This report fulfills the U.S. Department of State’s reporting requirements pertaining to conference related expenditures contained within the Office of Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-12-12 (OMB M-12-12, issued May 2012 and OMB M-17-08, issued November 25, 2016) for fiscal year 2020.
Department of State FY20 Reporting per OMB Memorandum M-12-12 and M-17-08
| Name of Conference | OSAC 34th Annual Briefing (MC190086) |
| Location | Washington, DC |
| Total Expenses | $264,411.75 |
| Start Date | November 19, 2019 |
| End Date | November 21, 2019 |
| Purpose and Contribution to Mission | OSAC held its 34th Annual Briefing at the Department of State Harry S. Truman Building on Tuesday, November 19 through Thursday, November 21. OSAC briefed 1,200 corporate security executives and key department officials. |
| Total Department Funded Attendees | 1,204 |
| Name of Conference | DS Worldwide Senior Executive Leadership Forum (MC190040) |
| Location | Washington, DC |
| Total Expenses | $1,043,784.71 |
| Start Date | December 1, 2019 |
| End Date | December 3, 2019 |
| Purpose and Contribution to Mission | DS believes a senior executive leadership forum affords the bureau a unique and compelling opportunity to present major new initiative, discuss current and emerging threats, review best practices in leadership, and address operational issues in one gathering. |
| Total Department Funded Attendees | 499 |
| Name of Conference | ARSO-I EUR/AF Regional Workshop (MC190066) |
| Location | Garmisch, Germany |
| Total Expenses | $275,907.07 |
| Start Date | January 6, 2020 |
| End Date | January 10, 2020 |
| Purpose and Contribution to Mission | OCI’s goal for this AF and EUR workshop is to increase information sharing, joint investigations, and camaraderie among ARSO-Is, EFM-IAs, and CFIs. AF and EUR are paired together due to shared migration routes and illicit smuggling and trafficking routes, as well as shared visa fraud trends. |
| Total Department Funded Attendees | 90 |
| Name of Conference | Abrahamic Faiths Initiative (MC200020) |
| Location | Washington, DC |
| Total Expenses | $154,115.21 |
| Start Date | January 14, 2020 |
| End Date | January 16, 2020 |
| Purpose and Contribution to Mission | The AFI is a deliverable from the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, hosted by the U.S. Secretary of State in July 2019. It is critical to advancing the mission of the Office of International Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State and our foreign policy and national security goals. The Secretary expressed interest in this strategic foreign policy priority and indicated the need for the AFI Dialogue. |
| Total Department Funded Attendees | 41 |
| Name of Conference | 2020 Global Chiefs of Mission (COM) Conference (MC200009) |
| Location | Washington, DC |
| Total Expenses | $726,243.45 |
| Start Date | February 25, 2020 |
| End Date | February 26, 2020 |
| Purpose and Contribution to Mission | The conference provides a crucial opportunity for the Secretary to coordinate his global leadership team to address current foreign policy challenges. |
| Total Department Funded Attendees | 179 |