Department of State (Nouvelle Alexandrie)

Seal of the Department of State

The Department of State is the department in charge of the foreign affairs of Nouvelle Alexandrie. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other nations, its main duties comprise of administering diplomatic missions, negotiating agreements and treaties for the Federation, advising the King and the Premier, and representing Nouvelle Alexandrie abroad and at the Micras Treaty Organization. The department is headquartered in the East Meadow Tower Building, in the Government Triangle neighborhood of Cárdenas, FCD. The department was established in 1685 AN, it was one of the very first government departments formed after the founding of the Federation.

The Department of State also manages the Foreign Service of Nouvelle Alexandrie, issues passports and visas, provides diplomatic training and education to government and military officials, posts foreign travel advisories, and it administers a civilian intelligence agency, the Office of Research and Intelligence, and a diplomatic law enforcement agency, the Corps of Diplomatic Security. The Department of State also operates the National Diplomatic School and regularly hosts international conferences to promote more dialogue and coordination with Raspur Pact allies and other partners, the most prominent of them the annual meeting of the Council for Peace. The Council of Peace is a citizen's advisory committee commissioned by the King to advise him and the Council of State.

It is headed by the Secretary of State, who is appointed by the King on the advice of the President of the Government who is also a member of the Council of State.

The position of Secretary of State is considered an extremely prestigious position in the Council of State. They are third in the line of succession to the President.

Organization

• Secretary of State
• Deputy Secretary of State
  • Bureau of Diplomatic Intelligence
  • Office of Civil Rights
  • Office of Women's Rights
  • Office of the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs
  • Office for Global STD Coordination & Health Diplomacy
• Under Secretary for Political Affairs
  • Bureau of Keltian Affairs
  • Bureau of Euran Affairs
  • Bureau of Cibola Affairs
  • Bureau of Benacia Affairs
  • Bureau of Tapfer Affairs
  • Bureau of Apollonia Affairs
  • Bureau of Corum Affairs
  • Bureau of International Organizations Affairs
• Undersecretary for Management
  • Bureau of Budget and Planning
  • Bureau of Consular Affairs
    • Office of Children's Rights
  • Diplomatic Security Service
  • Foreign Missions Office
  • Nouvelle Alexandrie Foreign Service
  • Office of Overseas Buildings & Operations
• Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
  • Bureau of Economic and Business Diplomacy
  • Bureau of Energy & Natural Resources
  • Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
  • Global Partnership Office
• Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
  • Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Bureau of Public Affairs
  • Bureau of International Information Operations
• Undersecretary for Arms Control, Nonproliferation and International Security Affairs
  • Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
  • Bureau of Political-Military Diplomacy
  • Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Law Enforcement
• Undersecretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
  • Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations
    • Office of Reconstruction and Stabilization
  • Bureau of Counterterrorism
  • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Rights
  • Bureau for Narcotics, Drugs, and Anti-Smuggling
  • Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Immigration
  • Office of Global Criminal Justice &Ethics
  • Office of Global Youth Affairs
  • Office of Human Trafficking
  • Global Disinformation and Media Freedom Office

See also

• Council of State of Nouvelle Alexandrie.