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Foreign Policy
Civics
Term | Definition |
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domestic policy | a course of action chosen to guide people in making decisions about their own country |
foreign policy | a course of action chosen in order to guide people in making decisions about other countries |
ambassador | a person sent as the chief representative of his or her own government in another country |
diplomat | a person employed or skilled in diplomacy |
international organization | groups of governments or people from different countries working together to solve an issue that crosses country borders |
Secretary of State | the head of the U.S. Department of State; a member of the President’s Cabinet |
diplomacy | the work of keeping up relations between the governments of different countries |
treaty | an agreement or arrangement between two or more countries |
non-governmental organization | a voluntary citizens' group that is organized on a local, national or international level to perform a variety of service and humanitarian functions, bring citizen concerns to governments, advocate for certain issues like human rights or the environment |
United Nations | an organization founded to keep the peace, develop friendly relationships among countries, and improve the quality of life for the world’s poor people; consists of 193 member countries |