FOREIGN POLICY IN THE U.S.
By: Autumn Goodman
WHAT IS FOREIGN POLICY?
Foreign policy is how a country’s government
chooses to address transactions with other nations
FOREIGN POLICY: PRESIDENT
Responses to foreign events
Proposals for legislation
Negotiations of international agreements
Policy statements
Policy implementation
Independent action
Can support or try to change congressional policies
Decides when and whether to adopt proposals and advice
FOREIGN POLICY: CONGRESS
Resolutions and policy statements
Legislative directives
Legislative pressure
Legislative restrictions/funding denials
Informal advice
Congressional oversight
Can support a presidents approach or try to change it
Difficult to change an independent Presidential action
After World War 11 many European countries were in ruins and
national economies were devastated
Secretary of State George C. Marshall believed that it was
America’s job to “do whatever it is able to do to assist in the
return of normal economic health in the world, without which
there can be no political stability and no assured peace”
The U.S. Congress approved Marshall's long-sighted proposal in
1948, and, by 1952, the United States had channeled some
$13,000 million in economic aid and technical assistance to 16
European countries.
During its 4 years, participating countries saw their aggregate
gross national product rise more than 30 percent and industrial
production increase by 40 percent
Was a joint European-American program where participants
worked toward freedom and prosperity.
THE MARSHALL PLAN
By helping people we
gained many alliances
with other nations
especially European ones
Helped to stop the
spread of communism
Increased foreign trade
Promotes democratic values and encourages
consultation and cooperation on defense and
security issues
Build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict
Committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes
Crisis-management operations are carried out under
Article 5 of the Washington Treaty - NATO’s founding
treaty
NATO allows member countries to consult and take
decisions on security issues at all levels and in a
variety of fields
Each day, hundreds of civilian and military experts
and officials come to NATO HQs to exchange
information, share ideas and help prepare decisions
when needed
ROLE OF NATO AND CURRENT EVENT
“Defence industry, Allies urged to
cooperate more closely at Istanbul
NATO-Industry Forum”
14 Nov. 2013
“We are faced with increasingly
complex global security challenges and
shrinking defence budgets in many of
our NATO nations. These two factors
combined mean that effective security
today requires a new level of
multinational cooperation,” Ambassador
Vershbow
Develops friendly relations among nations
Promotes social progress, better living
standards and human rights
Peacekeeping, peace-building, conflict
prevention and humanitarian assistance
Sustainable development, environment and
refugees protection, disaster relief, counter
terrorism, disarmament and non-proliferation,
Promoting democracy, human rights, gender
equality and the advancement of women,
governance, economic and social development
International health clearing landmines and
expanding food production
ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS AND CURRENT EVENT
“Philippines: UN humanitarian chief
appeals for support for typhoon
survivors”
“The top United Nations humanitarian
official today called for a sustained and
collective response from the
international community to help those
affected by Typhoon Haiyan, and added
that despite logistical challenges, aid is
increasingly reaching those in need.”
WORLD HUNGER ORGANIZATIONS
Influence people to make a change in foreign
policy in order to support poor people
Get people involved in aiding starving people
around the world
Helps create allies with other countries when we
help each other out in times of need
HOW FOREIGN POLICY AFFECTS CIT IZENS
Prices of common goods
Jobs and unemployment rate
The supply of gasoline
Taxes
Life and death of US soldiers
REFERENCE SLIDE
InfoUSA
9.3 US Foreign Policy Lesson
www.worldhunger.org
www.nato.int
www.un.org
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