Harry Truman was once asked “who made American foreign policy,” and he simply said “yes.” The President of the United States has always put the issue of foreign affairs at the forefront in order to maintain the American superpower. Although the president is considered the key foreign policy maker, the executive branch is not the only one involved in determining the direction of U.S. foreign policy. The policy-making process is of great importance to the branches involved because the United States government has the power to influence the lives of many people through policies. Although the president is believed to determine foreign policy, it has been said by many scholars who work in the field of constitutional law that Congress is granted a "preeminent role in formulating foreign policy" by the Constitution and that “the role of the president is to execute foreign policy.” While it has been established that there is a difference in the role of Congress and the executive branch when it comes to foreign policy, the role of the State Department, overseen by some of the key figures in the United States, has increased significantly. Government such as the Secretary of State. This developed under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison. James G Blain, Secretary of State, managed to put US-Latin America trade in the spotlight while calling for a renegotiation of the Bulwer Treaty which would allow the US to build the Panama Canal without the intervention of Great Britain. the secretary of state plays a more important role in foreign policy than previously thought. The way I would present a president's influence on foreign policy would be to analyze past events such as the Pa...... middle of the newspaper ......lladay Latane. This source turned out to provide a detailed understanding of the history of the Monroe Doctrine, which helped a lot. I found it helpful because I was able to combine my new knowledge with my old knowledge to help me develop this essay. Additionally, during the Cold War, scandals and secrecy were growing and Daniel Patrick Moynihan's "Secret - the American Experience" presents the secrecy that reigned within American governments, as seen during the presidency of Reagan. It gives a sense of how this shaped American foreign policy. However, it did not provide an overview of government insiders but a historical assessment of the culture of secrecy. Overall, I found the searches for American presidents, events and politics, etc. to be helpful. quite easy as there was a wide range of sources available to me. used to help me develop this essay.344 words