0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁announced ▁the ▁initi ative ▁at ▁a ▁State ▁Department ▁town ▁hall ▁meeting . ▁The ▁most ▁am bit ious ▁of ▁Cl inton ' s ▁department al ▁re forms , ▁it ▁is ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Def ense ▁Department ' s ▁Qu ad ren n ial ▁Def ense ▁Review , ▁which ▁Cl inton ▁was ▁familiar ▁with ▁from ▁her ▁days ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁Ar med ▁Services ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Pre viously ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Diplom acy ▁had ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁“ lack s ▁the ▁tools ▁– ▁people , ▁compet encies , ▁authorities , ▁programs ▁and ▁fund ing ▁– ▁to ▁execute ▁the ▁President ’ s ▁foreign ▁policies .” ▁ ▁More ▁fund ament ally , ▁the ▁department ▁did ▁not ▁even ▁have ▁a ▁method ology ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁know ▁how ▁under - res our ced ▁it ▁was . ▁ ▁She ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Jacob ▁Lew , ▁Director ▁of ▁Policy ▁Pl anning ▁Anne - Marie ▁S la ugh ter , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Agency ▁for ▁International ▁Development ▁Administr ator ▁to ▁undert ake ▁the ▁review . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁Act ing ▁USA ID ▁Administr ator , ▁Al on zo ▁Ful g ham . ▁ ▁( On ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Raj iv ▁Shah ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁be ▁USA ID ▁Administr ator .) ▁ ▁The