Executive Branch Vocabulary

The chief legal officer of the nation or of a state

Independent agencies created by Congress that can make rules concerning certain activities

The art of dealing with foreign governments

The many departments and agencies at all levels of government

A yearly report given by the president to congress describing the nations condition

Written agreement between nations

A country's plan for dealing with other countries around the world

The official residence of an ambassador in a foreign country

The office of a consul

Formal document that allow U.S. citizens to travel abroad

Agencies in the executive branch of the federal government

A postponement in the carrying out of a prison sentence

An official who heads an executive department in the federal government

Documents that allow people from one country to visit another country

Executive department of the federal government established after the terrorist attacks on 9/11

An official who works to promote U.S. commercial interests in a foreign country

A group made up at the high-ranking officials from the military that advises the president

The order in which the office of president is to be filled if it becomes vacant

An official act forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person

The Highest Ranking officials representing a government in a foreign country