Editing Federation Diplomatic Corps (section)

==History==

The Constitution of the United Federation of Planets, drafted in San Francisco, Earth in 2161, and ratified by the Founding members the following year, gave the President of the Federation the responsibility for the conduct of the UFP's foreign relations. It soon became clear, however, that an executive department was necessary to support the UFP President in the conduct of the affairs of the new interstellar federal republic.

The Federation Council agreed to establish a Department of Foreign Affairs on July 21, 2262, and President Archer signed it into law on July 27, making the Diplomatic Corps the first agency to be created under the new Constitution. In September 2269, additional modifications to the Corps assigned to it a variety of domestic duties as well as a name change. However, most of these domestic duties of the Diplomatic Corps were eventually turned over to various new departments, offices and agencies that were established during the 22nd century.

On September 29, 2289, President Archer appointed T'Nak of [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], then [[Ambassador]] to France, to be the first Director of the Federation Diplomatic Corps.