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	Introduction Strategic Objective #1: Strategic Goal 1 Strategic Goal 2 Strategic Goal 3 Strategic Objective #2: Strategic Goal 4 Strategic Goal 5 Strategic Goal 6 Strategic Goal 7 Strategic Objective #3: Strategic Goal 8 PART Status
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I. Public Benefit

The tragic events of September 11, 2001 demonstrated the gravity of the threat international terrorists pose to the United States and its citizens at home and abroad. The Global War on Terrorism remains the U.S. Government’s top priority. The Department of State and USAID, in partnership with other U.S. Government agencies, international organizations, and countries around the world, work to combat terrorist networks wherever they exist and prevent attacks against Americans and our friends. In every corner of the globe, the Secretary of State and other senior officials, Ambassadors, and country team members, including USAID Mission Directors, use all instruments of statecraft to help host nations understand the threat of global terrorism and strengthen political will and capacity to counter it. This includes support for extending protection of the homeland beyond America’s borders through programs such as the Container Security Initiative, Immigration Security Initiative, Proliferation Security Initiative, Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, inspections of foreign ports, and sharing of terrorist watch list information. Through effective bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, the U.S. leads a worldwide coalition that acts to suppress terrorism on all fronts: military, intelligence, law enforcement, public diplomacy and financial. To date, the Department has mobilized some 180 countries and territories in the war on terrorism to identify, disrupt and destroy international terrorist organizations. Thousands of terrorist suspects have been arrested and tens of millions of dollars in terrorists’ assets have been blocked. In an effort to deny weapons to terrorists, more than 5,000 Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) have been destroyed. Key to the ability to mobilize effective action by our foreign partners is the provision of training to those who want to help but lack the means. Since 9/11, programs such as anti-terrorist assistance, terrorist interdiction, and anti-terrorist finance, combined with long-term efforts to increase stability, have significantly improved U.S. global partners’ counterterrorism capabilities.

II. Selected Performance Trends

III. Strategic Context

Shown below are the performance goals, initiatives/programs, and the major resources, bureaus and partners that contribute to accomplishment of the Counterterrorism strategic goal. Acronyms are defined in the glossary at the back of this publication.

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