Arizona Department of State and Foreign Affairs

State of Arizona Department of State and Foreign Affairs

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Agency overview
Formed	February 24, 1723
Preceding Agency	Department of State (1612–1723)
Jurisdiction	State of Arizona
Headquarters	ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF STATE 401 WEST WASHINGTON ST PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85003
Employees	TBD (1714)
Annual budget	US$ TBD billion (FY1714)
Agency executives	Michael Beauchamp, Secretary AABB, Senior Undersecretary
Website
link://state.arizona.gov

	Arizona
	State & Foreign Affairs

The Arizona Department of State and Foreign Affairs (AZDoSFA), often referred to as the Department of State as well as the State Department, is the Arizona state executive department responsible for international relations of the State of Arizona, equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries. In addition to its role as a foreign ministry, the Department of State is also responsible for overseeing all elections in Arizona, acting as the custodian of all State property, including State records and archives, and XXXX. The Department was created in 1723 and was the first executive department established under the new (1722) State Constitution.

The Department is headquartered in the Arizona Department of State and Foreign Affairs Building located at 401 West Washington Street, a few blocks away from the Arizona State Capitol in the Central City neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. The Department operates the diplomatic missions of the State of Arizona abroad and is responsible for implementing the foreign policy of the State of Arizona, including the Common Foreign Policy of the United States, and Arizona diplomatic efforts. The Department is also the depositary for more than 200 multilateral treaties.

The Department is led by the Secretary of the Department of State and Foreign Affairs, more commonly known as the “Secretary of State”, who is nominated and, by and with the Advice and Consent of the State Senate, is appointed by the Governor, and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Secretary of State and Foreign Affairs is Michael Beauchamp. The Secretary of State is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and second in the gubernatorial line of succession (preceded by the Lieutenant-Governor / President of the Senate).

History[edit | edit source]

Main article: History of the Arizona Department of State and Foreign Affairs

Related article: Political history of Arizona

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Duties and responsibilities[edit | edit source]

The primary responsibility of the Department is to conduct, on behalf and in the name of the Governor, foreign relations with foreign States and intergovernmental relations with other States and with the United States; and to implement the foreign policy of the Governor of the day, as well as carrying out the State's responsibilities under the United States Common Foreign Policy. The Department is also responsible for overseeing all elections in the State; for maintaining the Arizona State Library and the Arizona State Archives; for licensing and regulating all notaries-public in the State; for serving as a registry of trademarks of any kind; for all State office buildings; and for serving as a central repository of all State documents, ranging from regulations proposed or promulgated by the Executive Department (including Executive Orders issued by the Governor, each of which must also be signed and witnessed by the Secretary of State to be valid), to all legislation proposed or passed by the Legislature or either House thereof; to all Opinions rendered by the Arizona Integrated Judicial Department or any Court thereof; and to all Attorney-General Opinions issued by the Arizona Department of the Attorney-General.