intends to engage in, the promotion of democracy 
and fundamental rights and freedoms in foreign 
countries categorized as ‘‘partly democratic’’ or 
‘‘nondemocratic’’ in the most recent Annual Report 
on Democracy. 
(8) HELSINKI PROCESS.—The term ‘‘Helsinki 
Process’’ means the multilateral process adopted at 
the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Eu-
rope by member countries of the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe to achieve the 
security, economic, and humanitarian goals as 
agreed to in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 of the 
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe 
(1 August 1975), and as reinforced in subsequent 
agreements, including the Vienna Concluding Docu-
ment of 1983 of the Conference on Security and Co-
operation in Europe (15 January 1983), the Madrid 
Concluding Document of 1983 of the Conference on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (6 September 
1983), and the Copenhagen Document of 1990 on 
the Human Dimension of the Conference on Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe (29 June 1990). 
(9) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘‘international financial institu-
tion’’ means the International Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development, the International Develop-
ment Association, the International Monetary Fund, 
the International Finance Corporation, the Inter- 
American Development Bank, the African Develop-
ment Bank, the African Development Fund, the 
Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, and the Multilat-
eral Investment Guarantee Agency. 
(10) REGIONAL DEMOCRACY HUB AND HUB.— 
The terms ‘‘Regional Democracy Hub’’ and ‘‘Hub’’ 
mean the Regional Democracy Hubs established 
under section 101(d)(2). 
(11) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of State. 
(12) SPECIAL ASSISTANT.—The term ‘‘Special 
Assistant’’ means the Special Assistant to the Presi-
dent on Nondemocratic Countries established under 
subsection (l) of section 101 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402), as added by section 
601 of this Act. 
(13) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of State for 
Global Affairs established under section 1(b) of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by section 101(a)(2) 
of this Act. 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF 
STATE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY IN FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE 
FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS.—Section 1(b) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR GLOB-
AL AFFAIRS.—There shall be in the Department of 
State, among the Under Secretaries authorized by 
paragraph (1), an Under Secretary of State for 
Global Affairs, who shall have primary responsibility 
to assist the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in 
the formulation and implementation of United 
States policies and activities relating to the transi-
tion to and development of democracy in nondemo-
cratic countries and to coordinate United States pol-
icy on global issues, including issues related to