U.S. Department of State Fiscal Year 2019 Agency Financial Report
The Department also includes the Bureau of International Organization Affairs. This Bureau develops and implements U.S. policy in the United Nations, its specialized and voluntary agencies, and other international organizations. The Department’s organization chart can be found at https://www.state.gov/department-of-state-organization-chart . The Secretary of State is supported by a Deputy Secretary, the Executive Secretariat, the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, the Counselor and Chief of Staff, six Under Secretaries, and over 30 functional and management bureaus and offices. The Deputy Secretary of State serves as the principal deputy, adviser, and alter ego to the Secretary of State. The Under Secretaries have been established for Political Affairs; Economic Growth, Energy and Environment; Arms Control and International Security Affairs; Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Management; and Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights. The Under Secretary for Management also serves as the CFO for the Department. The Comptroller has delegated authority for many of the activities and responsibilities mandated as CFO functions, including preparation of the AFR. Six regional bureaus support the Department’s political affairs mission – each is responsible for a specific geographic region of the world. These include: ■ ■ Bureau of African Affairs (AF), ■ ■ Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR), ■ ■ Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP), ■ ■ Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), ■ ■ Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), and ■ ■ Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA). Secretary Pompeo and First Lady of the United States Melania Trump present Mama Maggie from Egypt with the 2019 International Women of Courage award in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2019. Department of State James Madison was the fifth Secretary of State (1801-1809) and served two terms as President (1809-1817). Did You Know? M ore information on former Secretaries can be found a t: https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/ p eople/secretaries 10 | U nited S tates D epartment of S tate 2019 A gency F inancial R eport MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS | ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
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