Chief Diplomat
The President has many different roles while he is in office. This
page was made to explain the President's role as chief Diplomat.
Primary Jobs
Two
of the main jobs of being chief Diplomat is appoint ambassadors and to
make treaties.
-Ambassador- an official representative of aa country's government
-Treaty- a formal agreement between two or mmore countries
Appointing Ambassadors
As
Chief Diplomat appointng ambassadors is a very important job. An
amassador is an official representative of a country's government.
It allows the US to keep peace with other counrties. The President
chooses 150 people, who then must be approved by the Senate. Once
they are appoved by the Senate each representative is sent to a country
which recognized the US government. If a counrty is not in agreement
with the US, no Ambassador will be sent to either country. The US
can also refuse to recognize their government if they do not agree with
their form of government
Treaties
A
treaty is a formal agreement between two or more countries. The President
recieves power from the Constitution to make the treaties with help from
the Senate. They must get a 2/3 approval from the Senate. Also,
the President may grant an executive agreement. An executive agreement
is an agreement between the president and the leader of another country.
This type of agreement has the force of law. The executive agreement
does not require the Senate's approval, unlike a treaty. It usually
deals with the usual routine matters.
Making a treaty with Mexico
Links
-To view links on Ambassadors, Clickhere
-To view link on Press Conference
with President Bush and President Putin, Click here
-To Return to Project Index, Click
here