A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
2ID — 2nd Infantry Division, US Army
A/LM —— Bureau of Administration/Office of Logistics Management
AACR —— African Armed Conflicts Resolved
AAMVA —— American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
AC —— Bureau of Arms Control
ACDA —— Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACI —— Andean Counterdrug Initiative
ACOTA —— Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance
ACSI —— American Customer Satisfaction Index
ACSs —— Access Control Systems
ACW —— Advanced Conventional Weapons
ADB —— Asian Development Bank
ADP —— Automated Data Processing
AE —— Accrediting entities
AETN —— American Embassy Television Network
AF —— Bureau of African Affairs
AGA —— Association of Government Accountants
ANC —— Antenatal Care
AP —— Associated Press
APEC —— Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
API —— Advanced Passenger Information
APIS —— Advance Passenger Information System
ARV —— Antiretroviral
ASEAN —— Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASP —— Adoption Service Providers
ATA —— Anti-Terrorism Assistance
ATA —— Air Transport Agreement
AU —— African Union
AVs —— Armored Vehicles
BBG —— Broadcasting Board of Governors
BCC —— Border Crossing Card
BFC —— Budget Functional Classification
BFSC — Bangkok Financial Service Center
BIC — Bilateral Implementation Commission
BII — Bio-industry Initiative
BIMC — Beltsville Information Management Center
BIT — Bilateral Investment Treaty
BMENA — Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative
BOG — Board of Governors
BPP — Bureau Performance Plan
BPR — Business Processing Re-engineering
BRMS — Bureau Resource Management System
BSC — Balanced Scorecard
BW — Biological Weapons
BWC — Biological Weapons Convention
C&A — Certification and Accreditation
CA — Bureau of Consular Affairs
CAFTA — Central America Free Trade Agreement
CBFP — Congo Basin Forest Partnership
CBM — Confidence-Building Measure
CBMs — Continental Ballistic Missiles
CBP — Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
CBT — Computer Based Training
CCD — Consular Consolidated Database
CCP — Classified Connectivity Program
CD — Community of Democracies
CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CD-ROM — Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
CEA — Council of Economic Advisors
CEAR — Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting
CE-DAT — Complex Emergencies Database
CEO — Chief Executive Officer
CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality
CFE — Conventional Forces in Europe
CFO — Chief Financial Officer
CFP — Common Fisheries Policy
CFPS — Central Financial Planning System
CFSC — Charleston Financial Service Center
CFSP — Critical Flight Safety Program
CGSS — Consultative Group on Strategic Security
CHR — Commission on Human Rights
CIA — Central Intelligence Agency
CIF — Capital Investment Fund
CIO — Chief Information Officer
CIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection
CIS — Consular Information Sheets
CITEL — Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism
CITES — Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CJCS — Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
CLASS — Consular Lookout and Support System
CLJ — Constitutional Loya Jirga
CM — Case Management
CMR — Crude Mortality Rate
CNC — Crime and Narcotics Center
CPA — Certified Public Accountant
CPIC — Capital Planning and Investment Control
CPMT — Civilian Protection Monitoring Team
CPPNM — Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
CRA — Country Reports and Asylum Affairs
CRDF — U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation
CRED — Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
CS — Civil Service
CS&H — Child Survival & Health Programs Fund
CSBM — Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
CSCS — Capital Security Cost Sharing
CSD — Commission on Sustainable Development
CSE — Center for Security Evaluation
CSG — Counterterrorism Security Group
CSI — Container Security Initiative
CSRS — Civil Service Retirement System
CT — Counterterrorism
CTC — Counterterrorism Committee
CTCC — Counterproliferation Technology Coordinating Commission
CW — Chemical Weapons
CWC — Chemical Weapons Convention
CY — Calendar Year
D&CP — Diplomatic and Consular Programs
D.C. — District of Columbia
DA — Development Assistance
DCM — Deputy Chief of Mission
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 Interior
DOJ — Department of Justice
DOL — Department of Labor
DOS — Department of State
DOT — Department of Transportation
DPRK — Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
DRC — Democratic Republic of Congo
DRI — Diplomatic Readiness Initiative
DRL — Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor
DS — Bureau of Diplomatic Security
DSM — Domestic Staffing Model
DTRA — Defense Threat Reduction Agency
e.g. — exempli gratia (Latin), meaning "for example; for instance"
E.O. — Executive Order
EAP — Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
EB — Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
EBRD — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC — European Community
ECA — Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
ECA — Economic Complementation Agreement
ECE — Economic Commission for Europe
ECOMIL — Economic Community of West African States Mission in Liberia
ECOWAS — Economic Community of West African States
EFM — Eligible Family Member
EFT — Electronic Funds Transfer
E-GOALS — Online Performance Measurement System
E-gov — Electronic Government
eGovPMO — eGov Program Management Office
EIPC — Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities
e-mail — Electronic Mail
ENM — Enterprise Network Management Office
