Download or read book United States Strategic Plan for International Affairs written by United States. Department of State and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The seven national interests and 16 strategic goals in the International Affairs Strategic Plan (IASP) provide a comprehensive framework for what the United States is trying to achieve in the world. These are summarized in the International Affairs Mission Statement ... This first revision incorporates several refinements, drawing on extensive reviews and comments provided over the past year by members of the foreign affairs community, both within and outside the U.S. government. The principal intent of the IASP is to help USG agencies define their overseas roles and missions, to maintain a focus on fundamental long-term goals, and to inform Congress and the public. Strategies for each of the goals outline how the USG employs diplomatic, military, economic, and other assets to achieve results around the world. These strategies must adapt to trends such as globalization of the world economy and the information revolution, trends that also require the Department of State and other foreign affairs to evolve as institutions in the 21st century. Performance indicators in the IASP provide guides to evaluating whether or not these strategies are succeeding, although measuring results in foreign affairs is extremely complex, requiring flexibility and judgment. In application, the International Affairs Strategic [Plan] provides the basis for ambassadors and their country teams around the world to prepare mission performance plans that set out agency programs and request the resources needed to achieve their goals. In Washington, the strategic planning process is a powerful tool for coordinating among USG agencies, setting priorities, making tradeoffs when necessary, measuring performance, and preparing the International Affairs (Function 150) Bidget. Although it is consistent with the intent of the Governmental Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the IASP is not intended for tracking individual agency performance. Much remains to be done to improve the International Affairs Strategic Plan, but is primary value lies in its use as a tool for better government in carrying out the international affairs of the United States."--Executive summary, p. 1.