The US has two main institutions to expand its empire, the Defense Department and the State Department. Most of the entries in this Wiki deal with the State Department. It is obvious that the Defense Department is the first instituion to go in and conquer a country, but it is less obvious what the State Depaartment does to try to govern that country. * Monterey Language Institute * Defense Language Institute Board of Visitors * School of the Americas * Overseas military bases and schools * Troops to Teachers Program