| ACRONYM | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABM | Anti-Ballistic Missile |
| ACOTA | African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance Program |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AFTAC | Air Force Technical Applications Center |
| AG | Australia Group |
| AGA | Association of Government Accountants |
| AGOA | African Growth and Opportunity Act |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AP | Advanced Placement |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum |
| API | Advance Passenger Information |
| API-PNR | Advance Passenger Information-Passenger Name Record |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATA | Anti-Terrorism Assistance |
| ATPDEA | Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act |
| BCBP | Bureau of Customs and Border Protection |
| BCC | Border Crossing Card |
| BIMC | Beltsville Information Management Center |
| BITs | Bilateral Investment Treaties |
| BPP | Bureau Performance Plans |
| BPR | Business Process Reengineering |
| BW | Biological Weapons |
| BWC | Biological Weapons Convention |
| C&A | Certification and Accreditation |
| CA | Bureau of Consular Affairs |
| CAFTA | U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement |
| CAP | Connection Approval Process |
| CARPE | Central African Regional Program for the Environment |
| CBFP | Congo Basin Forest Partnership |
| CBM | Confidence-building Measures |
| CBP | Customs and Border Protection (formerly USCS) |
| CBRN | Chemical, Biological, and Radio-Nuclear |
| CBTPA | Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act |
| CBW | Chemical and Biological Weapons |
| CCD | Consular Consolidated Database |
| CCP | Classified Connectivity Program |
| CD | Community of Democracies |
| CDC | U.S. Center for Disease Control |
| CEAR | Certification of Excellence for Accountability Reporting |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CFE | Conventional Forces in Europe |
| CFMS | Central Financial Management System |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CFP | Common Fisheries Policy |
| CFPS | Central Financial Planning System |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
| CIC | Configuration and Integration Council |
| CICAD | Spanish acronym for the anti-drug agency of the OAS |
| CICTE | Inter-American committee Against Terrorism |
| CIDA | Canadian International Development Assistance |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| CIP | Critical Infrastructure Protection |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CJCS | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| CLASS | Consular Lookout and Support System |
| CMR | Crude Mortality Rates |
| CNC | CIA Crime and Narcotic Center |
| CNP | Colombian National Police |
| COE | Council of Europe |
| COLAR | Colombian Army |
| COTR | Contracting Officers Technical Representative |
| CPC | Country(ies) of Particular Concern |
| CPMT | Civilian Protection Monitoring Team |
| CPPNM | Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material |
| CRA | Country Reports and Asylum Affairs |
| CRMS | Central Resource Management System |
| CS | Civil Service |
| CSBMs | Confidence- and Security-Building Measures |
| CSH | Child Survival & Health Programs Fund |
| CSI | Container Security Initiative |
| CT | Counterterrorism |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
| CTC | UN Counterterrorism Committee |
| CW | Chemical Weapons |
| CWC | Chemical Weapons Convention |
| CY | Calendar Year |
| D&CP | Diplomatic and Consular Programs |
| DA | Development Assistance |
| DEA | U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency |
| DFID | U.K.s Department for International Development |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHS | U. S. Department of Homeland Security |
| DMV | Division of Motor Vehicles |
| DOC | U.S. Department of Commerce |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DOS | U. S. Department of State |
| DPKO | Department of Peacekeeping Operations |
| DRI | Diplomatic Readiness Initiative |
| DRL | Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor |
| DS | Diplomatic Security |
| DVC | Digital Videoconferencing |
| e.g. | Exempli Gratia (for example) |
| E.O. | Executive Order |
| E.U. | European Union |
| EB | Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EC | Economic Community |
| ECA | Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| ECAs | Export Credit Agencies |
| ECHO | U.K.s ECHO International Health Services Ltd |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States |
| EIPC | Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities |
| ENM | Enterprise Network Management |
| EOB | Existing Office Building |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERMA | Emergency Refugee & Migration Assistance |
| ESA | Emergency Security Amendment |
| ESDI | European Security and Defense Initiative |
| ESDP | European Security and Defense Program |
| ESF | Economic Support Fund |
| EXIM | Export Import Bank |
| FAIR Act | Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 |
| FAO | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FAST | Free and Secure Trade |
| FATF | Financial Action Task Force |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FEST | Foreign Emergency Support Team |
| FFMIA | Federal Financial Management Improvement Act |
| FMCT | Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty |
| FMF | Foreign Military Financing |
| FMFIA | Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act |
| FMSF | Fissile Material Storage Facility |
| FOC | Full Operational Capability |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FPC | Foreign Press Center |
| FR | Facial Recognition |
| FRUS | Foreign Relations of the United States |
| FS | Foreign Service |
| FSC | Financial Service Center |
| FSI | Foreign Service Institute |
| FSWE | Foreign Service Written Exam |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreements |
| FTAA | Free Trade of the Americas |
| FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
| FTO | Foreign Terrorist Organizations |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| G-7 | Group of Seven (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, U.S.) |
| G-8 | Group of Eight (major industrialized nations) (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, U.K., U.S., Russia) |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| GCA | Global Coalition for Africa |
| GCI | Growth Competitiveness Index |
| GDC | Global Direct Connect |
| GDIN | Global Disaster Information Network |
| GFMS | Global Financial Management System |
| GGCL | Government -to-Government Communications Links |
| GHSAG | Global Health Security Action Group |
| GIF | Generation IV International Forum |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| GPRA | The Government Performance and Results Act |
| GSA | General Services Agency |
| GTEP | Georgia Train and Equipment Program |
| HCAAF | Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework |
| HCI/Base | Pure Cocaine |
| HDP | Humanitarian Demining Program |
| HEU | Highly Enriched Uranium |
| HHS | Health and Human Services |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HIV/AIDS | Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| HMA | Humanitarian Mine Action |
| HR | Human Rights |
| HRDF | Human Rights and Democracy Fund |
| HRR | Human rights Report |
| HSC | Homeland Security Council |
| HST | Harry S Truman Building |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IAW | In Accordance With |
| IBETs | Integrated Border Enforcement Teams |
| ICC | International Criminal Court |
| ICCAT | International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
| ICOC | International Code of Conduct |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| IDPs | Internally Displaced Persons |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IFIs | International Financial Institutions |
| IFOR | Implementation Force |
| IGAD | Inter-Governmental Authority on Development |
| IGC | Intergovernmental Consultations on Asylum, Refugees, and Migration |
| IHR | International Health Regulations |
| IIP | Coordinator of International Information Programs |
| IL | International Labor |
| ILEA | International Law Enforcement Academy |
| ILMS | Integrated Logistics Management System |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| IMET | International Military Education and Training |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMS | International Monitoring System |
| INA | Integrated Notification Application |
| INCLE | International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement |
| INCSR | International Narcotics Control Strategy Report |
| INL | Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs |
| INR | Bureau of Intelligence and Research |
| INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| IO | Bureau of International Organizations Affairs |
| IO&P | International Organizations & Programs |
| IOB | Interim Office Building |
| IOC | Initial Operating Capability |
| IOM | International Organization for Migration |
| IPA | International Plan of Action |
| IRCs | Information Resource Centers |
| IRF | International Religious Freedom |
| IRFA | International Religious Freedom Act |
| IRM | Bureau of Information Resource Management |
| ISTC | Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
| IUU | Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported |
| IV&V | Independent Verification and Validation |
| IWC | International Whaling Commission |
| JCG | Joint Consultative Group |
| JCIC | Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission |
| JCS | Joint Chiefs of Staff (DoD) |
| JI | Jemaah Islamivah - a terrorist organization |
| JMC | Joint Military Commission |
| KEDO | Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization |
| KFOR | Kosovo Force |
| L/M | Leadership/Management |
| LDPs | Language Designated Positions |
| LOC | Lines of Control |
| LROBP | Long-Range Overseas Buildings Plan |
| M&E | Monitoring and Evaluation |
| MANPADS | Shoulder-fired Missiles |
| MAP | Membership Action Plan |
| MASINT | Measurement and Signature Intelligence |
| MCA | Millennium Challenge Account |
| MDBs | Multilateral Development Bank |
| MEPI | Middle East Partnership Initiative |
| MNEPR | Multilateral Environmental Program in the Russian Federation Framework |
| MOBIS | Management, Organizational, and Business Improvement Services |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MRA | Migration and Refugee Assistance |
| MRV | Machine Readable Visa |
| MTCR | Missile Technology Control Regime |
| N/A | Not applicable |
| NADR | Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NARA | National Archives and Records Administration |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NCCT | Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories |
| NDF | Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund |
| NEC | New Embassy Construction |
| NePAD | The New Partnership for Africa's Development |
| NEXUS | Simplified Border Crossing Program between Canada and the U.S. |
