U.S. State Department Bureau of Counterterrorism Briefing Book

U.S.
STATE DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF COUNTERTERRORISM
BRIEFING BOOK

Fiscal Year 2013

February 25, 2013

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To: Coordinator of Counterterrorism, U.S. State Dept. Bureau of Counterterrorism
From: Rachel S. Karas, Principal Deputy Coordinator and Acting Coordinator
Re: Agency Briefing Book, U.S. State Dept. Bureau of Counterterrorism
Executive Summary

The State Departments Bureau of Counterterrorism is a vital part of the U.S. fight against the
global terror threat. Working with other bureaus within State, related U.S. government agencies,
the National Security staff and others, the Bureau leads the government in conducting
counterterrorism diplomacy and security operations worldwide. This book will provide a briefing
of the details needed to transition into a leadership position within the Bureau, including program
objectives, budget figures and stakeholders.
History and Mission

The Bureau of Counterterrorism was established in January 2012, assuming the responsibilities
of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism within a new bureaucratic infrastructure. It
therefore acts as the State Department arm of the government-wide effort to combat terrorism
abroad and secure national interests at home. It is also States principal liaison on homeland
security with the Department of Homeland Security.

The primary mission of the Bureau of Counterterrorism is to forge
partnerships with non-state actors, multilateral organizations, and foreign
governments to advance the counterterrorism objectives and national security
of the United States.

The Bureau has five main responsibilities:
1. Developing and implementing U.S. counterterrorism strategy, policy and operations
2. Counterterrorism diplomacy
3. Strengthening homeland security
4. Countering violent extremism
5. Partner capacity building to deal effectively with terrorism

President Richard Nixon created the original counterterrorism organization, the Office for
Combating Terrorism, in 1972. This office became the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for
Counterterrorism in 1985, then the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism in 1989.
Congress officially mandated the office in 1994 under Public Law 103-236 [H.R. 2333] in 1994,
codifying the Coordinators role under Public Law 105-277 [H.R. 4328] in 1998.

The transition was overseen by Ambassador-at-Large Daniel Benjamin during his term as
Coordinator of Counterterrorism from 2009 to 2012. Ambassador Jerry P. Lanier succeeded him
as Coordinator in December 2012. The Coordinator acts as the principal adviser to the Secretary
of State on counterterrorism strategy, policy, operations and programming.

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Strengthening the U.S. governments counterterrorism infrastructure is a necessary response to
the continuing terrorist threat from al-Qaeda and other groups worldwide. Even in a post-9/11
world of CT success, the many challenges we still face are diverse and yet unprecedented. The
Bureau utilizes its tools of diplomacy and development in tandem with defense, intelligence, law
and homeland security in order to deal effectively with terrorism in the 21
st
century.
Organizational Structure

The Bureau of Counterterrorism reports to the Office of the Under Secretary for Civilian
Security, Democracy and Human Rights, led by Maria Otero.

CT leadership consists of five positions:
Coordinator for Counterterrorism
o Principal Deputy Coordinator
Deputy Coordinators, each of whom leads a functional directorate
Homeland Security and Multilateral Affairs
Operations
Regional Affairs and Programs

CT base operations currently include:
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70 U.S. Direct Hire positions
o 54 civil service
o 16 foreign service domestic
30 contract staff positions

For FY2013, the Bureau seeks to increase its staff by 17 percent, which would add 12 civil
service positions for a total of 82 USDH employees. The increase serves to facilitate new
personnel needs as CT transitions from an office to a bureau, including filling the position of a
central contact point with DHS.

Exhibit 1 details the increased personnel in each office dealing with counterterrorism programs
overseen by the Bureau (in the Domestic column) as well as the amount of money needed to
run each office (Bureau Managed), money given to employees (American Salaries) and total
funding per office.

Exhibit 2 shows the breakdown of staff members in the offices of the Bureau leadership. There
are no values for FY2011 because the Bureau was not established as such until the following
fiscal year and therefore had a different organizational structure.

