Christian States Department of State
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2012 |
| Headquarters |
Williams Building 201 State Street br />Beaumont,Texas, U.C.S. |
| Employees |
13,000 Foreign Service employees 11,000 Civil Service employees 45,000 Foreign Service local employees |
| Annual budget | $43.533 Billion |
| Agency executives |
Michelle Brown, Secretary of State Ryan McCarthy, Deputy Secretary Heather Plant, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources |
| Website | state.gov |
The Christian States Department of State (DoS), often referred to as the State Department, is the Christian States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the Christian States, equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries. The Department was created in 2012 and was the first executive department established.
The Department is headquartered in the Williams Building located at 201 State Street, a few blocks away from the Captitol in the National Center neighborhood of Beaumont The Department operates the diplomatic missions of the Christian States abroad and is responsible for implementing the foreign policy of the Christian States and U.C.S. diplomacy efforts. The Department is also the depositary for more than 200 multilateral treaties.
The Department is led by the Secretary of State, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Secretary of State is Michelle Brown. The Secretary of State is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession.
