Management Scope
In fiscal 2023, the Office of Global Criminal Justice had an adjusted enacted budget of $4.17 million and 20 personnel.3
Primary Responsibilities
- Sets GCJ priorities, allocates resources and provides overall coordination and management, including the recruitment and selection of personnel to carry out the office’s functions.
- Provides policy counsel at all decision-making levels on matters relating to the integration of justice and accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and ethnic cleansing) atrocities into U.S. foreign policy.4
- Coordinates U.S. government positions relating to the international and hybrid courts currently prosecuting persons responsible for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- Works closely with other governments, international institutions and nongovernmental organizations to establish and assist international and domestic commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions and tribunals to investigate, document and prosecute atrocities in every region of the globe.
- Supports U.S. diplomats operating in conflict and post-conflict scenarios by providing subject matter expertise regarding atrocity crimes.
- Implements the Global Criminal Justice Rewards Program that provides rewards to people who provide information leading to the capture and conviction of indicted war criminals.
- Participates in the Atrocity Early Warning Task Force, which coordinates U.S. government efforts to prevent, mitigate, and respond to atrocities.5
Strategic Goals and Priorities
Depends on the policy priorities of the administration