6 Department of State

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All recommendations in this chapter

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1. 173 Install State Department appointees in roles pending Senate confirmation Not started
2. 173 Fill non-Senate-confirmed State posts with political appointees Not started
3. 173 Increase the number of political appointees at the State Department Not started
4. 173 Replace all State Department leadership on January 20 Day one Not started
5. 173 Institute regular strategy meetings and trainings for political appointees Not started
6. 173 Create a mentorship program for junior political appointees Not started
7. 174 Accept all political ambassadors' resignations and reassess career ambassadors Not started
8. 174 Recall ambassadors hostile to the incoming Administration Not started
9. 174 Prioritize presidential allies as ambassadors to key strategic posts Not started
10. 174 Have the transition team audit State negotiations and funding commitments Not started
11. 174 Freeze State Department disbursements, contracts, and hiring on inauguration Day one Not started
12. 175 Freeze all ongoing treaty and international agreement negotiations Not started
13. 175 Stand down enforcement of treaties not ratified by the Senate Not started
14. 175 Suspend compliance with “agreements” that are really treaties pending Senate consent Not started
15. 175 Withdraw treaties pending before the Senate for 20 years or more Not started
16. 175 Update letters of transmittal for stale treaties still worth ratifying Not started
17. 175 Revoke most Circular 175 authorities granted to other agencies Not started
18. 176 Require White House coordination of all State engagement with Congress Not started
19. 176 Retain and support the Office of China Coordination (“China House”) Not started
20. 177 Strictly enforce visa reciprocity for all foreign nationals Not started
21. 177 Streamline State's response time to foreign visa policy changes Not started
22. 177 Fully enforce INA section 243(d) visa sanctions on recalcitrant countries Not started
23. 178 Indefinitely curtail refugee admissions under USRAP Not started
24. 178 Let DHS retain or regain C-175 authority for security agreements Not started
25. 178 Evaluate the Diversity Visa, F, and J visa programs for security risk Not started
26. 179 Draft an “Article X” strategy document on China Not started
27. 183 Adopt a “sovereign Mexico” policy Not started
28. 183 Work with hemisphere partners to halt the fentanyl trade Not started
29. 184 Shift global manufacturing out of the PRC to Latin America Not started
30. 184 Develop a hemisphere-focused energy policy with Mexico and Canada Not started
31. 185 Reinstitute and expand Trump-era sanctions on Iran Not started
32. 185 Ensure Israel has the means and political support to act against Iran Not started
33. 185 Expand the Abraham Accords to Saudi Arabia and other Arab states Not started
34. 185 Reverse the degradation of the U.S.–Saudi partnership Not started
35. 185 Defund the Palestinian Authority Needs Congress Not started
36. 185 Rethink U.S. support for YPG/PKK Kurdish forces to keep Türkiye aligned Not started
37. 185 Build a Middle East security pact as a second “Quad” Not started
38. 186 Reorient African development assistance from aid to private-sector growth Not started
39. 186 Create a template “digital hygiene” program for African countries Not started
40. 186 Recognize Somaliland statehood Not started
41. 187 Support African militaries with foreign military education, training, and aid Not started
42. 187 Designate African “focus countries” for a full suite of U.S. engagement Not started
43. 187 Stop promoting abortion and pro-LGBT initiatives in Africa policy Not started
44. 187 Press NATO members to meet and exceed the Wales Pledge 2 percent target Not started
45. 188 Conduct a comprehensive review of U.S.–EU trade arrangements Not started
46. 188 Urgently develop trade with the post-Brexit United Kingdom Not started
47. 189 Encourage the “Quad-Plus” concept Not started
48. 189 Deliver a revamped U.S. regional strategy for South Asia Not started
49. 189 Have NATO adopt and implement an Arctic strategy Not started
50. 190 Expand Navy and Coast Guard fleets, including icebreaker acquisitions Needs Congress Not started
51. 190 Upgrade Coast Guard Arctic facilities such as the Barrow station Needs Congress Not started
52. 190 Keep Arctic shipping lanes open and free of onerous fees Not started
53. 190 Rally Arctic nations against the PRC's “Polar Silk-Road” ambitions Not started
54. 190 Pursue policies enhancing U.S.–Greenland economic ties Not started
55. 191 Order a cost-benefit analysis of every international organization the U.S. joins Not started
56. 191 Withdraw from international organizations that undermine U.S. interests Not started
57. 191 Withhold U.S. funds from international organizations that promote abortion Not started
58. 192 Impose a text-based reading of human rights treaties as a personnel litmus test Not started
59. 192 Base State Department human rights policy on the Commission on Unalienable Rights report Not started
60. 192 Align U.S. foreign policy engagements with the Geneva Consensus Declaration Not started
61. 192 Bar U.S. promotion or funding of abortion in international programs Not started
62. 192 Restrict federal funding to the World Health Organization Needs Congress Not started
63. 193 Develop a complete reorganization plan for the State Department Needs Congress Not started
64. 194 Make the USAID Administrator Director of Foreign Assistance at State Not started
65. 194 Develop a plan to consolidate foreign assistance authorities Needs Congress Not started
66. 195 Restore and consolidate U.S. international broadcasting infrastructure Needs Congress Not started
67. 196 Establish enforceable international norms for cyberspace Not started
68. 196 Have State assist the Defense Department in going on cyber offense Not started

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