U.S. Department of State Fiscal Year 2019 Agency Financial Report

10 Purpose of This Report The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and the results of that testing and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the Department’s internal control. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and OMB Bulletin No. 19-03 in considering the entity’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose. Alexandria, Virginia January 17, 2020 58 | U nited S tates D epartment of S tate 2019 A gency F inancial R eport FINANCIAL SECTION | INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT