State Looks Long-Term

In a town-hall style meeting at the State Department on Friday, Secretary Clinton announced that State will conduct its first ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) in the style of the Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). In her opening remarks, Clinton cited a need for the State Department “to get ahead of emerging threats and opportunities and to make the case effectively for OMB, the Congress, and the people of our country for the resources we need, today.”