The document discusses key aspects of foreign policy in the United States. It outlines that the president and Congress both play roles in establishing foreign policy, with the president able to independently respond to events and negotiate agreements while Congress can support or oppose policies through legislation and funding. It also summarizes the positive impact of the Marshall Plan in rebuilding European economies after World War 2. Current events discussed include calls for increased defense cooperation at NATO and UN appeals for support to aid survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

1. FOREIGN POLICY IN
THE U.S.
By: Autumn Goodman

2. WHAT IS FOREIGN POLICY?
 Foreign policy is how a country’s government chooses to address
transactions with other nations

3. FOREIGN POLICY:
PRESIDENT
 Responses to foreign events
 Proposals for legislation
 Negotiations of international agreements
 Policy statements
 Policy implementation
 Independent action
 Can support or try to change congressional policies
 Decides when and whether to adopt proposals and advice

4. FOREIGN POLICY:
CONGRESS
 Resolutions and policy statements
 Legislative directives
 Legislative pressure
 Legislative restrictions/funding denials
 Informal advice
 Congressional oversight
 Can support a presidents approach or try to change it
 Difficult to change an independent Presidential action

5. THE MARSHALL PLAN

After World War 11 many European countries were in
ruins and national economies were devastated

Secretary of State George C. Marshall believed that it was
America’s job to “do whatever it is able to do to assist in the
 By helping people we gained
many alliances with other
return of normal economic health in the world, without which
there can be no political stability and no assured peace”

The U.S. Congress approved Marshall's long-sighted
proposal in 1948, and, by 1952, the United States had
channeled some $13,000 million in economic aid and technical
assistance to 16 European countries.

During its 4 years, participating countries saw their
nations especially European ones
 Helped to stop the spread of
communism
aggregate gross national product rise more than 30 percent and
industrial production increase by 40 percent

Was a joint European-American program where
participants worked toward freedom and prosperity.
 Increased foreign trade

6. ROLE OF NATO AND
CURRENT EVENT

Promotes democratic values and encourages consultation
and cooperation on defense and security issues
 “Defence industry, Allies urged to

Build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict
cooperate more closely at Istanbul NATO-

Committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes
Industry Forum”

Crisis-management operations are carried out under Article
5 of the Washington Treaty - NATO’s founding treaty

NATO allows member countries to consult and take
decisions on security issues at all levels and in a variety of fields

Each day, hundreds of civilian and military experts and
 14 Nov. 2013
 “We are faced with increasingly complex
global security challenges and shrinking
officials come to NATO HQs to exchange information, share
defence budgets in many of our NATO
ideas and help prepare decisions when needed
nations. These two factors combined mean
that effective security today requires a new
level of multinational cooperation,”
Ambassador Vershbow

7. ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS
AND CURRENT EVENT

Develops friendly relations among nations
 “Philippines: UN humanitarian chief

Promotes social progress, better living standards
appeals for support for typhoon survivors”
and human rights

Peacekeeping, peace-building, conflict
prevention and humanitarian assistance
 “The top United Nations humanitarian

official today called for a sustained and
Sustainable development, environment and
refugees protection, disaster relief, counter terrorism,
collective response from the international
disarmament and non-proliferation,
community to help those affected by

Typhoon Haiyan, and added that despite
Promoting democracy, human rights, gender
equality and the advancement of women, governance,
economic and social development

International health clearing landmines and
expanding food production
logistical challenges, aid is increasingly
reaching those in need.”

8. WORLD HUNGER
ORGANIZATIONS
 Influence people to make a change in foreign policy in order to
support poor people
 Get people involved in aiding starving people around the world
 Helps create allies with other countries when we help each other
out in times of need

9. HOW FOREIGN POLICY
AFFECTS CITIZENS
 Prices of common goods
 Jobs and unemployment rate
 The supply of gasoline
 Taxes
 Life and death of US soldiers

10. REFERENCE SLIDE
 InfoUSA
 9.3 US Foreign Policy Lesson
 www.worldhunger.org
 www.nato.int
 www.un.org