U.S. Department of State Fiscal Year 2020 Agency Financial Report

■ Integrated Country Strategies (ICS) – Four-year strategic plan that articulates whole-of-government priorities in a given country and incorporates policy priorities. As a whole-of-government document, each ICS incorporates the relevant USAID mission’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy and the official U.S. Government strategy for all Security Sector Assistance in the respective country. The Department of State and USAID published the FY 2018- 2022 JSP in February 2018 following a consultative process that involved the senior leadership of the two agencies, bureau leadership, subject matter experts, and representatives from 22 other Federal agencies who are stakeholders in the Department’s programs and policy initiatives. The JSP outlines the strategic direction of U.S. diplomacy and development efforts during this four-year period. Its goals and objectives articulate how State and USAID will enable the United States to succeed in a competitive globalized era, and how our agencies adapt on delivering our missions. It contains four goals and 16 objectives as shown in the “State-USAID Joint Strategic Goal Framework.” Strategic Goals and Government-wide Management Initiatives T he Department of State has strengthened program and project management through greater emphasis on program and project design, key performance metrics, and strategic reviews to assess achievement of policy priorities. The Department uses the Managing for Results (MfR) Framework to foster enterprise-wide linkages of strategic planning, budgeting, managing, and learning to improve results. Bureaus and missions are achieving better outcomes by engaging in policy, resource, and program decision making that is informed by strategic planning and performance data gleaned through rigorous monitoring and evaluation practices. M anaging for R esults : P lanning , B udgeting , M anaging , and L earning Managing for Results Framework J oint S tate -USAID S trategic G oals The Department’s cascading strategic plans processes and documents are implemented at three organizational levels: ■ The State/USAID FY 2018-2022 Joint Strategic Plan (JSP) – Four-year agency strategic plan that outlines State and USAID overarching goals and objectives, and guides bureau and mission planning for U.S. diplomacy and development efforts. The State/USAID JSP and budget synchronize how the Department achieves its foreign policy priorities. ■ Bureau Strategies ● Joint Regional Strategies – Four-year strategic plan for each region that sets joint State and USAID priorities and guides key partner bureau- and mission-level planning. ● Functional Bureau Strategies – Four-year strategic plan that sets priorities for each State functional bureau and guides key partner bureau- and mission-level planning. 2020 A gency F inanci al R eport U ni ted S tates D epartment of S tate | 13 STRATEGIC GOALS AND GOVERNMENT-WIDE INITIATIVES | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS