Department Of State Headquarters History
But the arrangement was chaotic. According to records from August 6, 1779, the Committee for Foreign Affairs had no Secretary or Clerk beyond a member who acted in those capacities
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But the arrangement was chaotic. According to records from August 6, 1779, the Committee for Foreign Affairs had no Secretary or Clerk beyond a member who acted in those capacities
When the United States declared independence, it had no State Department. It barely had a country. Yet within years, American diplomats were negotiating treaties across Europe, and