The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States of America, including all the Bureaus and Offices in the United States Department of State,[1] as mentioned in the Foreign Policy Agenda of the Department of State, are "to build and sustain a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community".[2] In addition, the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs states as some of its jurisdictional goals: "export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware; measures to foster commercial interaction with foreign nations and to safeguard American business abroad; international commodity agreements; international education; and protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation".[3] U.S. foreign policy and foreign aid have been the subject of much debate, praise and criticism, both domestically and abroad
The first schools in America were called Latin Grammar schools, as the communities consisted mainly of Puritans who only sought education so the younger generations could read the Bible.
