Foreign Affairs Policy Board

[1] The board reviews and assesses global threats and opportunities, trends that implicate core national security interests, tools and capacities of the civilian foreign affairs agencies, and priorities and strategic frameworks for U.S. foreign policy.

[2][3] The board meets in a plenary session several times a year at the U.S. Department of State in the Harry S. Truman Building.

[4] The Foreign Affairs Policy Board was launched in December 2011 under then Secretary Hillary Clinton and modeled after the Defense Policy Board of the U.S. Department of Defense.

[6] The board is chartered to include 25 members who serve two-year terms.

[4][6] They have a wide range of expertise and come from various backgrounds, including government, academia, politics, development, business, and think tanks.