Summary This position is located in the Bureau of African Affairs (AF). The Bureau of African Affairs is focused on the development and management of U.S. policy concerning the African continent. Responsibilities Provides authoritative advice on issues of international security, national security, and congressional interest to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security priorities. Provides strategic policy recommendations, alternatives of, the impact of various policy proposals based on independent analyses. Initiates policy planning and formulates recommendations to meet new requirements, including innovative and forward-looking policy proposals, frameworks, and options for adoption of positions and strategies. Chairs departmental and working-level interagency meetings to convey U.S. policy to diverse audiences and advancing endorsement of U.S-Africa policy issues and initiatives. Recommends, conducts, and manages domestic outreach with the advocacy community, think tanks, and ...