State, United States Department Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...Constitution of the United States, an act was passed (July...1789, as the Dept. of State gaining added functions...and correspondence, the department was given duties such as...Great Seal of the United States and receiving the bills and...Congress. The Dept. of State is the oldest of the federal departments, and thus the secretary...