1、Rebuilding Diplomacy A Survey of Past Calls for State Department TransformationA u g u s t 2 0 1 0By Eugene Chow and Richard WeitzP o l i C y B R i E fIn July 2009,secretary of state Hilary Clinton launched the first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review(QDDR)to guide the u.s Department of st
2、ate and the Agency for international Development(usAiD)in developing more“agile,responsive and effective institutions of diplomacy and development”and to offer a blueprint for“how to transition from approaches no longer commensurate with current challenges.”strengthening these institutions is a prio
3、rity for the obama administration as it attempts to enhance the role of diplomacy and development in achieving u.s.foreign policy and national security objectives.yet,as the state Department prepares to unveil the QDDR this fall,it is important to recognize that this most recent effort is not the fi
4、rst call to reform the u.s.state Department,the institution charged with leading American diplomacy.over the past decade alone,numerous reports have identified underlying challenges faced by the Department and recommended steps to address them.Based on a review of these reports,several themes emerge
