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Several resolutions, most notably the War Powers Act of 1973, were designed to âredress the imbalanceâ (Rosati 2003: 314) but â due to reasons explained above â were not of lasting significance and hence left the president as âthe dominant force in foreign policyâ (Trimble 1989: 751).he State Department has traditionally been the one institution within the government most associated with foreign policy making. The influence that its head, the Secretary of State, actually has on the foreign policy making process, however, seems to be determined by the president.
Report Abuse. In general, over time, the president has become more powerful. As for foreign policy, there ARE significant limits to the presidents' power. But the president is the Head of State (as monarchs were for other countries, when the US was founded).Other countries need to be able to deal with one person, not a horde of people, all saying different things.ating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Because the president has the ability to appoint ambassadors and members of the State Department. He is also the commander-in-chief of the military. No other person in the country has so much power to set foreign policy.