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"To meet these 21st century challenges, we need to use the tools, the new 21st century statecraft. ...we find ourselves living at a moment in human history when we have the potential to engage in these new and innovative forms of diplomacy and to also use them to help individuals be empowered for their own development." |
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We are adapting our statecraft by reshaping our development and diplomatic agendas to meet old challenges in new ways and by deploying one of America’s great assets – innovation. This is 21st Century Statecraft: complementing traditional foreign policy tools with newly innovated and adapted instruments of statecraft that fully leverage the networks, technologies, and demographics of our interconnected world. Overview» |
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Digital Government Strategy In May 2012, President Obama issued a directive entitled "Building a 21st Century Digital Government." The State Department will publicly report progress in meeting the requirements of the Digital Government Strategy. More» DipNote» |
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21st Century Statecraft Month The Department of State designated January 2012 as 21st Century Statecraft month. Twenty-first Century Statecraft complements traditional foreign policy by harnessing and adapting the digital networks and technologies of today’s interconnected world. More» Continuing the Conversation» |
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Secretary Clinton: "[W]e're working to leverage the power and potential in what I call 21st century statecraft. Part of our approach is to embrace new tools, like using cell phones for mobile banking or to monitor elections. But we're also reaching to the people behind these tools, the innovators and entrepreneurs themselves." Full Text» | |
