Agency Report

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents

  254  

2019 Engagement Score
61.4

Change from 2018
-1.0 

Parent Agency
Department of State (Engagement Score: 61.3)
Mission
To help keep Americans safe and increase the U.S.' economic prosperity through partnerships with the governments and people of the Americas, with the goals of advancing fair and reciprocal trade, sustainable economic development, and poverty reduction; combating drug trafficking, transnational crime, and illegal immigration; and supporting democracy, the rule of law, and good governance to strengthen national security and the economy.
Website
https://www.state.gov/p/wha/
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Scores and Rankings Trend Graphs

The Best Places to Work rankings are produced by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group.

SCORES AND RANKINGS

Rank Change
(2018‑19)		 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Engagement Score 254 of 420 -1.0  61.4 62.4
Category Rank Change
(2018‑19)		 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Effective Leadership 228  of 413 -1.2  57.5 58.7
Effective Leadership: Empowerment 205  of 413 0.3  51.9 51.6
Effective Leadership: Fairness 205  of 413 -2.5  59.6 62.1
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders 291  of 413 -1.2  44.7 45.9
Effective Leadership: Supervisors 186  of 413 -1.3  72.2 73.5
Employee Skills–Mission Match 232  of 415 -0.1  78.7 78.8
Pay 275  of 415 -3.1  61.3 64.4
Strategic Management 105  of 414 1.7  65.6 63.9
Teamwork 100  of 414 0.3  76.0 75.7
Innovation 155  of 414 -0.8  68.7 69.5
Training and Development 319  of 415 -1.7  57.7 59.4
Work–Life Balance 364  of 414 -1.2  55.0 56.2
Support for Diversity 219  of 414 -2.6  61.6 64.2
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement 183  of 413 0.0  52.0 52.0
Quartile Key
Lower Quartile (0–25%) Below Median (25–50%) Above Median (50–75%) Upper Quartile (75–100%)
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TREND GRAPHS

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