Protecting and assisting U.S. citizens living or traveling abroad;Assisting U.S. businesses in the international marketplace;Coordinating and providing support for international activities of other U.S. agencies (local, state, or federal government), official visits overseas and at home, and other diplomatic efforts.Keeping the public informed about U.S. foreign policy and relations with other countries and providing feedback from the public to administration officials.Providing automobile registration for non-diplomatic staff vehicles and the vehicles of diplomats of foreign countries having diplomatic immunity in the United States
Athens and Sparta are two good examples of city-states that contrasted. Athenians placed a heavy emphasis on the arts, architecture, and literature. Athenians also enjoyed a democratic form of government. The devotion of Spartans to developing a military state left little time for the arts or literature.
