(September 2015) The Finnish Defence Command (Finnish: PÃ¤Ã¤esikunta, Swedish: Huvudstaben) is the headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its duty is to care for the maintenance, planning and preparedness of the military defence of the realm.
Making foreign policy requires the participation of the President, the executive branch, Congress and the public. Conducting foreign policy, on the other hand, is the exclusive prerogative of the President and his subordinates in the executive branch. The distinction is fuzzy but important: you make policy when you decide to protect the security of the Persian Gulf; you conduct policy when you send the Navy to do it.
Also, as a world leader, the United States has a longstanding role in trying to address international economic and environmental problems. The making and carrying out of Americaâs foreign policy involve all three branches of government and a complex array of governmental institutions and agencies. The president and the executive branch have the most significant role in making foreign policy and are responsible for carrying it out.