About This Report

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah, left, participate in the launch of a Global Partnership on Maternal and Child Health led by USAID, the Government of Norway, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and the World Bank, Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in Washington. ©AP Image

This report provides a summary of Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) performance and financial information for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. The Joint Summary of Performance and Financial Information is one of three annual financial and performance reports that also include the Agency Financial Report and the Annual Performance Report. The Summary provides information on both agencies' performance in promoting greater accountability and accessibility to Congress, the American public, and other key constituencies. The Department and USAID continue to work toward planning, budgeting, and managing diplomacy and development activities to achieve greater integration and focus to further foreign policy goals and improve people's lives around the world.