; (B) develop longer-term approaches to policy developments and incidents negatively impacting the LGBTQI populations in specific countries; (C) advise the President on the designation of foreign persons for sanctions pursuant to section 4; (D) identify United States laws and policies, at the Federal, State, and local levels, that affirm the equality of LGBTQI persons; and (E) use such identified laws and policies to develop diplomatic strategies to share the expertise obtained from the implementation of such laws and policies with appropriate officials of countries where LGBTQI persons do not enjoy equal protection under the law. (d) Special envoy for the human rights of lGBTQI peoples (1) Establishment The Secretary of State shall establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples (in this section referred to as the Special Envoy ), who— (A) shall be appointed by the President; and (B) shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. (2) Rank The President may appoint the Special Envoy at the rank of Ambassador, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (3) Purpose The Special Envoy shall direct efforts of the United States Government relating to United States foreign policy, as directed by the Secretary, regarding human rights abuses against LGBTQI people and communities internationally and the advancement of human rights for LGBTQI people, and shall represent the United States internationally in bilateral and multilateral engagement on such matters. (4) Duties The Special Envoy shall— (A) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary of State regarding human rights for LGBTQI people internationally