Within the

United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other na ...

, the Bureau of Budget and Planning (BP), previously the Bureau of Resource Management, assists agency heads with developing policies, plans, and programs to achieve

foreign policy A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through ...

goals. The Director of Budget and Planning also coordinates resource requirements to enable the Secretary of State to present integrated International Affairs resource submissions to the Office of Management and Budget and to the

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Directors of the Bureau of Budget and Planning

The Department of State divided the Bureau of Resource Management into the Bureau of Budget and Planning and the Bureau of the Comptroller and of Global Financial Services on June 29, 2012. Directors of the Bureau of Budget and Planning are designated, not commissioned. *1. Barbara Retzlaff (2012–2015) *2. Douglas Alexander Pitkin (2015–present)

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External links

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