The passage describes the use of diplomacy as the foreign policy tool, where a meeting is organized to discuss and resolve a trade dispute between two allied countries. therefore, option C is correct.
The foreign policy tool described in the passage where the secretary of state organizes a meeting between leaders of two U.S. allies to discuss a trade dispute and proposes a solution is diplomacy. Diplomacy is the establishment and maintenance of formal relationships between countries, and it often involves negotiations, discussions, and the creation of agreements to resolve conflicts without the use of military force.
It represents the use of soft power, as opposed to hard power, which would be the use or threat of military force. Diplomatic actions are aimed at finding mutually acceptable solutions and maintaining peaceful relations between the involved parties.
The complete Question is given below:
Read this passage:
Two us. allies are engaged in a heated dispute over trade- The president of the United States orders the secretary of state to organize a meeting between these countries' leaders- The secretary convinces both leaders to meet and discuss their disagreements. She also proposes a solution to the trade dispute that both countries are willing to accept. The use of which foreign policy tool is described in the passage?
A. Military intervention
B. Sanctions
C. Diplomacy
D. Humanitarian Aid