A/LM — Logistics Management
AACR — African Armed Conflicts Resolved
AAMVA — American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
ABM — Anti-Ballistic Missile
ACDA — Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACOTA — African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance Program
ACI — Andean Counterdrug Initiative
ACS — Access Control Systems
ADB — Asian Development Bank
AF — African Affairs
AGA — Association of Government Accountants
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
APEC — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum
AphA — American Pharmaceutical Association
API — Advance Passenger Information
ASEAN — Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ATA — Anti-Terrorism Assistance
AU — African Union
AV — Armored Vehicle
BBG — Broadcasting Board of Governors
BCC — Border Crossing Card
BCBP — Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
BIC — Bilateral Implementation Commission
BII — Bioindustry Initiative
BIMC — Beltsville Information Management Center
BITs — Bilateral Investment Treaties
BPP — Bureau Performance Plan
BPR — Business Process Reegineering
BSC — Balance Score Card
BW — Biological Weapons
BWC — Biological Weapons Convention
C&A — Certification and Accreditation
CA — Consular Affairs
CAFTA — U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement
CBM — Confidence Building Measures
CBP — Customs and Border Protection
CBW — Chemical and Biological Weapons
CCD — Consular Consolidated Database
CCP — Classified Connectivity Program
CD — Community of Democracies
CDC — U.S. Center for Disease Control
CSD — U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development
CEA — Council of Economic Advisors
CEAR — Certification of Excellence in Accountability Reporting
CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality
CFE — Conventional Forces in Europe
CFMS — Central Financial Management System
CFO — Chief Financial Officer
CFP — Common Fisheries Policy
CFPS — Central Financial Planning System
CFT — Customer Focus Team
CGSS — Consultative Group on Strategic Security
CHR — Commission on Human Rights
CIA — Central Intelligence Agency
CIO — Chief Information Officer
CIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection
CIS — Commonwealth of Independent States
CIS — Consular Information Sheets
CITEL — Inter-American Telecommunications Commission
CITES — Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora
CJCS — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
CMR — Crude Mortality Rates
CNC — CIA Crime and Narcotic Center
COE — Council of Europe
CPA — Certified Public Accounting
CPDF — Central Personnel Data File
CPPNM — Physical Protection Convention
CRDF — U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation
CRMS — Central Resource Management System
CS — Civil Service
CSBMs — Confidence and Security Building Measures
CSCS — Capital Security Cost Sharing
CSD — United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
CSG — Counter-Terrorism Security Group
CSH — Child Survival & Health Programs Fund
CSI — Container Security Initiative
CT — Counterterrorism
CW — Chemical Weapons
CWC — Chemical Weapons Convention
CY — Calendar Year
D&CP — Diplomatic and Consular Programs
DA — Development Assistance
DEA — Drug Enforcement Agency
DHHS — Department of Health and Human Services
DHS — Department of Homeland Security
DIA — Defense Intelligence Agency
DOC — Department of Commerce
DoD — Department of Defense
DOE — Department of Energy
DOI — Department of the Interior
DOJ — Department of Justice
DOL — Department of Labor
DoPs — Declaration of Principles
DOS — Department of State
DOT — Department of Transportation
DPRK — Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea)
DRC — Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRI — Diplomatic Readiness Initiative
DRL — Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
DS — Diplomatic Security
DSM — Domestic Staffing Model
DTRA — Defense Threat Reduction Agency
EAP — Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
EC — Economic Community
ECA — Education and Cultural Affairs
ECOWAS — Economic Community of West African States
EIPC — Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities
EOD — Explosive Ordinance Detection
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency
ERMA — Emergency Refugee & Migration Assistance
ESDI — European Security and Defense Initiative
ESDP — European Security and Defense Program
ESF — Economic Support Fund
EU — European Union
EUR — Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
EX — Executive Office
EXIM — Export Import Bank
FAIR Act — Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act
FAO — United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
FAS — Foreign Agricultural Service
FASAB — Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FATF — Financial Action Task Force
FBI — Federal Bureau of Investigations
FCC — Federal Communications Commission
FDD — Forces for the Defense of Democracy
FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEST — Foreign Emergency Support Team
FFMIA — Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
FISMA — Federal Information Security Management Act
FMF — Foreign Military Financing
FMFIA — Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
FMFS — Fissile Material Storage Facility
FOIA — Freedom of Information Act
FOTA — Future of the Alliance
FPC — Foreign Press Center
FR — Facial Recognition
FROG — Free Rocket Over Ground
FRUS — Foreign Relations of the United States
FS — Foreign Service
FSA — Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
FSAT — Financial Systems Assessment Teams
FSC — Financial Service Center
