Question

2. In addition to managing the State Department, the secretary of state

is the nation's chief diplomat.
manages the defense and military departments.
O is the national security advisor.
advices and assists the President in the conduct of foreign policy.

Answer 1

Under the Constitution, the President of the United States determines U.S. foreign policy. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser.Analogous to a foreign minister, the secretary of state serves as the federal government's chief diplomat and representative abroad, and is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession.