Augusta is located on the Georgia/South Carolina border, about 150 miles (240 km) east of Atlanta and 70 miles (110 km) west of Columbia.
State Department- handles relations with other nations. Treaty of Greenville- Wayne forced Native American nations of Great Lakes region to sign treaty to open Ohio to white settlement. Thomas Jefferson- Republican, 3rd president. Treasury Department- one of the three original departments created by congress
These duties -- the activities and responsibilities of the State Department -- include the following: 1  Serves as the President's principal adviser on U.S. foreign policy; 2  Conducts negotiations relating to U.S. foreign affairs; 3  Grants and issues passports to American citizens and exequaturs to foreign consuls in the United States;