Exhibit 1

Comment [AG1]: What does this mean?
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Exhibit 2

Programming

The Bureau currently oversees 12 programs and initiatives:

Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program (ATA)
o ATA is the flagship CT program for providing foreign governments with the
technical assistance, training and equipment to better enable them in their own CT
operations. The program addresses the spectrum of CT measures from prevention
to response to post-incident action through courses, seminars and consultations on
more than 80 CT topics.
o Law enforcement capacity-building courses address: investigations, border
security, protection of critical targets, leadership and management, regional
coordination and cooperation, critical incident management and cyber security
o Emphasis on rule of law, respect for human rights
o Active partnerships with 53 countries plan for 60 in FY2013
o FY2011
394 training courses
8,504 participants
64 countries
17 capabilities-assessment and program-review visits

Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)
o Grant program focused on local activities to build CT capacity within
communities
o Used specifically to combat spread of al-Qaeda (AQ)
Comment [AG2]: Who implements these? DS?
Dontractors? DoD?
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1. Provide positive alternatives to those most at-risk of recruitment into
violent extremism; undermine the AQ ideology that glorifies violence
Tools: interfaith and intercultural tolerance programs, youth sports
programs, and skills training; local voices that undercut AQs
legitimacy; victims of AQ terrorism, former militants, and women
and other community leaders
2. Increase partner capacity (civil society and government) in order to stem
terrorist recruiting
Tools: Develop and implement counter-radicalization plans with
partner nations; partners work to de-radicalize imprisoned
terrorists and prevent prisons from being breeding grounds of
radical ideology and networking
Works with Center for Strategic Counterterrorism
Communications (CSCC) on U.S. governments counter-
radicalization PR activities in foreign countries

Counterterrorism Finance (CTF)
o Interagency program: State, FDIC, FBI, IRS, DOJ, DHS, Treasury
o Goal: Provide technical assistance and training to foreign governments in order to
improve their capacity to stem the flow of money to terrorist groups
Methods
Build comprehensive and effective legal frameworks and
regulatory regimes
Establish active and capable financial investigative units
Strengthen the investigative skills of law enforcement entities
Bolster prosecutorial and judicial development
Sustain designated training and technical assistance programs to
build anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing
capacity
o More than 30 partner countries worldwide in FY2011

Counterterrorism Preparedness Program
o A series of national domestic and international programs to prevent, protect
against, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks that involve weapons of
mass destruction

Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST)
o Specialized response team for terrorist attacks worldwide
Interagency, on-call, short-notice
Assists and advises U.S. Chief of Mission in crisis assessment
Works with U.S. embassies abroad in the affected region to coordinate
U.S. crisis responses
o State, DOD, Intelligence Community, FBI, etc. involved as deemed appropriate

Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF)
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o Multilateral counterterrorism body comprised of 29 countries + the European
Union
o Forum for senior global CT policymakers and experts to collaborate on needs,
solutions and resources to address the most pressing CT issues
o Established in September 2011 an Obama Administration initiative
o Primary focus on capacity building
Increase number of countries capable of dealing with internal terrorist
threats
o Launched the International Center of Excellence on Countering Violent
Extremism in Abu Dhabi
o GCTF framework documents
Algiers Memorandum on Preventing and Denying Benefits of Kidnapping
for Ransom by Terrorists
Other good practices documents on criminal justice; prison
rehabilitation/reintegration
GCTF Plan of Action on Victims of Terrorism
o $175 million in capacity-building programs
Bilateral and multilateral capacity-building initiatives to uphold tenets of
framework documents and act on GCTF strategic priorities

International Security Events Group (ISEG)
o Coordinates interagency effort for safe and secure events of international
importance; e.g. the 2012 London Olympics, the 2011 Pan American Games in
Mexico, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and the 2010 Vancouver
Olympics
o CT oversees operations division; chairs two subcommittees
Counterterrorism Crisis Response Subcommittee
Evaluates events in order to plan for deployment of FEST or other
U.S. government crisis response
Exercise Planning Subcommittee
Develops crisis response actions with U.S. embassies abroad and
host nations for international events
o Led by Bureau of Diplomatic Securitys Major Events Coordination Unit

Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI)
o Nine RSI areas
Southeast Asia; Iraq and surrounding countries; eastern Mediterranean;
western Mediterranean; East Africa; the Trans-Sahara; South Asia; Central
Asia; Latin America
o Used to build regional cooperation to reduce the size of physical safe havens for
terrorists along national borders and regions of ineffective governance

