The following Regional Priority chapters describe the Department of State's and USAID's policy priorities for each region of the world over the next six years. The purpose of these chapters is to provide an overview of regionally specific priorities to which multiple Strategic Goals may pertain. For each regional priority, the chapter identifies the primary Strategic Goals to which that priority is linked. In many cases, the regional priorities incorporate aspects of all seven Strategic Goals. The Strategic Goals of "Promoting International Understanding" and "Strengthening Consular and Management Capabilities," are not generally included in the listed linkages as they support virtually all of the Department's and USAID's priorities.
