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United States Strategic Plan For International Affairs First Revision. Released by the Office of Resources, Plans, and Policy, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, February 1999

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLAN U.S. NATIONAL INTERESTS: NATIONAL SECURITY ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AMERICAN CITIZENS AND U.S. BORDERS LAW ENFORCEMENT DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE GLOBAL ISSUES: ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION, HEALTH STRATEGIC GOALS: REGIONAL STABILITY WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OPEN MARKETS U.S. EXPORTS GLOBAL GROWTH AND STABILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOMENT AMERICAN CITIZENS TRAVEL AND IMMIGRATION INTERNATIONAL CRIME ILLEGAL DRUGS COUNTERTERRORISM DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ENVIRONMENT POPULATION HEALTH

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIC GOALS

• Regional Stability: Strengthen the security of the United States and prevent instabilities from threatening the vital and important interests of the United States and its allies.
• Weapons of Mass Destruction: Reduce the threat to the United States and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
• Open Markets: Open world markets to increase trade and free the flow of goods, services, and capital.
• U.S. Exports: Expand U.S. exports to $1.2 trillion early in the 21^st Century.
• Global Growth and Stability: Increase global economic growth and stability.
• Economic Development: Promote broad-based growth in developing and transitional economies to raise standards of living and lessen disparities of wealth within and among countries.
• American Citizens: Protect the safety and security of American citizens who travel and live abroad.
• Travel and Migration: Manage fairly and effectively the entry of immigrants and foreign visitors into the United States.
• International Crime: Minimize the impact of international crime on the United States and its citizens.
• Illegal Drugs: Reduce the entry of illegal drugs into the United States.
• Counterterrorism: Reduce the number and impact of international terrorist attacks, especially on the United States and its citizens.
• Democracy and Human Rights: Open political systems and societies to democratic practices, the rule of law, good governance, and respect for human rights.
• Humanitarian Assistance: Provide humanitarian assistance to victims of crisis and disaster.
• Environment: Secure a sustainable global environment, and protect the United States and its citizens from the effects of international environmental degradation.
• Population: Achieve a sustainable world population.
• Health: Protect human health and reduce the spread of infectious diseases.

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