Department of External Affairs (DOEA)

[Purple State]

DOEA Communique

The Republic of Atlasia wishes to offer our condolences to Mexico after the recent violent murders of twelve federal officials by the La Familia drug cartel in the Mexican state of Michoacan, which has been a center of the current President's crackdown on organized crime.

Initial reports indicated the victims were likely killed over the weekend, when federal agents arrested Arnoldo Rueda Medina, who is suspected of being chief of operations of the Michoacan-based La Familia cartel. 

Atlasia as already stated offers its condolences and also hopes that we can provide some sort of aid to the difficult times our neighbor is experiencing.

What sort of actions and assistance does the SoEA believe is appropriate for Atlasia to take to assist our southern neighbor in combating the organized crime and drug groups so as to prevent such horrific events from continuing to occur in Mexico, as well as from spreading North.

[Purple State]

The DOEA will not offer it's support to any furthur free trade agreements, however should they pass I will not impede their being enacted so long as the don't violate the LGBT Trade Act.  Also I would like to encourage as much fairness in trade deals as possible by including clauses wherein we won't have FTAs unless another country reciprocates.  It is only proper and fair.

Aren't FTAs agreements with another country, indicating reciprocity? It's not a unilateral announcement. It is an agreement among nations. That's why we don't do a "general free trade resolution," but individual FTAs with nations on a case by case basis.

[Purple State]

HW, do you think you could denote, with an asterisk or underline, which countries represent a shift in Atlasian external policy?

[Purple State]

Thanks for the asterisks.

[Purple State]

Palau: Nuke it!

I saw that!

They have it coming.

Is the SoEA testing us to see if we are reading his reports?

[Purple State]

Can't the SoEA or President simply declare that Atlasia recognizes them?

[Purple State]

Can't the SoEA or President simply declare that Atlasia recognizes them?

I'm just going on precedence as with the Somaliland Recognition Bill.

I think Senate recognition is a nice gesture, but it is within the power of the President and his Cabinet to make such choices.

One of the most interesting parts about this game is that the President tends to wield disproportionately little power, even compared to his own appointees. Presidential declarations and executive orders are incredibly rare. Utilization of the bully pulpit is generally left to individual Senators. Even campaigning for the presidency is relatively low key. It is very similar to early American history, when campaigning for president was viewed as beneath the office.

It will be interesting to see when, if ever, an Atlasian President breaks the mold and revolutionizes the office in the same way Jackson did.

[Purple State]

Tomorrow I the SOEA will be travelling to Columbia to meet with President Uribe, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bermudez, and Minister of National Defense Lujan.  I will be releasing a statement in regards during my trip.

I protest the absence of the accentuation on the names of the honorable ministers Bermúdez and Luján.

I've never known how to insert those. You better teach me before I write a story on it.

[Purple State]

Tomorrow I the SOEA will be travelling to Columbia to meet with President Uribe, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bermudez, and Minister of National Defense Lujan.  I will be releasing a statement in regards during my trip.

I protest the absence of the accentuation on the names of the honorable ministers Bermúdez and Luján.

I've never known how to insert those. You better teach me before I write a story on it.

I was kidding. I don't know how to write them on your keyboards. I only know for ''Canadian multilingual'' keyboards (for French-speakers, in short)

I feel like I would fail terribly if confronted with a multilingual keyboard. I've invested so much time memorizing my single language one.