FSI — Foreign Service Institute
FSRA — Foreign Service Retirement Actuarial
FSRDF — Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund
FSWE — Foreign Service Written Exam
FTA — Free Trade Agreements
FTAA — Free Trade of the Americas
FTO — Foreign Terrorist Organizations
FY — Fiscal Year
G-8 — Group of Eight (major industrialized nations)
GAAP — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAO — U. S. General Accounting Office
GCA — Global Coalition for Africa
GCI — Growth Competitiveness Index
GDIN — Global Disaster Information Network
GEF — Global Environmental Facility
GFATM — Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
GGCL — Government -to-Government Communications Links
GHSAG — Global Health Security Action Group
GIF — Generation IV International Forum
GMRA — Government Management Reform Act
GPO — Government Printing Office
GPRA — Government Performance and Results Act
GSA — General Services Administration
GWOT — Global War on Terrorism
HACU — Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities
HBCU — Historically Black Colleges & Universites
HCI/Base — Pure Cocaine
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
I/P — Initiative/Program
IAA — Inter-country Adoption Act of 2000
IACAC — Continued Implementation of the Inter-American Anticorruption Convention
IAEA — International Atomic Energy Agency
IBB — International Board of Broadcasting
IBWC — International Boundary and Water Commission
IC — Intelligence Community
ICAO — The International Civil Aviation Organization
ICASS — International Cooperative Administrative Support Services
ICCAT — International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
ICOC — International Code of Conduct
ICRC — International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRI — International Coral Reef Initiative
IDPs — Internally Displaced Persons
IEA — International Energy Agency
IFIs — International Financial Institution
IG — Inspector General
IHR — International Health Regulations
ILEAs — International Law Enforcement Academies
ILMS — Integrated Logistics Management System
ILO — International Labour Organization
IMET — International Military Education & Training
IMF — International Monetary Fund
INA — Integrated Notification application
INCLE — International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
INS — Immigration and Naturalization Service
IO — International Organizations
IO&P — International Organizations & Programs
IOB — Interim Office Building
IOC — Initial Operating Capability
IOM — International Organization for Migration
IPR — Intellectual Property Rights
IRF — International Religious Freedom
IRFA — International Religious Freedom Act
ISTC — International Science and Technology Center
IT — Information Technology
ITU — International Telecommunication Union
IUCN — International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
IUU — Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported
IWC — International Whaling Commission
JCG — Joint Consultative Group
JCIC — Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission
JCS — Joint Chiefs of Staff (DoD)
JFMIP — Joint Financial Management Improvement Program
KCC — Kentucky Consular Center
KFOR — Kosovo Force
KM — Knowledge Management
LACP — League of American Communications Professionials
LDPs — Language Designated Positions
LOC — Lines of Control
LROBP — Long-Range Overseas Buildings Plan
LTTE — Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
MANPADS — Shoulder-fired Missiles
MAP — Membership Action Plan
MCA — Millennium Challenge Account
MCC — Millennium Challenge Corporation
MCGK — The Department's Chinese-language Internet Service Meiguo Cankao
MCSC — Management Control Steering Committee
MD&A — Management's Discussion and Analysis
MEPI — Middle East Partnership Initiative
MFA — Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MOU — Memorandum of Understanding
MOX — Mixed Oxide
MPP — Mission Performance Plan
MRA — Migration and Refugee Assistance
MRTDs — Machine Readable Travel Documents
MRV — Machine Readable Visa
MSP — Managing State Projects
MTCR — Missile Technology Control Regime
N/A — Not applicable
NADR — Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
NAPHSIS — National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems
NARA — National Archives and Records Administration
NAS — Narcotics Affairs Section
NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Agency
NATO — North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCCT — Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories
NCMEC — National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NEA — Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
NEC — New Embassy Compound
NED — National Endowment for Democracy
NEPAD — The New Partnership for Africa's Development
NGO — Nongovernmental Organizations
NIACAP — National Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program
NIS —New Independent States
NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
NISTCAP — National Institute of Standards and Technology Certification and Accreditation Program
NIV — Non-Immigrant Visa
NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
NORINCO — China North Industries Corporation
NP — Bureau of 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 Center
NSA — National Security Agency
NSC — National Security Council
NSF — National Science Foundation
NSG — Nuclear Suppliers Group
NSTISSI — National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instruction
NTIA — National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NTM — U.S. National Technical Means
NVIS — Nuclear Verification Information System
