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 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.
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 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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |