The Department of State
is the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency, and the Secretary of State is the
president's principal foreign policy adviser. The Department advances U.S.
objectives and interests in shaping a freer, more secure and more prosperous
world through its primary role in developing and implementing the
president's foreign policy. The Department also supports the foreign affairs
activities of other U.S. government entities including the Department of
Commerce and the Agency for International Development. It also provides an
array of important services to U.S. citizens and to foreigners seeking to
visit or immigrate to the United States.
The National Disaster
Medical System (NDMS) is a Federally coordinated system that augments
the Nation's emergency medical response capability. The overall purpose
of the NDMS is to establish a single integrated National medical
response capability for assisting State and local authorities in dealing
with the medical and health effects of major peacetime disasters.
The purpose of National
Communications System "SHARES" Program is to provide a single,
interagency emergency message handling system by bringing together
existing HF radio resources of Federal and federally affiliated
organizations when normal communications are destroyed or unavailable
for the transmission of national security and emergency preparedness
information.
The Director of Military
Support serves as the Secretary of the Army's action agent for planning and
executing DoD's Support Mission to civilian authorities within the United
States.
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is an independent agency of the federal
government, reporting to the President. Since its founding in 1979.
FEMA's mission has been clear: to reduce loss of life and property and
protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards
through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of
mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