Technical Support Working Group (TSWG)
o U.S. government-wide technology development for combating terrorism
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Creates products such as tactical ground robots and other remote-
controlled items, WMD detection devices, IED removal devices,
personnel protection, etc.
o Interagency: CT and DOD are co-chairs, work with Combating Terrorism
Technical Support Office; NATO, major non-NATO allies and other friendly
nations

Terrorist Screening and Interdiction Programs (TSI)
o Initiatives to detect terrorists and secure borders domestically and abroad
o Broad-scale version of TSA screening, no-fly lists
Bilateral terrorism screening information screening agreements
Terrorist Interdiction Program/Personal Identification Secure Comparison
and Evaluation System
Limit terrorist mobility across borders and modes of transportation
with personal information and ID methods

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP)
o Goal: Enhance the indigenous capacities of governments in the pan-Sahel
(Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Burkina Faso) to confront
the challenge posed by terrorist organizations in the trans-Sahara; and to facilitate
cooperation between those countries and U.S. partners in the Maghreb (Morocco,
Algeria, and Tunisia)
Strengthen CT capabilities and cooperation in foreign nations/regions
Promote democracy
Discredit terrorist ideology
o Successes: Disrupting operations of AQIM in Mauritania and Mali in 2011
o Established in 2005

The Partnership for Regional East African Counterterrorism (PREACT)
o Formerly the East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative (EARSI)
o East Africa counterpart to the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership
(TSCTP)
o Established in 2009
o Goals: reducing the operational capacity of terrorist networks, expanding border
security, enhancing and institutionalizing cooperation among the regions security
organizations, improving democratic governance, and discrediting terrorist
ideology
Methods: law enforcement, military and development resources
o 12 partner countries
Budget

Total S/CT request for FY2013 (programs and D&CP expenses): $330.6 million
State Department/USAID total budget request for FY2013: $51.6 billion
S/CT accounts for 0.6% of States total budget request
Comment [AG3]: Yes, well this one certainly
worked
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Counterterrorism programs government-wide (including those not overseen by S/CT)
FY2013 request: $447.933 million

Exhibit 3 shows the past 10 fiscal years of CT budgets as the Office of the Coordinator for
Counterterrorism and now the Bureau of Counterterrorism. Trends include:
A general increase in funding from FY2003-2010, followed by a decreasing trend until
this years requested funds
Significant jumps in the TSI/TIP, CTF, RSI, PREACT and CTE programs as they
correspond to administration priorities and in response to terrorist threats worldwide
Lower levels of budget requests for FY2013, but a higher level for TSCTP to counter
Islamist extremism in the Maghreb

Some discrepancies exist because of data not made available by the State Department. Future
projections are not yet available at this time.

Exhibit 3

FY2013 requests for S/CT programming:

Antiterrorism Assistance - $166.4 million
o Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs
Program FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008
Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program (ATA) 90.638 141.428 134.9 122.265 120.536 128.412
Countering Violent Extremism(CVE) - - - - - -
Counterterrorism Finance(CTF) - - 7.192 7.425 7.715 6.316
Regional Strategic Initiative(RSI) NA NA NA NA NA -
Terrorist Screening and Interdiction Programs(TSI/TIP) 5 4.971 4.96 5.445 5.835 18.196
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership(TSCTP) - - 3 - 13.750 -
The Partnership for Regional East African Counterterrorism(PREACT) - - - - - -
Technical Support Working Group NA NA NA 1.582*** 1.551*** 3.143***
Counterterrorism Engagement (CTE) - - 1.984 0.99 0.989 0.992
D&CP Operating Expenses NA NA NA 7.304^^ 7.028^^ 7.625^^
Total 95.638 146.399 152.036 145.011 157.404 164.684
FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 (estimate) FY2013 (requested)
Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program (ATA) 161.3 215 199.691 199.941 166.38
Countering Violent Extremism(CVE) - - 15** -** 15
Counterterrorism Finance(CTF) 8.5 21 20.45 17 16.1
Regional Strategic Initiative(RSI) 5 30.225 23 21.2 18.5
Terrorist Screening and Interdiction Programs(TSI/TIP) 10.5 54.5 42.05 42 34.3
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership(TSCTP) 19 20 19.94^ 22.5^ 44.3
The Partnership for Regional East African Counterterrorism(PREACT) 5 10 NA NA 10
Technical Support Working Group 1.534*** 1.543*** - - -
Counterterrorism Engagement (CTE) 1.2 6 9.5 8 7
D&CP Operating Expenses 7.846^^ 10.533^^ 3.207^^ 16.599 19.022
Total 219.88 356.725 332.838 284.79 330.60
*Some funding for TSCTP & EARSI/PREACT included in the Shared Security Partnership
**NADR only
***D&CP only
^PKO only
^^As OCC under the Office of the Secretary
NA: Not Available
-: no data for specified year in budget
Actual $ in millions
Comment [AG4]: What accounts for TSI jump in
2010?
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o Serves 42 state and regional subaccounts

