Foreign policy is how a country uses different strategies to guide its relationships with other countries and international organizations.
This means that foreign policy is made up of different global issues, relationships with other countries, and even domestic politics. The foreign policy of the U.S. government may change between different presidential administrations. However, the guiding principles of U.S. foreign policy remain constant: promotion of security, democracy, prosperity, and development in the United States and around the world.
In this video, learn more about how security, democracy, prosperity, and development inform U.S. foreign policy decisions.