page_title: Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
hierarchical_section_title: Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah host a town hall meeting to discuss the release of the first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, "Leading Through Civilian Power," with USAID and Department of State employees, in the Atrium Hall of the Ronald Reagan Building.
context_page_description: The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review is a study by the United States Department of State, first started in 2009 and intended to be done every four years, that analyzes the short-, medium-, and long-term blueprint for the United States' diplomatic and development efforts abroad. It seeks to plan on a longer-term basis than the usual year-to-year, appropriations-based practice, and to integrate diplomacy and development missions under one planning process. It similarly seeks to correlate the department’s missions with its capacities and identify shortfalls in resourcing. Finally, it is also a precursor to core institutional reforms and corrective changes. The first such review was completed as year 2010 drew to a close. A second such review began being conducted during 2014 and was released in April 2015.
context_section_description: The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) is a study by the United States Department of State, first started in 2009 and intended to be done every four years, that analyzes the short-, medium-, and long-term blueprint for the United States' diplomatic and development efforts abroad.  It seeks to plan on a longer-term basis than the usual year-to-year, appropriations-based practice, and to integrate diplomacy and development missions under one planning process. It similarly seeks to correlate the department’s missions with its capacities and identify shortfalls in resourcing.  Finally, it is also a precursor to core institutional reforms and corrective changes.  The first such review was completed as year 2010 drew to a close.  A second such review began being conducted during 2014 and was released in April 2015.
caption: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah present the first QDDR, December 2010
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