Secretary of State and Salary: Antony Blinken $221,400 per year
Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: $58.5 Billion
State Department Staffing: over 13,000 foreign service staff, over 11,000 civil service employees, over 45,000 locally employed staff
Mission: The mission of the Department of State is to represent America’s foreign policy abroad, and to advance the interests and security of the American people.
The Department of State leads America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity.
Creation: July 27, 1789 as the Department of Foreign Affairs
Historical Facts: September 26, 1789 - Thomas Jefferson becomes first Secretary of State
December 4, 1821 - The United States acquired its first foreign property as a gift from Sultan Moulay Suleiman of Morocco in Tangiers
July 1, 1862 - The internal revenue act charged a fee for the first time to acquire a passport
January 1, 1866 Secretary of State William ...
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Estancia Fernandez 10 Miles outside of Villa Mercedes, Argentina Wednesday 7:00PM
The coming summer would be hot. The typical November rains had not arrived this year. As a result the land was dryer than usual. At a muggy 87 degrees Fahrenheit the seasonal temperature was slightly warmer than normal. This might prove problematic is the grazing lands were leaner than necessary to feed the livestock that provided necessary milk and food for the growing city of Villa Mercedes.
The Estancia Fernandez bore the name of its owner Santiago Fernandez. It was once the envy of every gaucho for hundreds of miles. But a malaise had set in over the estancia. It provided the perfect contrast to Villa Mercedes. The city had been modernizing and growing at a remarkable pace. The estancia had been decaying and lagging behind.
Santiago Fernandez hadn’t been to Villa Mercedes in months. He had spent all of his time on his estancia. For miles the vast herd land stretched before his eyes. Tens of thousands of cattle grazed on his land. Martin Lopez stood with Fernandez surveying one of the fences.
“Sir it needs to be ...
