United States Agency for International Development
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Strategic plan Performance plan & report Learning agendaWe work to build a freer, more equitable and more humane world by amplifying local voices, advancing sustainable progress, and tackling the world's toughest problems.
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Strategic goals are updated every four years and represent the broad outcomes and impacts an agency aspires to achieve over the course of an Administration's term. To advance those goals, agencies define more specific, targeted Objectives to complete.
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Renew U.S. leadership and mobilize coalitions to address the global challenges that have the greatest impact on Americans' security and well-being (Joint with State)
- Strengthen global health security, combat infectious disease threats, and address priority global health challenges through bilateral engagement and within multilateral fora (Joint with State)
- Secure ambitious climate mitigation and adaptation outcomes, including supporting effective Paris Agreement implementation (Joint with State)
- Reinvigorate U.S. humanitarian leadership and provide lifesaving protection and assistance in response to international disasters and humanitarian crises overseas (Joint with State)
- Lead allies and partners to address shared challenges [and competitors]; prevent, deter, and resolve conflicts; and promote international security (Joint with State)
- Enhance foreign publics' understanding of and support for the values and policies of the United States (Joint with State)
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Promote global prosperity and shape an international environment in which the United States can thrive (Joint with State)
- Promote a global economy that creates opportunities for all Americans (Joint with State)
- Support inclusive and sustainable economic growth and opportunity for communities around the globe (Joint with State)
- Support U.S. technological leadership, strengthen competitiveness, and enhance and protect the U.S. innovation base while leveraging technology to improve lives around the world (Joint with State)
- Strengthen U.S. and global resilience to economic, technological, environmental, and other systemic shocks (Joint with State)
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Strengthen democratic institutions, uphold universal values, and promote human dignity (Joint with State)
- Promote good governance and defend strong, accountable, and resilient democracies that deliver for their citizens (Joint with State)
- Advance equity, accessibility, and rights for all (Joint with State)
- Prevent, expose, and reduce corruption (Joint with State)
- Promote a safe, humane, and orderly immigration and asylum system, address the root causes of irregular migration collaboratively with our partners, and enhance protections for refugees and displaced persons (Joint with State)
- Improve inclusive and equitable health, education, and livelihood services, especially for women, youth, and marginalized groups (USAID)
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Revitalize the diplomatic and development workforce and institutions (Joint with State)
- Build and equip a diverse, inclusive, resilient, and dynamic workforce (Joint with State)
- Modernize IT and leverage data to inform decision-making and support mission delivery (Joint with State)
- Protect our personnel, information, and physical infrastructure from 21st century threats (Joint with State)
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Serve U.S. Citizens around the world and facilitate secure international travel (State)
- Support and serve American citizens traveling or residing abroad (State)
- Advance U.S. interests by facilitating legitimate travel to and from the United States (State)