Director for Policy Planning

(a) Establishment There is authorized to be in the Department a Director of Policy Planning responsible to the Deputy Secretary and Secretary of State for matters pertaining to independent policy analysis, guidance, and counsel, and such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to time designate. (b) Responsibilities In addition to the responsibilities described in subsection (a), the Director of Policy Planning shall maintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to the policymaking process of the Department, including, as appropriate— (1) supporting the Secretary’s priorities, aligning them with engagements, policy, and planning across the Department and the interagency; (2) leading and contributing to long-term planning initiatives and functional policy reviews, agenda-setting, and coordination across the Department, the interagency, and with allies and partners through bilateral and multilateral policy planning dialogues; and (3) promoting the Secretary’s strategic narrative on related policy and diplomatic priorities in the Department and across the interagency. (c) Office of Policy Planning (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish an Office of Policy Planning, which shall perform such functions related to the shaping, developing, and articulating the Secretary’s strategic policy and diplomatic priorities across the Department, as the Secretary may prescribe. (2) Head The Director of Policy Planning shall be the head of the Office of Policy Planning.