| NGO | Nongovernmental Organizations |
| NIS | Newly Independent States |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NIV | Non-Immigrant Visa |
| NNSA | National Nuclear Security Administration |
| NOB | New Office Building |
| NP | Non Proliferation |
| NPAC TWG | Nonproliferation and Arms Control Technology Working Group |
| NPT | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NRF | NATO Response Force |
| NRRC | Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers |
| NSA | National Security Agency |
| NSC | National Security Council |
| NSCR | National Security Council Resolution |
| NSEERS | National Security Entry-Exit System |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSG | Nuclear Suppliers Group |
| NSS | National Security Strategy |
| NTM | U.S. National Technical Means |
| NVIS | Nuclear Verification Information System |
| NVITool | Nuclear Verification Information Tool |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OBO | Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations |
| OBS | Croat Intelligence Service |
| OCHA | Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OIG | Office of Inspector General |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| ONAP | Office of National AIDS Policy |
| OPCW | Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| OSAC | Overseas Security Advisory Councils |
| OSCE | Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe |
| OSIS | Open Sources Information System |
| OVP | Office of the Vice President |
| P-5 | Permanent Five of UNSC (U.S., U.K., Russia, China, France) |
| PA | Bureau of Public Affairs |
| PAR | Performance and Accountability Report |
| PART | Program Assessment Rating Tool |
| PBS | Public Broadcasting System |
| PC/DC | Principals' Committee/Deputies Committee |
| PESP | Partnership to Eliminate Sweatshops |
| PfP | Partnership-for-Peace |
| PKO | Peacekeeping Operations |
| PL | Public Law |
| PM | Bureau of Political and Military Affairs |
| PMA | President's Management Agenda |
| PMO | Program Management Office |
| PNR | Passenger Name Record |
| POES | Ports of Entry System |
| PPR | Program Performance Reviews |
| PPRA | Plutonium Production Reactor Agreement |
| PrepCom II | Preparation Communications |
| PRM | Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RCM | Regional Conference on Migration |
| RevCon | Review Conference |
| RF | Religious Freedom |
| RFMS | Regional Financial Management System |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RM | Bureau of Resource Management |
| RMO | Regional Management Officer |
| RSLAF | Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces |
| S&T | Science and Technology |
| S/CT | Coordinator for Counterterrorism |
| SACU | Southern African Customs Union |
| SENTRI | Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection |
| SFOR | Stabilization Force |
| SIPRNET | Secret Internet Protocol Router Network |
| SMART | State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset |
| SNAP | Spouse Networking Assistance Program |
| SOFAs | Status of Forces Agreements |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedures |
| SPAWAR | Space and Naval Warfare |
| SPHERE | Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response and Interaction |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| START | Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty |
| STMS | Student Training Management System |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| TEL | Terrorism Exclusion List |
| TFCA | Tropical Forest Conservation Agreement |
| TIFAs | Trade and Investment Framework Agreement |
| TIP | Terrorist Interdiction Program |
| TOC | UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime |
| TOPOFF | National Level Top Officials |
| TSUs | Technical Security Upgrades |
| TSWG | Technical Support Working Group |
| TV | Television |
| TWG | Technical Working Group |
| U.S. | United States |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNAIDS | United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS |
| UNAMSIL | UN Peace Mission in Sierra Leone |
| UNCHR | United Nations Commission on Human Rights |
| UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
| UNFSA | United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNMEE | UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea |
| UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
| UNSC | United Nations Security Council |
| UNSCR | United Nations Security Council Resolution |
| USAEDS | U.S. Atomic Energy Detection System |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USCS | U.S. Customs Service |
| USEU | United States Mission to European Union |
| USG | United States Government |
| USNATO | U.S. Mission to NATO |
| USTR | U. S. Trade Representative |
| USUN | United States Mission to the United Nations |
| UXO | Unexploded Ordnance |
| V Fund | Verification Assets Fund |
| VC | Bureau of Verification and Compliance |
| VCAWG | Verification and Compliance Analysis Working Group |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| VPs | Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights |
| WA | Wassenaar Arrangement |
| WAIS | Wassenaar Arrangement Information System |
| WFP | World Food Program |
| WINPAC | Weapons, Intelligence, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control Center |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| WMEAT | World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers |
| WSSD | World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
