they are appointed by the president and ratified by the Senate
The State Department is under the executive branch. The Constitution grants the President the power to conduct make treaties and appoint ambassadors, and that power has manifested itself primarily in the State Department.
The Department of Agriculture became an executive cabinet in 1889.
Department of Defense, which is part of the Executive branch
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they are appointed by the president and ratified by the Senate
Recognition of new foreign countries and governments falls under the purview of the Executive Branch. The Department of State advises the president, and it is the president who has overall responsibility for forming and executing the foreign policy of the US.
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The executive department that serves under the President of the United States that carries out foreign policy is the Secretary of State. This individual has the responsibility to advise the president on foreign matters and works with foreign leaders or officials.
The Department of State which is part of the Executive Branch.While State does deal with ambassadors on a regular basis (being the diplomatic department of the Executive Branch), technically, the President himself (or herself) receives foreign ambassadors.This is a formal diplomatic protocol, where the new foreign ambassador meets with the President, and presents his credentials (e.g. his documents showing that he is now the formal representative of his country to the USA). The President accepts those documents, officially recognizing this new appointment. This formal ceremony is only performed upon the first entry of a new ambassador; from then on, communications are through normal channels (usually, but not always, the Dept of State).
The President recommends ambassadors and the senate either votes yes or no to approve the nominee.
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The State Department is part of the executive branch of government. They are responsible for executing the President's and the countries foreign policy and managing relations with other countries.