▁ ▁The ▁first ▁review ▁The ▁Q DD R ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁meet ings ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Will ard ▁Inter Cont inental ▁Washington , ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Global ▁Le ad ership ▁Co al ition . ▁ ▁There , ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁Lew ▁took ▁care ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁review ▁process ▁was ▁not ▁cover ▁for ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁to ▁abs orb ▁USA ID . ▁ ▁Some ▁ 4 0 0 ▁people ▁attended , ▁with ▁many ▁confused ▁by ▁the ▁process ▁and ▁uncertain ▁how ▁they ▁could ▁influence ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Qu ad ren n ial ▁Diplom acy ▁and ▁Development ▁Review ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁was ▁entitled ▁Le ading ▁Through ▁Civil ian ▁Power ; ▁it ▁was ▁presented ▁by ▁Secretary ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁USA ID ▁Administr ator ▁Shah , ▁to ▁employees ▁of ▁both ▁organizations ▁gathered ▁at ▁a ▁town ▁hall ▁meeting . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 5 0 - page ▁document ▁out lined ▁three ▁key ▁factors ▁that ▁would ▁affect ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁in ▁coming ▁years : ▁ ▁limited ▁financial ▁resources ▁due ▁to ▁U . S . ▁budget ary ▁constraints ▁and ▁political ▁real ities ; ▁a ▁rapidly ▁sh ifting ▁global ▁landscape ▁that ▁features ▁power ▁being ▁spread ▁across ▁many ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁non - n ational ▁actors ; ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁problems ▁caused ▁by ▁weak ▁states ▁and ▁in cip ient ▁or ▁actual ▁conflict ▁with ▁a ▁flexible ▁corps ▁of ▁civil ian ▁expert ise . ▁