STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
\stˈe͡ɪt], \stˈeɪt], \s_t_ˈeɪ_t]\
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Under the Continental Congress, foreign affairs were at first managed by a committee. January 10, 1781, the office of Secretary for Foreign Affairs was instituted. Livingston held it till 1783, Jay from 1784 to 1789. In the First Congress a Department of Foreign Affairs and a Home Department were at first planned, but on July 27, 1789, the Department of State was formed, uniting the functions of the two.
By John Franklin Jameson
