1: Peace and Security
Achieving peace and security Other Information:
The United States promotes peace, liberty, and prosperity for all people; security is a necessary precursor to these worthy
goals. The Department and USAID will use every means at our disposal to achieve this goal: traditional and transformational
diplomacy, both bilateral and multilateral; vigilant and informed consular operations; reformed and effective foreign assistance;
creative and energetic public diplomacy; and where appropriate, new technologies and operating constructs. We will directly
confront threats to national and international security from terrorism, weapons proliferation, failed or failing states, and
political violence. We will strengthen the capability of the U.S. Government and of international partners to prevent or mitigate
conflict, stabilize countries in crisis, promote regional stability, protect civilians, and promote just application of government
and law. Our diplomatic, consular, and foreign assistance activities will help shape the international security environment
in ways that promote political and economic freedom and protect the dignity and human rights of all people.
Stakeholder(s):
- Department of Homeland Security: Homeland Security coordinates intelligence and law enforcement activities and programs that help protect the United States
from terrorist and other threats, and leads on immigration, naturalization, repatriation, border and transportation security,
and biodefense.
- Department of Defense: Defense coordinates closely on counterterrorism and counter-narcotics programs, and provides the military-to-military contacts,
assistance, and training that strengthen military and alliance relationships, play an important role in the management of
arms transfers and the Excess Defense Articles program, and support the evacuation of non-combatants from crisis or disaster
sites. Defense sponsors significant cooperative threat reduction programs and supports the Proliferation Security Initiative.
Defense leads in providing security support, when needed, for stabilization and reconstruction activities and participates
in government-wide stabilization and reconstruction planning and operations with other agencies.
- Department of Energy: Energy sponsors many nuclear nonproliferation programs, including the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, which the Department
helps to implement.
- Department of Justice: Justice leads on international legal assistance and implements some criminal justice and rule of law programs in conjunction
with the Department and USAID. Justice also works with the Department on extradition and to combat transnational crime and
narcotics trafficking, including training programs for foreign police forces.
- Department of the Treasury: Treasury leads money laundering and asset seizure issues, and monitors export controls. The Department co-chairs with Treasury
a committee on proliferation financing. The Department chairs, and USAID participates in, the Terrorist Finance Working Group
of the Counterterrorism Security Group’s Technical Assistance Sub-Group
- Department of Commerce: Commerce leads on some export control regimes and coordinates on others.
- Other Stakeholders: Other important partners include the Departments of Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Agriculture; the Environmental
Protection Agency; the White House Offices of National Drug Control Policy; and U.S. Government intelligence agencies.
Objective(s):
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