ENR — Engineering News - Record
EOB — Existing Office Building
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency
e-QIP — Electronic Questionnaire for Investigation Processing
ERMA — Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance
ESC&M — Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance
ESDP — European Security and Defense Program
ESF — Economic Support Fund
EUR — Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
EUR/NIS — Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs/Newly Independent States
EXBS — Export Control and Related Border Security
EXIM — Export Import Bank
Ex-Im — Export Import
FAIR — Federal Activities Inventory Reform
FAM — Foreign Affairs Manual
FAO — United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
FAS — Foreign Agricultural Service
FASAB — Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FAST — Free and Secure Trade Program
FATF — Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
FBI — Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCS — Foreign Commercial Service
FDD — Forces for the Defense of Democracy
FECA — Federal Employees Compensation Act
FEGLIP — Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program
FEHBP — Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERS — Federal Employees Retirement System
FEST — Foreign Emergency Support Team
FFMIA — Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
FHA — Federal Health Architecture
FISMA — Federal Information Security Management Act
FM — Financial Management
FMF — Foreign Military Financing
FMFIA — Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
FMSF — Fissile Material Storage Facility
FOC — Full Operational Capability
FOIA — Freedom of Information Act
FOTA — Future of the Alliance
FPDS-NG — Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation
FR — Facial Recognition
FREEDOMS — Freedom of Information Document Management System
FRUS — Foreign Relations of the United States
FS — Foreign Service
FSA — Freedom Support Act
FSAT — Financial Systems Assessment Teams
FSC — Financial Services Consolidation
FSC — Financial Service Center
FSC — Finance and Supply Chain
FSI — Foreign Service Institute
FSN — Foreign Service National
FSNSLTF — Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund
FSPS — Foreign Service Pension System
FSRA — Foreign Service Retirement Actuarial
FSRDF — Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund
FSU — Former Soviet Union
FSWE — Foreign Service Written Exam
FTA — Free Trade Agreement
FTAA — Free Trade Agreement of the Americas
FTE — Full-Time Equivalent
FTO — Foreign Terrorist Organization
FUDRA — Army Quick Deployment Force
FWCB — Federal Worker's Compensation Benefits
FY — Fiscal Year
G/TIP — Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
GAAP — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAI — General Assistance Initiative
GAO — The Government Accountability Office
GCI — Growth Competitiveness Index
GDIN — Global Disaster Information Network
GDP — Gross Domestic Product
GEF — Global Environmental Facility
GFMS — Global Financial Management System
GGCL — Government-to-Government Communications Link
GHSAG — Global Health Security Action Group
GIF — Generation IV International Forum
GITM — Global Information Technology Modernization
GLID — Global ID
GM — Grants Management
GMRA — Government Management Reform Act
GOP — Government of Pakistan
GPO — U.S. Government Printing Office
GPRA — Government Performance and Results Act
GSA — General Services Administration
GWOT — Global War on Terrorism
HACU — Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
HBCU — Historically Black Colleges and Universities
HHS — Department of Health and Human Services
HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV/AIDS — Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
HMA — Humanitarian Mine Action
HR — Human Resources
HR — Human Rights
HRDF — Human Rights and Democracy Fund
HRR — Human Rights Report
HSC — Homeland Security Council
HST — Harry S Truman Building
i.e.— id est (Latin), meaning "that is; in other words"
I/P — Initiative/Program
IAE — Integrated Acquisition Environment
IAEA — International Atomic Energy Agency
IBWC — International Boundary Water Commission
IC — International Community
ICAO — The International Civil Aviation Organization
ICASS — International Cooperative Administrative Support Services
ICCAT — International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna
ICES — International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ICFTU — International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICOC — International Code of Conduct
ICRC — International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRI — International Coral Reef Initiative
IDENT — Automated Biometric Identification System
IDPs — Internally Displaced Persons
IEA — Information Exchange Agreement
IEMS — Integrated Enterprise Management System
IFI — International Financial Institution
IFRA — The French Institute for Research in Africa
IG — Inspector General
IGC — Intergovernmental Consultations
IHR — International Health Regulations
IIP — Bureau of International Information Programs
ILEAs — International Law Enforcement Academies
ILMS — Integrated Logistics Management System
ILO — International Labor Organization
IMET — International Military Education and Training
IMF — International Monetary Fund
INA — Integrated Notification Application
INCLE — International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
INL — Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
INR — Bureau of Intelligence and Research
INS — Immigration and Naturalization Service
INTERPOL — International Crime Police Organization
IO — Bureau of International Organizations
