The United Commonwealth Department of State (UCDOS), often referred as the State Department is the United Commonwealth's executive department responsible for international relations. Created in 1872 by Cassius Marcellus Clay, it has become an instrumental force in international affairs, and engages in developing the nations relations through diplomacy. Its primary headquarters is located in Louisville, Kentucky, but under discretion of the monarchy has decided to keep foreign consulates in Washington, D.C, a tradition that sought to separate foreign interests from government activities.