Countering Violent Extremism $15 million
o $10.5 million from Economic Support Fund
o $4.5 million from NADR
o The requested funds will support a general continuance of the program objectives.

Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism $10 million
o Peacekeeping Operations/International Narcotics Control & Law Enforcement
o The FY 2013 requested funds will support: advisory assistance; training and
equipping of counterterrorist military units in East Africa.

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership $44.3 million
o $16.1 million from PKO
o $3.5 million from ESF
o $10.5 million from DA
o $3.5 million from International Narcotics Control & Law Enforcement
o The FY 2013 requested funds will support: advisory assistance; modest
infrastructure improvement; training and equipping of counterterrorist military
units in West and North Africa

Terrorist Interdiction Program/Personal Identification, Secure Comparison, &
Evaluation System $34.3 million
o Serves State Africa Regional, TSCTP, Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, State
Coordinator for CT
o The requested funds: complete the deployment of critical biometrics
enhancements begun in FY 2010 to assist 17 partner nations; supports continued
system expansion into nations vulnerable to terrorist travel (such as Iraq, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Yemen, Kenya, and Thailand); allows research, development and
testing of technology; keeps PISCES standards in accordance with international
norms

Counterterrorism Financing $16.1 million
o NADR funds
o Serves Kenya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Regional Strategic
Initiative and the State Coordinator for CT
o The requested funds are used for anti-money laundering and counterterrorism
finance capacity building aimed at assisting our foreign partners in developing
comprehensive and effective legal frameworks and regulatory regimes, active and
capable financial investigative units, as well as strengthening the investigative
skills of law enforcement entities, bolstering prosecutorial and judicial
development and countering bulk cash smuggling.

Counterterrorism Engagement $7 million
Comment [AG5]: Meaning unclear
Comment [AG6]: Who coordinates; who
implements?
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o NADR funds
o Funds also support Global Counterterrorism Forum

Regional Strategic Initiative $18.5 million
o NADR funds
o Program funded by subaccounts, not direct

D&CP Operational Expenses $19 million

TSWG, ISEG, FEST, CPP figures are mostly unavailable because they are supported
operationally, not financially, by DOS
Performance Objectives

For FY2013, the primary objectives are building partner capacity to counter terrorism,
countering violent extremism, and promoting multilateral engagement to combat terrorism.
i

Programs will focus on regional and sub-regional approaches to strengthen global
counterterrorism coalitions, with particular emphasis on responding to the specific policy and
program proposals of Chiefs of Missions.

Of States 7 strategic goals, much of CTs work falls under SG1, which accounts for 37% of the
State budget and focuses on reducing weapons of mass destruction and destabilizing
conventional weapons; conflict prevention, mitigation and response; counterterrorism; and
security cooperation and security sector reform.
Comment [AG7]: Do you know where the
financial support comes from?
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Overall, results for FY2011 showed success in many areas of counterterrorism programming but
many achieved below their target. For example:
Number of NEA countries with FIUs that meet the standards of the Egmont Group
instrumental in counterterrorism financing target 13, result 9
Degree of stability in Yemen as measured by combating extremist organizations
FY2011 below target due to inability to effectively disrupt al-Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula operations
Successful negotiation of bilateral information-sharing agreements under HSPD-6 used
to further TIP program target 6, result 7

The ATA program performed below target in FY2011 as determined by a lesser number of anti-
terrorism trainees than expected.
6.4% short of FY2011 target of training 9,087 foreign law enforcement officials in CT
18 country assessments conducted
Target set by adding up maximum number of students able to attend all ATA courses in
each partner nation in one year
Discrepancies because of program postponement, delays in funding, etc.
Shortage is within range of normal fluctuation

