U.S. Department of State

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This Agency Financial Report (AFR) was produced with the energies and talents of Department of State staff in Washington, D.C. and our offices and posts around the world. We offer our sincerest thanks and acknowledgement. In particular, we recognize the following individuals and organizations for their contributions:

Office of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer:

Timothy Macdonald, Managing Director of Financial Policy, Reporting & Analysis

Carol Gower, Director, Reporting & Analysis

Audrey Duchesne, Director, Financial Policy

Monika Moore, AFR Editor

Nadine Bradley, Carolyn Brown, Harold Brown, Lori Carmack, Sophia Carty, Melissa Clark, Carole Clay, Melinda DeCorte, Dashaun Dorsey, Nancy Durham, Nicole Durity-Thomas, Cindy Fleming, Michelle Greene, Matthew H. Johnson, Gregory Jones, Anne Kahle, Yen Le, Renea Ramos, Frank Rosado, Troy Scaptura, Kelley Tynan, Gabrielle Viscomi, Matthew Williams, Wendy Williams, and Richard O. Wood.

Global Financial Services personnel in Charleston, Bangkok, Paris and Washington, D.C.

Other Contributors:

Stephanie Cabell, Steve Dietz, Jessica Giguere, Jason Kerben, Yaropolk T. Kulchyckyj, Jonathan Parks, Johannes Plambeck, Beatrice Reaud, Maria Skirk, Patricia Sommers, Rebecca Webb, Craig White, and Rebecca Williamson.

We would also like to acknowledge the Office of Inspector General for their objective review of the Department’s performance and Kearney & Company for the professional manner in which they conducted the audit of the FY 2011 financial statements.

We offer special thanks to our designers, Michael James, Sheri Beauregard, and Don James of The DesignPond.

FY 2011 IMAGE CREDITS

Associated Press (AP): Cover, Table of Contents, Message from the Secretary, pages 7, 19, 21, 22, 26, 33, 45, 50

Department of State: Cover, Inside cover, Table of Contents, Message from the Secretary, pages 13, 23, 25, 28, 31, 37, 83, 108, 119, 125, 135, 137, 138

State Magazine: Cover, Inside cover, pages 17, 29, 35, 121, 148