United States Department of State: The Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2003

摘要

At the start of last year, we were heavily engaged in the beginnings of not only a new Administration but also a new emphasis on the Department of State regarding what it does for America and the world. In the seven months leading to September, we made good progress in realizing the new emphasis by gaining the increased resources required for our first year and by putting those dollars to work effectively. Then the tragic events of September 11 changed the world. THe counterterroism campaign that the nation immediately launched upon still demands our attention today - and will continue to do so far into the forseeable future. In the context of this campaign, the conduct of the nation's foreign affairs has taken on a heightened sense of urgency while gaining immensely in achieving the increased emphasis we were seeking. In the months since September, we have had enormous success in the war on terrorism - a new U.S.-Pakistan relationship, a reinvigorated U.S.-India relationship, a new interim authority in Afghanistan, the elimination of the repressive regime of the Taliban the destruction of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the delivery of humanitarian relief to Afghanistan's citizens, and a strong global coalition of nations at work to disrupt and destroy terrorism worldwide. The State Department has been at the core of this tremendous effort. The new emphasis on foreign affairs that we sought to build slowly and carefully over several years was amplified immeasurably by the immediate challenge of our tragic day. And because of the dedicated, hard-working people in the Foreign Service, the Civil Service, and the FOreign Service Nationals around the world, we met the challenge. But there is much more work to be done - work associated with the war on terrorism and with our fundamental foreign policy interests - and we continue to need the resources to do it.