Office Home Office Home About Us Key Topics Foreign Affairs Policy Board Remarks and Releases HomeBureaus & Offices > The Secretary of State ...Policy Planning Staff hide Policy Planning Staff Our Mission Created in 1947 by George Kennan at the request of Secretary of State George C. Marshall, the Policy Planning Staff (S/P) serves as a source of independent policy analysis and advice for the Secretary of State. The Policy Planning Staff''s mission is to take a longer term, strategic view of global trends and frame recommendations for the Secretary of State to advance U.S. interests and American values. Director Salman Ahmed