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

T he U.S. Department of State’s Agency Financial Report (AFR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 provides an overview of the Department’s financial and performance data to help Congress, the President, and the public assess our stewardship over the resources entrusted to us. This report is available at the Department’s website ( www.state.gov/plans-performance-budget/agency-financial-reports ) and includes sidebars, links, and information that satisfies the reporting requirements contained in the following legislation: ■ Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982, ■ Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990, I n August 2020, the U.S. Department of State received the Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) from the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) for its Fiscal Year 2019 Agency Financial Report. The CEAR is the highest form of recognition in Federal Government management reporting. The CEAR Program was established by the AGA, in conjunction with the Chief Financial Officers Council, to further performance and accountability reporting. This represents the thirteenth time the Department has won the CEAR award. Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting ■ Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, ■ Government Management Reform Act of 1994, ■ Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996, ■ Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, ■ Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, and ■ GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. The AFR is the first of a series of two annual financial and performance reports the Department will issue. The reports include: (1) an Agency Financial Report issued in November 2020; and (2) an agency Annual Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report . These reports will be available online at www.state.gov/plans-performance-budget . Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting ® in recognition of outstanding effort in preparing the Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2019 presented to the Ann M. Ebberts, MS, PMP Chief Executive Officer, AGA Diane L. Dudley, CGFM, CPA Chair, CEAR Board U.S. Department of State About This Report Note: Throughout this report all use of year indicates fiscal year. 2 | U ni ted S tates D epartment of S tate 2020 A gency F inanci al R eport INTRODUCTION | ABOUT THIS REPORT