Sec. 10104. Office for Global Women’s Issues
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There is established an Office for Global Women’s Issues (in this section referred to as the Office ) in the Office of the Secretary of State in the Department of State. The Office shall be headed by the Ambassador-at-Large (in this section referred to as the Ambassador ), who shall report directly to the Secretary of State. The Office shall coordinate efforts of the United States Government regarding gender integration and women’s empowerment in United States foreign policy.
The Ambassador shall— coordinate and advise on activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender integration and women’s empowerment internationally for all bureaus and offices of the Department of State and in the international programs of other Federal agencies; design, support, and as appropriate, implement, limited projects regarding women’s empowerment internationally; actively promote and advance the full integration of gender analysis into the programs, structures, processes, and capacities of all bureaus and offices of the Department of State and in the international programs of other Federal agencies; and direct, as appropriate, United States Government resources to respond to needs for gender integration and women’s empowerment in United States Government foreign policies and international programs.
Subject to the direction of the President and the Secretary of State, the Ambassador is authorized to represent the United States in matters relevant to the status of women internationally. The heads of all bureaus and independent offices of the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation shall, as appropriate, evaluate and monitor all women’s empowerment programs administered by such bureaus and offices and annually submit to the Ambassador a report on such programs and on policies and practices to integrate gender.