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, Melissa Clark, Carole Clay, Tomoko Davis, Dashaun Dorsey, Nancy Durham, Nicole Durity-Thomas, Cindy Fleming, Michelle Greene, Matthew H. Johnson, Gregory Jones, Anne Kahle, Yen Le, Daniel Louie, Caroline Rabil, Frank Rosado, Troy Scaptura, Julie Sinclitico, Kelley Tynan, and Wendy Williams.

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

Other Contributors:

Shin Bang, Stephanie Cabell, Theresa Gagnon, Luis L. Gonzalez, Yaropolk T. Kulchyckyj, Jonathan Parks, Robinson Ramirez, Patricia Sommers, Matthew Walsh, Rebecca Webb, Craig White, and John Zakrajsek.

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 2012 financial statements.

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

FY 2012 IMAGE CREDITS

Associated Press (AP): Cover, Inside Cover, Table of Contents, Message from the Secretary, pages 11, 20, 24, 35, 100, 169

Department of State: Cover, Table of Contents, pages 15, 17, 23, 27, 31, 33, 38, 43, 58, 91, 127, 131, 142, 144, 145

iStock: Cover, pages 42, 169

State Magazine: Cover