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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 06:43 PM Jun 2016

one of the duties the Secretary of State:"Negotiates, interprets & terminates treaties & agreements"

see: Duties of the Secretary of State

Under the Constitution, the President of the United States determines U.S. foreign policy. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President’s chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President’s foreign policies through the State Department and the Foreign Service of the United States.



However, as is the case with all trade agreements, such as the Transpacific Partnership, the Office of the United States Trade Representative has takes the lead in the negotiations of these agreements. Note that The Office of the United States Trade Representative is part of the Executive Office of the President. That means that The Office of the United States Trade Representative - is answerable directly to the President. Meaning it is the President who determines what the foreign policy, including trade agreements, of the United States will be.




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one of the duties the Secretary of State:"Negotiates, interprets & terminates treaties & agreements" (Original Post) Bill USA Jun 2016 OP
"It is the President who determines what the foreign policy, including trade agreements...will be" TwilightZone Jun 2016 #1
part of the Hillary as Rasputin meme! LOL!! Bill USA Jun 2016 #2

TwilightZone

(25,464 posts)
1. "It is the President who determines what the foreign policy, including trade agreements...will be"
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 06:49 PM
Jun 2016

A lot of people are seemingly unaware of this fact.

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