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When the Office of Special Political Affairs (OSPA) was created in 1944, [[Alger Hiss]] became the deputy director and late director.  Hiss and others worked on the first drafts of the [[United Nations]] Charter. <ref>Ralph de Toledano and Victor Lasky, [http://www.americandeception.com/index.php?action=downloadpdf&photo=/PDFsml_AD/Seeds_Of_Treason-Ralph_de_Toledano_and_Victor_Lasky-1950-278pgs-POL.sml.pdf&id=343&PHPSESSID=b964065077a1de19538c4c7b1cf9e825 ''Seeds of Treason''], (NY: Funk and Wagnalls, 1950), pg. 107.</ref>  [[John Carter Vincent]] was appointed head of the Far Eastern Division in 1945. John Carter Vincent was completely anti-[[Kuomintang]] (KMT) and pro-[[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP).

When the Office of Special Political Affairs (OSPA) was created in 1944, [[Alger Hiss]] became the deputy director and late director.  Hiss and others worked on the first drafts of the [[United Nations]] Charter. <ref>Ralph de Toledano and Victor Lasky, [http://www.americandeception.com/index.php?action=downloadpdf&photo=/PDFsml_AD/Seeds_Of_Treason-Ralph_de_Toledano_and_Victor_Lasky-1950-278pgs-POL.sml.pdf&id=343&PHPSESSID=b964065077a1de19538c4c7b1cf9e825 ''Seeds of Treason''], (NY: Funk and Wagnalls, 1950), pg. 107.</ref>  [[John Carter Vincent]] was appointed head of the Far Eastern Division in 1945. John Carter Vincent was completely anti-[[Kuomintang]] (KMT) and pro-[[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP).

The State Department had a Coordinating Committee with immense power throughout the Deparment.  It had "responsibility for considering matters of policy or actions and questions of inter-office relations referred to it by the Secretary, Under Secretary and Secretary's Staff Committe or initiated by the members." Acheson was chairman, Hiss was the next most powerful, and John Carter Vincent was also a member. In 1946 Hiss drew up a plan for reorganizing the State Department. Another official presented a protest in which he pointed out it was designed to give Hiss and his group "astounding control of the Department." A suggestion was made that the matter be brought to the attention of the [[FBI]].  

The State Department had a Coordinating Committee with immense power throughout the Deparment.  It had "responsibility for considering matters of policy or actions and questions of inter-office relations referred to it by the Secretary, Under Secretary and Secretary's Staff Committee or initiated by the members." Acheson was chairman, Hiss was the next most powerful, and John Carter Vincent was also a member. In 1946 Hiss drew up a plan for reorganizing the State Department. Another official presented a protest in which he pointed out it was designed to give Hiss and his group "astounding control of the Department." A suggestion was made that the matter be brought to the attention of the [[FBI]].  

[[Adolph Berle]], who had been an Assistant Secretary of State, testified before a Congressional investigating committee,  

[[Adolph Berle]], who had been an Assistant Secretary of State, testified before a Congressional investigating committee,  

==Current Responsibilities==

==Current Responsibilities==

The Department of State developes and implements the [[President of the United States of America|President]]'s foreign policy around the world.  The DoS also supports other U.S. Government agencies that are active in foreign affairs, such as the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The Department of State develops and implements the [[President of the United States of America|President]]'s foreign policy around the world.  The DoS also supports other U.S. Government agencies that are active in foreign affairs, such as the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The purpose of the Department of State includes:

The purpose of the Department of State includes:

*Protecting and asisting U.S. citizens living or traveling abroad

*Protecting and assisting U.S. citizens living or traveling abroad

*Assisting U.S. business in the international marketplace

*Assisting U.S. business in the international marketplace

*Coordinating and supporting U.S. agencies in the international activities and official overseas visits.

*Coordinating and supporting U.S. agencies in the international activities and official overseas visits.