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

9 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 November 16, 2020 2020 A gency F inanci al R eport U ni ted S tates D epartment of S tate | 57 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT | FINANCIAL SECTION