The Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) is a bureau in the United States Department of State that coordinates the department's efforts in promoting international energy security.[2][3] Under the purview of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.[4] the Bureau of Energy Resources' current head is Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt.
Bureau overview | |
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Formed | November 16, 2011 |
Jurisdiction | Executive branch of the United States |
Employees | 91 (as of 2016)[1] |
Annual budget | $16.35 million (FY 2015)[1] |
Bureau executive | |
Parent department | U.S. Department of State |
Website | Official website |
The Bureau of Energy Resources was established in October 2011, following a recommendation in the 2010 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review calling on the department to create a bureau uniting diplomatic and programmatic efforts in the global production and use of energy.[1][5][6] The new bureau combined personnel and assets previously assigned to existing energy-related offices in the department, primarily from what is now the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.[1]
The bureau is headed by the Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, who is appointed by the United States Secretary of State.[1] Four Deputy Assistant Secretaries also oversee different divisions of the bureau, namely Energy Diplomacy, Energy Transformation, Energy Governance and Access, and Bureau Implementation and Coordination.[7] Six unique offices exist within the bureau:
The bureau manages three foreign assistance programs with a total FY 2014 budget of $11.8 million in economic support funds. ENR relies heavily on interagency agreements with the Departments of Interior, Commerce, and Treasury, as well as on contracted private-sector firms, to implement technical assistance.[1]