Comparing the significance of the diplomacy, or we can say the foreign affairs, from the time of founding to now is incomparable. The States today has diplomatic relations with almost every country on the globe.

**At the founding time, the States was looking for global recognition and aimed for development**. Now, the tables have turned, as the States is one of the most powerful forces globally, having others looking for its recognition.

The States today employs around 40 000 thousand people overseas, who work on diplomatic relations and foreign matters. This is so because **the government has many countries it cooperates and has good relations with**. What indeed increased the significance of foreign affairs is the growth in the extensive trade with other nations. Plus, the countries worldwide have evolved, which makes more opportunities, but more issues as well.

To compare with the **times of founding**, **the States was a developing country** still involved in wars with other nations. The States had yet to achieve overseas success. Furthermore, the States functioned on a isolationist policy, isolating itself from the foreign affairs as much as possible to achieve more prosperity.

The significance in foreign affairs of the States was **less** in the times of its founding. See the steps for the explanation.

Around 12 000 people represent the States through the foreign service overseas. They are **protected under the international law, referred to as the right of legation**. It allows every nation in the world to send its representatives and receive foreign representatives.

**International law** allows sovereign nations to send representatives safely to deal with foreign countries of political interest. This is an **old practice that dates way back to the Egyptian civilization**.

Furthermore, all the sovereign states are supreme in their territories, not in the domain of another nation. However, there is an exception to this. **Diplomatic immunity** allows the ambassadors not to be subject to the foreign laws where they are located. Their embassies cannot be searched or entered without permission. The diplomats, literally, have their own sovereign space inside a sovereign state. They are protected under the international law, and any mistreatment of diplomats is considered a violation of the international law.

The **right of legation provides all countries with safe conduction of the foreign politics**.

The national community ensures the safety of representatives because it is based on the international law that gives the **right of legation to all countries**; every country has the right to send and receive representatives..

**Foreign aid** is the **economic resources, military assistance, and expenses provided for other countries in need**. For example, President Obama planned to give close to 42 billion in foreign aid in one of his service years.

The States supports global prosperity, peace, helping others in times of crisis, and development. It began in the 1940s, when the States gave almost 50 billion worth of resources and activities to support its allies in World War II. A total of **900 billion** has been sent in foreign aid to more than 180 nations.

The United States is based on the principle of prosperity, and the purpose of foreign aid is to better the world. **The better the world, the better the U.S.** economy will be as well. The States is a potent force and can afford to help and positively influence others.

The purpose of foreign aid aims to affect the States **positively** in the big picture of things. See the steps for more explanation.

With the fall of the Soviet Union, Europe consolidated. The trade increased, and NATO influence expanded. NATO was strengthened with new members who were hesitant or did not want to join during the time of the Soviet Union.

**NATO was positively affected after the fall of the Soviet Union.** See the step for the explanation.

The nations are not forced to follow the suggestions of the General Assembly as the **recommendations are not legally binding**. Therefore, a nation will consider the Assembly’s recommendation, because they usually have significance, and then decide how they want to take action.

A **nation will consider the General Assembly’s recommendation** and take action according to their own decision.