the public in the approximately 1300 Federal depository libraries throughout the United States. See also data in this record for Access Constraints and User Constraints, where such limitations on this agency's publications are appropriate.
Agency Program: "The Department of State, the senior executive department of the U.S. Government, was established by act of July 27, 1789, as the Department of Foreign Affairs and was renamed Department of State by act of September 15, 1789 (22 U.S.C. 2651 note)."
Availability: "The Department's weekly magazine, 'Dispatch,' offers a diverse compilation of speeches, congressional testimony, policy statements, fact sheets, and other foreign policy information. 'Background Notes' provide brief, factual summaries concerning the people, history, government, economy, and foreign relations of about 180 countries (excluding the United States) and of selected international organizations. A free index is available. 'Dispatches,' 'Background Notes,' and other materials--including reports to Congress--are carried over the Government Printing Office's (GPO) Federal Bulletin Board Service. This information can also be accessed through the Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service's FedWorld [registration symbol] network ..."
Availability:
Distributor:
Distributor Name: Public Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
Distributor Street Address: Room 5831
Distributor City: Washington, D.C.
Distributor Zip Code: 20520
Distributor Telephone: 202-647-6575
Access Constraints: No access constraints apply to information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some access constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on obtaining the information resource.
Use Constraints: No constraints apply to the use of information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some use constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on using the information resource.
Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications
Cross Reference Linkage:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos400.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP
Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: United States Department of State [Home Page]
Cross Reference Linkage: http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu
Cross Reference Type: HTTP
Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: Government Information Locator Service
Cross Reference Linkage:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/gils/gils.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP
Point of Contact for Further Information:
Organization: Office of Public Communication, Public Information Service, Bureau of Public
Affairs, Department of State
Street Address:
City: Washington
State: D.C.
Zip Code: 20520
Telephone: 202-647-6575
Control Identifier: GPO/SOD/LPS-0028
Record Source:
Department/Agency Name: United States
Government Printing Office
Major Organizational Subdivision:
Superintendent of Documents
Minor Organizational Subdivision: Library Programs Service
Name of Unit: Cataloging Branch
Internet Contact: dldgpo@access.digex.net
Telephone: 202-512-1141
Date of Last Modification:19960206