International Relations
Foreign Policy Unit
Objective:
Students will identify the major cabinet secretaries that are involved in U.S.
Foreign Policy decisions.
Directions: Click on the link: White House & Cabinet
Click on: Inside the White House, Cabinet Video. Take a few notes about what interested
you in the brief video clip.
Go through the website to determine the Secretary for each of the following departments.
Name of Department
Secretary of Department
State Department
Defense Department(Pentagon-civilian advisor)
Joint Chief of Staff (military advisor)
(Part of Defense Department)
Homeland Security Advisor
National Security Advisor
Director of the CIA (part of NSC)
Justice Department (Attorney General)
White House- Chief of Staff(President’s Gate Keeper)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (Google search)
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