Findings

Congress finds the following: (1) The allocation of personnel and resources of the Department of State in areas of strategic concern should reflect United States national security and foreign policy priorities. (2) The Department of State Strategic Staffing Initiative of 2020 demonstrated a recognition of a need for a continuous, high-level examination of the Department’s diplomatic posture. (3) The Department of State should strengthen its capacity to advance United States national security and foreign policy objectives through adjusting its diplomatic posture and strategic goals to reflect United States national security and foreign policy priorities and clearly and consistently communicating such adjustments to Congress.