FOREIGN AFFAIRS POWER

Under INTERNATIONAL LAW a state has the right
to enter into relations with other states. This
power to conduct foreign affairs is one of the rights
a state gains by attaining independence. The divi-
sion of authority within a government to exercise
its foreign affairs power varies from state to state.
In the United States that power is vested primarily
in the president, although the Congress retains
important express and implied powers over inter-