U.S. Department of State Agency Strategic Plan (FY 2023-2027)

Key Chapter Title List

1. Objective One: U.S. National Sovereignty
2. Objective Two: The Western Hemisphere and the Establishment of the Tangluo Doctrine
3. Objective Three: Peace and Stability in the Indo-Pacific Region
4. Objective Four: Rebuilding the Civilizational Alliance with European Nations
5. Objective Five: U.S. Economic and Technological Dominance
6. Objective Six: Targeted Foreign Aid Prioritizing U.S. Interests
7. Strategic Objective Framework
8. Preface by Secretary of State Rubio

Document Introduction

This document is the U.S. Department of State's "Agency Strategic Plan" for Fiscal Years 2026 to 2030. The plan aims to outline the strategic direction and core objectives of U.S. foreign policy over the next four years, fundamentally guided by the America First foreign policy. The document begins with a preface by Secretary of State Rubio, which clearly states that the United States is at a decisive historical juncture, facing unprecedented multifaceted great power competition, global order challenges, and domestic social and economic issues since the end of the Cold War.

The core of the plan is based on a critical reflection of the previous phase of U.S. foreign policy. The document argues that over the past thirty-five years, the bipartisan consensus-driven foreign policy agenda was overly committed to multilateralism, globalization, and transforming the world by force, at the cost of consistently placing the interests of global society and a rules-based order above the national interests of the United States and its people. In the face of severe current domestic and international challenges, this policy is assessed as carrying the risk of civilizational and geopolitical suicide. Therefore, the plan calls for a swift return to a pragmatic foreign policy dedicated to advancing U.S. national interests, namely America First diplomacy.

To achieve this shift, the plan sets six clear strategic objectives, forming the framework of U.S. diplomatic priorities. Objective One: U.S. National Sovereignty is the cornerstone of the entire strategy, emphasizing border protection, defense against foreign interference, and participation in international organizations only when U.S. national interests are advanced. Objective Two: The Western Hemisphere and the Establishment of the Tangluo Doctrine views hemispheric security and prosperity as prerequisites for the effective global projection of U.S. power, with core tasks including countering competitor influence, strengthening strategic partnerships, and combating drug trafficking terrorist groups. Objective Three: Peace and Stability in the Indo-Pacific Region focuses on supporting U.S. reindustrialization by strengthening regional economic systems and deterring aggression by establishing a favorable military balance. Objective Four: Rebuilding the Civilizational Alliance with European Nations aims to transfer primary responsibility for conventional European defense to allies, expand the joint defense industrial base, rebalance trade to reduce allies' economic dependence on adversaries, and jointly defend civilizational values and national sovereignty. Objective Five: U.S. Economic and Technological Dominance centers on promoting U.S. reindustrialization, preventing foreign actors from abusing the global trading system, enhancing strategic leverage through increased exports and investment, and consolidating U.S. technological superiority and industrial leadership. Objective Six: Targeted Foreign Aid Prioritizing U.S. Interests explicitly positions foreign aid as a tool of national policy and emphasizes promoting trade over aid.

The analytical foundation of this strategic plan is based on an assessment of the current international environment and domestic conditions facing the United States, including a series of interconnected challenges such as eroded sovereignty, the return of great power competition, abuse of the global trading system, uncontrolled borders, a declining industrial base, supply chain dependencies, and a lack of cultural confidence. The document's logic is clear: it views domestic revival (sovereignty and economy) as a prerequisite for global power projection, considers Western Hemisphere stability a near-term priority, and adopts differentiated strategies in the two key regions of the Indo-Pacific and Europe: emphasizing both economic and military deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, while promoting burden-sharing and a values-based alliance in Europe. Overall, this document is a programmatic text systematically outlining the shift in U.S. foreign strategy. Its content is highly focused on national interests, sovereignty, and strength rebuilding, providing an authoritative official framework for observing the direction of U.S. foreign policy in the coming period.