The ''Foreign Affairs Manual'' (FAM) is published by the

United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other na ...

and can be accessed on the department's website. It contains the functional statements, organizational responsibilities, and authorities of each of the major components of the department. Together, the manual comprise the basic organizational directive of the department.

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* Legal literature United States Department of State United States Department of State publications {{US-gov-stub