The new office will set Department policy on engagement with faith-based communities and will work in conjunction with bureaus and posts to reach out to those communities to advance the Department's diplomacy and development objectives. It will also work closely with faith communities to ensure that their voices are heard in the foreign policy process, including through continued collaboration with the Department's religion and foreign policy working group. The office will collaborate regularly with other government officials and offices focused on religious issues, including the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and the Department's Office of International Religious Freedom.
MORE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/state-department-office-faith-based-community-initiatives-_n_3720655.html
See also...
Remarks at the Launch of the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives
http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/08/212781.htm
Slow-walking the Faith-Based Rules
http://marksilk.religionnews.com/2013/08/06/slow-walking-the-faith-based-rules/