For FY2013, ATA will focus on around 60 partner nations, most notably Mexico, Pakistan,
Kenya, Afghanistan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Caribbean. New and improved ATA
initiatives in FY2013 include:
ATA port/harbor security training in Jordan, further regional cooperation in police
training
Border control training in Mexico as well as equipment to prevent entry of terrorists and
other criminals into the U.S.
Counter-explosives and post-blast training in Pakistan for police in the Khyber Pass
Crisis response and counter-explosives training for Afghanistan Ministry of Interior law
enforcement entities

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All CT programs use performance-based program reviews and monitoring activities to determine
success, with the exception of Countering Violent Extremism, which is judged based on outcome
rather than output.
Executive Branch Network

The White House
o Homeland Security
o National Security
o Office of Management and Budget
Department of State
o Secretary of State
o Bureau of Consular Affairs
o Bureau of Diplomatic Security
Anti-Terrorist Assistance Program
Overseas Advisory Council
Rewards for Justice Program
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Bureau for International Security and Nonproliferation
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
Foreign Service Institute
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Department of Defense
o Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of the Treasury
o Office of Foreign Assets Control
Department of Justice
o Counterterrorism Training and Resources for Law Enforcement
o Federal Bureau of Investigation--Counterterrorism
Department of Homeland Security
o Coast Guard
o Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
o Directorate for Preparedness
o Immigration and Customs Enforcement
o Policy Directorate
o Research and Technology - Centers of Excellence
o Transportation Security Agency (TSA)
o U.S. Secret Service
Central Intelligence Agency
o World Fact Book
Comment [AG8]: Needs more information; focus
on the needs of the policy official. Who does he/she
talk to in the White House? What office at OMB?
Comment [AG9]: Same for these; what are the
connections? This is a Bureau highly dependent on
its networks; it has little staff and must rely on others
to implement. So this section of the briefing paper
needs to be detailed, with specific discussion of what
the connections are.
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Office of the Director for National Intelligence
National Counterterrorism Center
Agency for International Development
The Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications
Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office
Congressional Stakeholders

Congress plays a direct role in the success of the Bureau through the numerous individual
members, committees and subcommittees with interests and oversight in regards to
counterterrorism. Most notable are these main bodies before which the Bureau has testified over
the past year.

House Committee on Foreign Affairs
o Affects the Bureau by providing legislative support for the foreign policy
objectives of Americas counterterrorism efforts
o Chairman: Rep. Edward R. Royce (R-CA)
Rep. Royce is serving his 11
th
term in Congress and has served as
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade and a member of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Royce has been instrumental in addressing the threat of al-Qaeda:
among the TNT Subcommittee's main focuses were Islamist terrorism,
terrorist ideology, financing, sanctuaries and operations in failed
states, as well as building foreign forces capacity to fight terrorism.
Royce is also a founding member and co-chairman of the
Congressional Anti-Terror Finance Task Force, which works to
strengthen efforts to stop the funding of terrorism.
o Ranking Member: Eliot L. Engel (D-NY)
House Armed Services Committee
o Affects the Bureau as the legislative backers of the DOD, which DOS and CT
work with to supplement the military in counterterrorism operations
o Chairman: Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA)
As chairman, McKeon oversees national security policy, military
resources, and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. McKeon
represents a district with many military stakeholders, including Fort
Irwin, Edwards Air Force Base, Naval Air Weapons Station China
Lake, the Marine Mountain Warfare Training Center, the Marine
Corps Logistics Base Barstow, the Air Forces Research Laboratory
Propulsion Directorate and Air Force Plant 42. He is particularly
involved in working with military contractors to provide support and
assistance to national defense operations abroad.
o Vice Chairman: Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX)
o Ranking Member: Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
o Chairman: Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R-CA)
Comment [AG10]: Full committee chair and
ranking need to be named.
Comment [AG11]: Authorizers. Which
subcommittee? And whose is it?
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o Ranking Member: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
o National Security Subcommittee
Chairman: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
Rep. Chaffetz serves on multiple subcommittees dedicated to
national security, including the Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and
Security Technologies and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism
and Intelligence; and the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime,
Terrorism, and Homeland Security. As chairman, Chaffetz
focuses on fighting waste, fraud, and abuse within the
Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security,
and Department of State. He believes in prioritizing defense
spending in the federal budget, but has a varied voting record
on DOD and DHS appropriations acts.
House Committee on Homeland Security
Chairman: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
As chairman, McCauls priorities include the al Qaeda-
Hezbollah terrorist threat, border security, cyber security,
ensuring DHS carries out its core mission of protecting the
homeland, and securing U.S. airports. McCaul has served as
Chairman of the Oversight, Investigations and Management
Subcommittee, overseeing all DHS operations; Chief of
Counter-Terrorism and National Security in the U.S.
Attorneys office of the Western District of Texas; and led the
Joint Terrorism Task Force. He is a leader in cyber security
policy, co-chairing presidential commissions and authoring
legislation on the subject.
Ranking Member: Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
House Appropriations Committee
o Chairman: Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY)
Rogers has served on Appropriations for 27 years, including eight
subcommittees. Rogers led the Subcommittee on Homeland Security
when it was established in 2003. He has prioritized combating illegal
immigration, illicit trade, airport security and securing our borders
against terrorists.
Ranking Member: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
o Defense Subcommittee
Chairman: Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-FL)
o Homeland Security Subcommittee
Chairman: Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
o State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee
Chairwoman: Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
o Chairman: Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Sen. Menendez has taken a leading role in national security legislation
since the September 11, 2001 attacks, reforming American
Comment [AG12]: Ranking is?
Comment [AG13]: Rankings for these?
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intelligence, security and public health systems. He has a consistent
record of voting to provide troops with equipment, medical care and
education benefits, and favors a defensive foreign policy that sends
military members to war only when necessary. He is currently
focusing on securing American borders and infrastructure through
legislation for U.S. ports and bus, rail and public transit systems.
o Ranking Member: Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
o Chairman: Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)
Sen. Carpers focus as chairman centers on five main areas: enhancing
our nation's security at home and abroad, securing our nation's borders
and ports of entry, protecting our country from cyber attacks, reducing
wasteful and fraudulent spending and improving the effectiveness of
government programs. He spent five terms in the U.S. House of
Representatives and has served in the Senate since 2001, earning
himself a reputation as a results-oriented, non-partisan leader able to
work effectively with both sides of the aisle.
o Ranking Member: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Societal Stakeholders

