Cabinet and Executive Departments

Provides legal advice for the President and the heads of the government's other executive departments.

• Department of State

• Department of the Treasury

• Department of Defense

• Department of Justice

Speaks for the United States in the United Nations and other international organizations.

• Dept. of Commerce

• Dept. of State

• Dept. of Justice

• Dept. of Interior

Includes the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which directs the operations of the nation's armed forces.

• Dept. of Defense

• Dept. of Labor

• Dept. of State

• Dept. of Education

Conveys the current U.S. position on major peace and security issues to the Security Council and the U.N. as a whole. He or she represents the U.S. at U.N. meetings

• Dept. of Homeland Security

• Vice President

• Ambassador to the United Nations

• Dept. of Agriculture

Provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.

• Dept. of Energy

• Dept. of Labor

• Dept. of Agriculture

• Dept. of Commerce

Federal agency responsible for national policy and programs that address America's housing needs, that improve and develop the Nation's communities, and enforce fair housing laws.

• Dept. of Housing and Urban Develompment

• Dept. of Veterans Affairs

• Dept. of Transportation

• Dept. of Central Intelligence

Manages public lands and minerals, national parks, and wildlife refuges and upholds Federal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes and Native Alaskans.

• Dept. of Defense

• Dept. of State

• Dept. of Interior

• Dept. of Agriculture

Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds.

• Dept. of Commerce

• Dept. of Education

• Dept. of Energy

• Dept. of Labor

Collects, evaluates, and disseminates vital information on economic, military, political, scientific, and other developments abroad to safeguard national security.

• FBI

• CIA

• FDA

• NSA

Works to improve the security of the United States. The Department's work includes customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and manmade disasters, antiterrorism work, and cybersecurity.

• Dept. of Defense

• Dept. of State

• Dept. of Homeland Security

• Dept. of Interior