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Director, Office of Management Strategy and Solutions

Director, Office of Management Strategy and Solutions, Department of State
Responsibility
Management Scope

The Office of Management Strategy comprises three directorates that support the department’s bureaus and overseas posts. The office employed 55 full-time permanent civil service and Foreign Service employees in fiscal 2023. The office had a budget of $31.4 million in fiscal 2023.1

Primary Responsibilities
  • Guides the development of effective management policies for the State Department to improve data-driven decision-making in foreign policy.
  • Promotes the utilization of data and analytics to inform decision-making, monitor progress and measure the impact of management strategies and solutions.
  • Guides the development of strategies of active risk management in decision-making to better support diplomats in policy implementation.
  • Oversees three directorates lead by managing directors:
  • Policy and Global Presence
  • The Center for Analytics
  • Consulting and Advanced Projects 2

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Strategic Goals and Priorities
Depends on the policy priorities of the administration.
Requirements
  • Extensive background in project management and management strategy in leadership roles.
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating and innovating management and decision-making processes.
  • Strong leadership of data-driven efforts to deliver effective policy and process improvements.
Competencies
  • Strong communications skills with senior leadership.
  • Knowledge of diplomatic policy and related management processes preferred.
  • Ability to work across teams and organizations towards enterprise-wide solutions.
Past Appointments
  • Daniel Stoian (2023 to present): Chief of staff to the undersecretary for management, Department of State; deputy assistant secretary of Regional, Global, and Functional Affairs in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State; deputy executive director for the Bureaus of Near Eastern Affairs and South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State.3
  • Janice DeGarmo (2020 to 2023): Deputy director, Office of Management Strategy and Solutions, Department of State; executive director, Bureau of Administration and Bureau of Information Resource Management, Department of State; deputy executive director, Bureau of Administration, Department of State.4
  • Paul A. Wedderien (2017): Executive director, Office of the Executive Director, Bureau of Medical Services, Department of State; management officer, U.S. Embassy in Japan, Department of State; deputy executive director (Iraq), Office of the Executive Director, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State.5
AGENCY

Department of State

Mission: The Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy.

COMPENSATION

Senior Foreign Service. Not publicly available.

REPORTS TO

Undersecretary for Management

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Footnote
  1. https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/508-compliant-FY-2024-CBJ-Appendix-1-Full-Document-Proof-Review-Complete.pdf
  2. https://fam.state.gov/FAM/01FAM/01FAM0040.html#M044_4_3
  3. Leadership Directories.
  4. Leadership Directories.
  5. Leadership Directories.
Prior to January 2020, this office was known as the Office of Management Policy, Right Sizing and Innovation.
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