IO&P — International Organizations and Programs
IOB — Interim Office Building
IOC — Initial Operating Capability
IOC — Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
IOM — International Organization for Migration
IPIA — Improper Payments Information Act
IPOA — International Plan of Action
IPR — Intellectual Property Rights
IRF — International Religious Freedom
IRFA — International Religious Freedom Act
IRM — Bureau of Information Resource Management
ISSO — Information Systems Security Officer
ISTC — International Science and Technology Center
IT — Information Technology
ITAR — International Traffic in Arms Regulation
ITU — International Telecommunication Union
IWC — International Whaling Commission
JCG — Joint Consultative Group
JCIC — Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission
JCS — Joint Chiefs of Staff
JFMIP — Joint Financial Management Improvement Program
JFMS — Joint Financial Management System
JMC — Joint Military Commission
KCC — Kentucky Consular Center
LACP — League of American Communications Professionals
LAN — Local Area Network
LDCs — Less Developed Countries
LDPs — Language Designated Positions
listservs — List Servers
LLP — Limited Legal Partnerships
LROBP — Long-Range Overseas Building Plan
LURD — Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
M&E — Monitoring and Evaluation
M/MED — Office of Medical Services
M/P — Office of Management Policy
M/R — Office of Rightsizing
M/WHL — Office of White House Liaison
MANPADS — Man-Portable Air Defense Systems
MAP — Membership Action Plan
MCA — Millennium Challenge Account
MCAS — Management Cost Accounting Standards
MCC — Millennium Challenge Corporation
MCSC — Management Control Steering Committee
MD&A — Management's Discussion and Analysis
MENA — Middle East/North Africa
MEPI — Middle East Partnership Initiative
MFA — Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MFO — Multinational Force and Observers
MIDSA — Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa
MIF — Multinational Interim Force
MNEPR — Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Program in Russia Federation
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOMS — Model for Overseas Management Support
MONUC — UN Mission in the Congo
MOU — Memorandum of Understanding
MOX — Mixed Oxide
MPP — Mission Performance Plan
MRA — Migration and Refugee Assistance
MRBM — Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
MRTD — Machine Readable Travel Documents
MRV — Machine Readable Visa
MTCR — Missile Technology Control Regime
MWO — Muslim World Outreach
NADR — Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs
NAFTA — North America Free Trade Agreement
NAPHSIS — National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems
NARA — National Archives and Records Administration
NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO — North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCCT — Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories
NCMEC — National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NDF — Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund
NEA — Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
NEC — New Embassy Compound
NEC — New Embassy Construction
NED — National Endowment for Democracy
NePAD — New Partnership for Africa's Development
NGOs — Non-Governmental Organizations
NICS — Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations
NIIE — Non-Intrusive Inspection Equipment
NIS — Newly Independent States
NIV — Non-Immigrant Visa
NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOB — New Office Building
NORAD — North American Aerospace Defense
NORINCO — China North Industries Corporation
NP — Bureau of Nonproliferation
NPAC — Nonproliferation and Arms Control
NPT — Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
NRC — NATO-Russian Council
NRF — NATO Response Force
NSA — National Security Agency
NSC — National Security Council
NSF — National Science Foundation
NSG — Nuclear Suppliers Group
NSSG — Nuclear Safety and Security Group
NSSP — Next Steps in Strategic Partnership
NTA — New Transatlantic Agenda
NVIS — Nuclear Verification Information System
OAS — Organization of American States
OBO — Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
ODIHR — Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OES — Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
OGC — Office of Government Commerce
OIC — Organization of Islamic Conference
OIG — Office of Inspector General
OMB — Office of Management and Budget
ON+ — OpenNet Plus
ONDCP — Office of National Drug Control Policy
OPCW — Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OPIC — Overseas Private Investment Corporation
OPM — Office of Personnel Management
OSAC — Overseas Security Advisory Council
OSCE — Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
OSD — Office of Secretary of Defense
OSIS — Open Source Information System
OSTP — Office of Science and Technology Policy
OVP — Office of the Vice President
P.L. — Public Law
PA — Bureau of Public Affairs
PAR — Performance and Accountability Report
PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
PBSA — Performance-Based Service Acquisition
PD — Public Diplomacy
PDAs — Personal Digital Assistants
PDNet — Public Diplomacy Net
PEPFAR — President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
PESP — Partnership to Eliminate Sweatshops Program
PfP — Partnership-for-Peace
PICES — North Pacific Marine Science Organization
PISCES — Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System
PKI — Public Key Infrastructure
PKO — Peacekeeping Operations
PLUS — Partnerships for Learning Undergraduate Studies
PM — Bureau of Political/Military Affairs
PM/WRA — Bureau of Political-Military Affairs/Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement
