"Our lives as Americans are more intertwined than ever before with the lives of people in parts of the world that we may have never visited."
--Secretary of State John Kerry

For about a 1% investment of the Federal budget, the State Department yields a large return for the American people by protecting U.S. national security, promoting our economic interests, providing services, and reaffirming our country’s exceptional role in the world. The map below represents just some of the direct effects State Department programs have in American communities.

• State Department generates $150 billion in trade
• Education exchanges bring U.S. economy $22.7 billion

State Information

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

• All data is the most recent available from each bureau.
• International Student Contribution data is provided for the 2011-2012 academic year.

For additional information, please visit:

• State Department Careers: http://www.careers.state.gov/

• U.S. Department of State Business Information Database System (BIDS): http://bids.state.gov/ 

• Direct Line Program for American Businesses: http://www.state.gov/e/eb/directline/. The Direct Line program provides a unique opportunity for American businesses, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises, to engage directly via teleconference with U.S. Ambassadors overseas. The program is open to American companies which are already in the country where the Ambassador serves or which are interested in expanding their businesses into those countries. 

• Global Partnership Initiative: http://www.state.gov/s/partnerships/. The Secretary’s Global Partnership Initiative (S/GPI) is the entry point for collaboration between the U.S. Department of State, the public and private sectors, and civil society that aims to strengthen and deepen U.S. diplomacy and development around the world through partnerships that leverage the creativity, innovation, and core business resources of partners for greater impact. 

• International Student Contributions State-by-State Impact: http://eca.state.gov/impact/state-state-data 

• U.S. Diplomacy Center: http://diplomacy.state.gov/. Learn more about U.S. diplomacy and the work of diplomats overseas.

• Brand USA: http://www.thebrandusa.com/. A public-private partnership promoting international travel to the United States. 

• U.S. Trade Representative/U.S. Department of Commerce: http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/benefits-trade/state-specific-benefits#4576. U.S. data on exports and foreign direct investment by state. 

• Foreign Assistance Dashboard: www.foreignassistance.gov. Provides access to U.S. foreign assistance data by country, sector, and agency in an easy-to-understand format. It displays data for the Department of State, USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of the Treasury.

Symbols Key

	= Business/Jobs/Trade		= Partnerships
	= Education		= Travel and Security

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