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A foreign minister's powers can vary from government to government. In a classic Parliamentary System , a foreign minister can potentially exert significant influence in forming foreign policy but when the government is dominated by a strong prime minister the foreign minister may be limited to playing a more marginal or subsidiary role in determining policy. Similarly, the political powers invested in the foreign minister are often more limited in Presidential Governments with a strong executive. Since the end of World War II , it has been common for both the foreign minister and Defense Minister to be part of an inner cabinet (commonly known as a National Security Council ) in order to coordinate defence and diplomatic policy. Although the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw many heads of government assume the foreign ministry, this practice has since become uncommon in most developed nations. Along with their political roles, foreign ministers are also traditionally responsible for many Diplomatic duties, such as hosting foreign world leaders and going on State Visits to other countries. The foreign minister is generally the most well-traveled member of any cabinet. In the United States , the foreign minister is called the ' Secretary Of State ', and occupies the oldest cabinet post in the nation. In the United Kingdom , the foreign minister is called the ' Foreign Secretary '; after the merger of the previously separate Foreign Office and Commonwealth Office in 1968 ; the British foreign minister is officially referred to as the ' Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs '. Other common titles may include minister of foreign relations. In many Spanish-Speaking Latin American countries, the foreign minister is called '''''canciller''''' (= Chancellor ). RELATED ARTICLES AND LISTS By year
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