The department of the state is the lead foreign affairs agency in the United States.
<u>Explanation:</u>
An embassy is the headquarters for the representatives of the government of the United States who are serving for the government in a foreign country. At present the United States has 294 embassies.
The safety of the diplomats who are working in the embassy in a foreign country is the responsibility of the foreign country in which it is working and representing their own country.
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