Sec. 6. Office of women’s empowerment
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The Secretary of State shall establish in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of State the Office of Women’s Empowerment. The Office shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Ambassador shall report directly to the Secretary and shall have the rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large. In addition to the duties described in this Act and duties determined by the Secretary of State, the Ambassador shall coordinate efforts of the United States Government as directed by the Secretary regarding approaches that promote equality and advance the status and development of women and girls in United States foreign policy.
The Ambassador shall— direct activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and the advancement of women and girls internationally; actively promote and advance the integration of gender analysis into the formulation of policy, programs, structures, process, and capacities throughout the bureaus and offices of the Department of State and in the international programs of other Federal agencies; direct United States Government resources, as appropriate, to respond to needs for promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women in United States Government foreign policies and international programs; design, support, and implement activities regarding— the empowerment of women internationally, including for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence internationally; the policies and goals of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–68 ) and the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–428 ); the Global Women’s Development and Prosperity (W–GDP) Initiative as described in section 2; and the reduction of legal, regulatory, and cultural barriers that constrain women worldwide; ensure that programs, projects, and activities designed to promote and empower women internationally are subject to rigorous monitoring and evaluation, and oversee the development of indicators and standards for such monitoring and evaluation, with the intent of using these across relevant Federal agencies; partner, consult, and coordinate with other governments, bilateral and multilateral institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector partners, and represent the United States in diplomatic and multilateral fora as appropriate, to advance the objectives of this Act; serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary of State regarding gender equality, women’s empowerment, and gender-based violence as a foreign policy matter; and undertake other relevant duties that the Secretary of State shall determine, as appropriate.
The Office of Women’s Empowerment shall— be the central repository of data on all United States programs, projects, and activities that relate to empowering, promoting, including, and advancing women worldwide; and produce a full accounting of United States Government spending on such programs, projects, and activities not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. A senior official appointed by the President as an Ambassador-at-Large and confirmed by the Senate for a position that addresses global women’s issues may also serve in the Ambassador-at-Large position established under this section.
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