State 101 Strategies Quiz

What document expresses the worldwide interests, goals, and objectives of the United States, and is created across many federal agencies in the president’s Cabinet? 

• National Security Strategy

• Joint Strategic Plan

• U.S. Constitution

• National Defense Plan

What plan presents how the State Department and USAID will work together to implement U.S. foreign policy and development assistance? 

• National Security Strategy  

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  Joint Strategic Plan 

• Functional Bureau Strategy  

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  Department Strategy Plan 

What two strategies identify functional and regional priorities that align to the  Joint Strategic Plan?  

• Integrated Country Strategy (ICS) 

   

• Functional Bureau Strategy (FBS) 

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  Joint Regional Strategy (JRS) 

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  Bureau Resource Request (BRR) 

Who is the author of the introduction of the National Security Strategy? 

  

• National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan 

• Secretary of State Antony Blinken 

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  USAID Administrator Samantha Power 

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  President Joe Biden

Who writes the introductory message(s) of the Joint Strategic Plan? 

• National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan

• Secretary of State Antony Blinken

• USAID Administrator Samantha Power

• President Joe Biden

Who leads the drafting of a Joint Regional Strategy? 

 

• regional bureau (such as WHA) and its USAID regional counterpart (such as LAC) 

• The Secretary’s Office of Policy Planning (S/P) 

     

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  The Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance (F) 

• Chiefs of Mission overseas

Who writes the introduction and priorities of the Integrated Country Strategies? 

 

• Assistant Secretary of the regional bureaus 

• Chief of Mission (Ambassador or Charge d’Affaires) 

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  USAID missions overseas 

• Foreign Service Institute

According to the National Security Strategy, which country represents “the only competitor with both the intent to reshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to advance that objective?” 

• People's Republic of China (PRC)

• Iran

• Russia

• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)

How are the Functional Bureau Strategies and Joint Regional Strategies used? 

• to determine the National Security Council’s priorities and goals 

• to articulate priorities in a given country 

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  to inform budget decisions, advise Integrated Country Strategies and      domestic offices’ strategies/goals, and shape performance reviews 

   

• as a management tool to measure world peace 

The Civil Service Performance Plan and Appraisal (DS-7644) requires supervisors to list the strategic goals that relate to the employee’s duties.  

• True

• False