; and (3) be committed to developing an integrated United States Government approach to international child welfare that places equal emphasis on— (A) early childhood survival and development; (B) family permanence; and (C) protection from abuse and exploitation. (d) Functions (1) Advisory The Ambassador-at-Large shall serve as a primary advisor to the Secretary of State and the President in all matters related to vulnerable children and family security in foreign countries. (2) Diplomatic representation Subject to the direction of the President and the Secretary of State, and in consultation and coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador-at-Large shall represent the United States in matters relevant to international child welfare, family preservation and reunification, and provision of permanent, safe parental care through kinship, domestic and intercountry adoption in— (A) contacts with foreign governments, nongovernmental organizations, intergovernmental agencies, and specialized agencies of the United Nations and other international organizations of which the United States is a member; (B) multilateral conferences and meetings relevant to family preservation, reunification, and creating appropriate, protective, and permanent care for unparented children; and (C) fulfillment of the diplomatic responsibilities designated to the central authority under title I of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 14911 et seq.). (3) Policy development with respect to permanence for unparented children (A) In general The Ambassador-at-Large shall— (i) develop and advocate for policies and practices to ensure that children in foreign countries who are living without families find appropriate, protective, and permanent family care; (ii) give consideration to family preservation and reunification, kinship care, guardianship, and domestic and intercountry adoption