OAS — Organization of American States
OBO — Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OES/IHA — Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs/Office of International Health Affairs
OGE — Office of Government Ethics
OIG — Office of Inspector General
OMB — Office of Management and Budget
ON+ — OpenNet Plus
ONAP — Office of National AIDS Policy
ONDCP — Office of National Drug Control Policy
OP Eds — Opinion Editorials
OPCW — Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OPIC — Overseas Private Investment Corporation
OPM — Office of Personnel Management
OSAC — Overseas Security Advisory Councils
OSCE — Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
OSD — Office of Secretary of Defense (DoD)
OSIS — Open Sources Information System
OSTP — Office of Science and Technology Policy
P4L — Partnerships for Learning
PA — Bureau of Public Affairs
PAR — Performance and Accountability Report
PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
PE — Program Evaluation
PESP — Partnership to Eliminate Sweatshops
PIERS — Passport Information Electronic Retrieval System
PKI — Public Key Infrastructure
PKO — Peacekeeping Operations
PM — Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
PM — Prime Minister
PMA — President's Management Agenda
PMO — Program Management Office
PNR — Passenger Name Record
PPRA — Plutonium Production Reactor Agreement
PR — Periodic Reinvestigations
PrepCom II — Preparation Communications
PRISM — Passport Records Imaging System Management
PRM — Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration
PRTR — Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
PSI — Proliferation Security Initiative
PSMC — Peace Support Missions Concluded
R&D — Research and Development
RFMS — Regional Financial Management System
RFP — Request for Proposal
RM — Resource Management Bureau
ROK — Republic of Korea (South Korea)
S&T — Science and Technology
S/CT — Coordinator for Counterterrorism
SA — Bureau of South Asian Affairs
SACU — Southern African Customs Union
SADC — South African Development Community
SALT — Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
SAP — Systems Authorization Plan
SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SCI — Secure Compartmentalized Information
SCUD — Short Range Liquid Propellant Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile
SECI — South Eastern Europe Cooperative Initiative
SEED — Support for East European Democracy
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
SOP — Standard Operating Procedures
SPAW — Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Marine Environment
SSA — Social Security Administration
SSPP — Systems Security Program Plan
START — Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
STCU — Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
STMS — Student Training Management System
TASO — The AIDS Support Organization
TBD — To Be Determined
TC — IAEA Technical Cooperation Programs
TDA — U. S. Trade and Development Agency
TFCA — Tropical Forest Conservation Agreement
TIFA — Trade and Investment Facilitation Agreements
TIP — Terrorist Interdiction Program
TOC — UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
TOPOFF — National Level Top Officials
TSA — Transportation Security Administration
TSUs — Technical Security Upgrades
TSWG — Technical Support Working Group
TWG — Technical Working Group
U.S. — United States
UIA — United Israel Appeal
UK — United Kingdom
UN — United Nations
UNAIDS — United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
UNCHR — United Nations Commission on Human Rights
UNCTAD — United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP — United Nations Development Program
UNDPKO — United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations
UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA — United Nations Population Fund
UNFSA — United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
UNHCR — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF — United Nations Children's Fund
UNITA — National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
UNMOVIC — United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
UNRWA — United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UNSCR — United Nations Security Council Resolution
USAID — United States Agency for International Development
USCG — United States Coast Guard
USCIRF — United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
USCS — U.S. Customs Service
USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
USED — United States Executive Director
USFWS — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USG — United States Government
USIA — United States Information Agency
USINFO — United States Information
USMS — United States Marshal Service
USOSCE — United States Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
USPS — United States Postal Service
USPTO — United States Patent and Trademark Office
USTR — U.S. Trade Representative
USUN — United States Mission to the United Nations
VC — Bureau of Verification and Compliance
VIG — Vaccinia Immune Globulin
VPN — Virtual Private Network
VP — Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights
WA — Wassenaar Arrangement
WAIS — Wassenaar Arrangement Information System
WFP — World Food Program
WHA — Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
WMD — Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMEAT — World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers
WRAPS — Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System
WRC — World Radio Communication Conference
WSSD — World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTO — World Trade Organization