PMA — President's Management Agenda
PMS — Payments Management System
PNR — Passenger Name Record
POA&M — Plan of Action and Milestones
POEs — Points of Entry
POF — Perfect Order Fulfillment
PPA — Prompt Payment Act
PPRA — Plutonium Production Reactor Agreement
PrepCom — Preparatory Committee
PRM — Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration
PSC — Personal Service Contractor
PSI — Proliferation Security Initiative
PSMC — Peace Support Missions Concluded
PSO — Peace Support Operation
PSO — Post Security Officer
PTR — Office of Proliferation Threat Reduction
PuD — Plutonium Disposition
QID — Questioned Identification Document
RAMOS — Russian American Observation Satellite
RCM — Regional Conference on Migration
RevCon — Review Conference
RFMS — Regional Financial Management System
RM — Bureau of Resource Management
ROI — Return on Investment
ROK — Republic of Korea
RSO — Regional Security Officer
S/COS — Chief of Staff
S/CPR — Chief of Protocol
S/CRS — Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization
S/CT — Coordinator for Counterterrorism
S/ES — Office of the Secretary/Executive Secretariat
S/GAC — Global AIDS Coordinator
S/OCR — Office of Civil Rights
S/P — Policy Planning Staff
S/WCI — Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues
SA — Bureau of South Asian Affairs
SAARC — South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SACM — South American Conference on Migration
SACU — Southern African Customs Union
SADC — South African Development Community
SAGSI — Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation
SALT — Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SBA — Small Business Administration
SCI — Sensitive Compartmented Information
SECI — Southeast Europe Cooperative Initiative
SEED — Support for East European Democracy
SEED — Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development
SENTRI — Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection
SES — Senior Executive Service
SFFAS — Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards
SFOR — Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SGL — Standard General Ledger
SIPRNET — Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
SMART — State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset
SNAP — Spouse Networking Assistance Program
SOA — Summit of the Americas
SPAW — Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife
SPS — Senior Policy Seminars
SSA — Social Security Administration
SSN — Social Security Number
START — Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
STCU — Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
SYSADMINs — Systems Administrators
TAP — Technical Advisory Programme
TBD — To Be Determined
TC — Technical Cooperation
TCNs — Third Country Nationals
TDA — U.S. Trade and Development Agency
TDY — Temporary Duty
TED — Turtle Excluder Device
TFCA — Tropical Forest Conservation Agreement
TIP — Terrorist Interdiction Program
TIP — Trafficking in Persons
TMC — Theater Ballistic Missile Defense
TMD — Theater Missile Defense
TOC — Transnational Organized Crime
TOPOFF — National Level of Top Officials
TSC — Terrorist Screening Center
TSCTI — Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative
TSP — Thrift Savings Plan
TSUs — Technical Security Upgrades
TSWG — Technical Support Working Group
TTIC — Terrorist Threat Information Center
U/S — Under Secretary
UAE — United Arab Emirates
UIA — United Israel Appeal
UK — United Kingdom
UN — United Nations
UNAIDS — United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
UNAMSIL — UN Mission in Sierra Leone
UNCHR — UN Commission on Human Rights
UNCTAD — United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP — United Nations Development Programs
UNDPKO — United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations
UNFPA — United Nations Population Fund
UNFSA — UN Fish Stocks Agreement
UNHCR — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF — United Nations Children's Emergency Fund
UNMEE — UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
UNMIL — United Nations Mission in Liberia
UNMOVIC — United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
UNOCHA — United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance
UNRWA — United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UNSC — UN Security Council
UNSCR — UN Security Council Resolution
USAID — United States Agency for International Development
USCG — United States Coast Guard
USCIRF — United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
USCS — United States Customs Service
USDA — U.S. Department of Agriculture
USFK — U.S. Forces Korea
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
USSR — Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USTR — U.S. Trade Representative
USUN — U.S. Mission to the United Nations
UXO — Unexploded Ordinance
VACIS — Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System
VC — Bureau of Verification and Compliance
V-Fund — Verification Assets Fund
VIG — Vaccinia Immune Globulin
VMT — Verification and Monitoring Team
VP — Voluntary Principle
VPNs — Virtual Private Networks
WAIS — Wassenaar Arrangement Information System
WARCP — West Africa Regional Conference Process
WCF — Working Capital Fund
WFP — World Food Program
WHA — Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
WHO — World Health Organization
WMD — Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMEAT — World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers
WSIS — World Summit on the Information Society
WSSD — World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTO — World Trade Organization
WW2BW — White Water to Blue Water
YES — Youth Exchange and Study
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