United Federation of Planets

===The Executive Branch===
[[File:Federation presidential seal.png|thumb|Seal of the President of the United Federation of Planets]]
The executive branch was responsible for the day-to-day management of the Federation. The democratically-elected [[Federation President]] was the head of this branch. ({{DS9|Paradise Lost}}; {{film|4}}) The Federation President served as both the head of state and head of government; as chief executive officer of the government, the President determined most of the Federation's foreign policy, managed budgetary concerns, and served as supreme commander of the Federation's military forces. ({{film|6}}) The President's office was located in the Earth city of [[Paris]] on the European continent. ({{film|6}})

The [[Federation Cabinet]] was a special executive committee to the President of the United Federation of Planets. ({{DS9|Extreme Measures}})

====Executive Agencies====
The Federation also maintained a number of executive agencies that assisted in the administration of its affairs:

*[[Central Bureau of Penology]]
*[[Department of Cartography]]
*[[Department of Temporal Investigations]]
*[[Earth Broadcasting Company]]
*[[Federation Archaeology Council]]
*[[Federation Astronomical Committee]]
*[[Federation Bureau of Industrialization]]
*[[Federation Bureau of Planetary Treaties]]
*[[Federation Central]]
*[[Federation Naval Patrol]]
*[[Federation News Network]]
*[[Federation News Service]]
*[[Federation Science Bureau]]
*[[Federation Science Council]]
*[[Federation Standards Measurement Bureau]]
*[[Solar News Network]]
*[[Starfleet]] &ndash; [[#Exploration and Defense|see below]].
*[[Starfleet Broadcasting]]
*[[Terraform Command]]
*[[UFP News]]
*[[United Earth Space Probe Agency|United Earth Space Probe Agency (UESPA)]] (existed from the [[21st century|21st]] and at least into the [[23rd century]])

In addition, at least one rogue agency, known as [[Section 31]], was known to have operated in the name of the Federation. ({{DS9|Inquisition}})