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INR ACRONYM[edit]

What does this stand for? The correct acronym would be BIR or BoIaR. Does INR mean Intelligence National Reaserch or Intelligence aNd Research? The department of state website does not explain the origin of this INR ACRONYM and I have sent them a email to ask them what it means but they have not replied. Does anyone know what INR actually stands for. Please reply to johnpeterson02@yahoo.co.uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.173.88.59 (talk) 10:42, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't really the place for general questions, and I'm definitely not going to be emailing you. But, the answer to your question is: INR stands for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (capital letters denote where the acronym comes from: bureau of INtelligence and Research). --CapitalR 14:20, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image[edit]

Does this image in this article have anyting to do with the article? The text below the image uses an organization name that does not appear in the article. Hmains (talk) 00:54, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

{{request edit}} New Assistant Secretary as of February 2014[edit]

Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. [see below]

U.S. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Intelligence and Research Term of Appointment: 04/24/2014 to present Share on facebookShare on twitter

Daniel B. Smith was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research on February 14, 2014.

A member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Career Minister, Ambassador Smith served most recently as Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that assignment, he served as Executive Secretary of the State Department. He has held other senior positions in the Department, including Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs and Deputy Executive Secretary. In addition to Greece, his overseas service includes tours in Bern, Istanbul, Ottawa and Stockholm. He also taught Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Ambassador Smith is a recipient of the Arnold L. Raphel Memorial Award, the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, a Presidential Distinguished Service Award, and several Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards.

Ambassador Smith received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Stanford University, and his B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His foreign languages are German, Turkish and Swedish.

169.253.194.1 (talk) 12:10, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Source: State.gov website:

U.S. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Intelligence and Research Term of Appointment: 04/24/2014 to present Share on facebookShare on twitter

Daniel B. Smith was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research on February 14, 2014.

A member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Career Minister, Ambassador Smith served most recently as Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that assignment, he served as Executive Secretary of the State Department. He has held other senior positions in the Department, including Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs and Deputy Executive Secretary. In addition to Greece, his overseas service includes tours in Bern, Istanbul, Ottawa and Stockholm. He also taught Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Ambassador Smith is a recipient of the Arnold L. Raphel Memorial Award, the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, a Presidential Distinguished Service Award, and several Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards.

Ambassador Smith received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Stanford University, and his B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His foreign languages are German, Turkish and Swedish.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.253.194.1 (talk) 16:38, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Partially implemented request: Excessive biographic material and not properly sourced (Facebook/Twitter) & the DOS INR webpage does not list him. As an ambassador, he probably merits his own WP article which is the place for such material. This article is not to be used as part of his resume. Focus should be on the agency, and not personnel associated with it. But I do have a DOS page regarding the new gig for Smith, which I will incorporate. – S. Rich (talk) 21:09, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Discrepancy with Budget/Number of Employees Classification[edit]

The introduction to this article states that "The current number of employees and its budget are classified". However, the sidebar box thing states the following: "Employees 313 Annual budget $59M USD"

Which, if either, of these is correct? It can't be both — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fantasy ninja (talk • contribs) 01:16, 15 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Neutrality of Mission and Priorities sections[edit]

Is it just me, or do those two sections read more like an official promotional piece rather than providing encyclopedic information?

Namely: "INR ensures that...consumers of intelligence have access to focused intelligence products that will help build [X,Y,Z]"

Mccallister8 (talk) 00:21, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]