The Bureau of Counterterrorism works with a number of international and domestic committees,
organizations and task forces to implement U.S. foreign policy worldwide. Many are policy and
planning-driven; others are operational in nature. These include but are not limited to:

The Global Counterterrorism Forum
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
o Counter-Terrorism Task Force (APEC/CTTF)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
o Action Against Anti-Terrorism Unit (OSCE/ATU)
Organization of American States (OAS)
o Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (OAS/CICTE)
United Nations (UN)
o Committees and entities related to Terrorism
The Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF)
The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC)
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime/Terrorism Prevention Branch (UNODC/TPB)
The UN Security Council 1267 Committee
The UN Security Council 1540 Committee

Comment [AG14]: With whom here? In general;
you need to describe the connections; a few are
listed, but how and when and where CT works with
them needs a brief mention.
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All foreign governments, particularly those countries where the U.S. holds counterterrorism
operations, are inherently stakeholders in the Bureaus funding and programming. The bulk of
these governments are located in the Middle East, Africa and Central and Southeast Asia.

As the State Department itself has little operational capacity, CT relies on contractors to execute
much of its programming. These include but are not limited to providers of:

Equipment
o Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, etc.
o Drone manufacturers
The institutionalization of the drone program is becoming more essential
to U.S. counterterrorism operations. Manufacturers are one of the biggest
stakeholders in S/CT budgeting and operations.
o Body equipment/armor manufacturers
o Tactical ground robots and other remote-controlled items
o WMD detection devices
o IED removal devices
Security
o Security personnel for programming worldwide
Training
o Law enforcement training personnel for work in partner countries
o CT experts for ATA programs in partner countries
Technology
o Anti-hacking programming and personnel
o Intelligence-gathering software and personnel
o Face recognition software
o ID verification software

Comment [AG15]: Good; you need to mention
this up front in the book, as the policy official will
need to know he/she has not many horses at home
and the network is everything if they want to be
effective.
Comment [AG16]: What contractors? For this
and below.
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Some great data here; especially good on the budget well done. The network information is less strong. CT is an
office that only lives through its network other agencies, contractors, international organizations. In briefing the
policy official, it will be important to have a book that underlines the systemic, networked character of this office.
But you really dug into what they do and the budget info.

BRIEFING BOOK GRADE: A-

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