The Department will offer more opportunities for retraining and upgrading skills. The Foreign Service Institute will work with USIA colleagues to integrate public diplomacy into the FSI curriculum. FSI will soon run a pilot course on public diplomacy intended for a wide audience in the Department and other U.S. government agencies. FSI also will offer a course for newcomers on how the Department functions. We are becoming one team and one family.
Reorganization is a cooperative endeavor and a big task.
If we approach it with a spirit of openness, equality and mutual respect, we can make it the success the American people expect. As we go forward, we will emphasize consensus building and communication along with efficient decision making and flexible structures. Assistant Secretary for Administration Pat Kennedy is heading the interagency team responsible for this important undertaking. Pat and his team, composed of senior representatives of each agency, will be sending biweekly telegrams to keep you up to date. As implementation proceeds, we will place information on the Department's web site, including the presidential plan and report and answers to frequently asked questions.