Department of Foreign Affairs Strategic Plan 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09 Presentation to the Select Committee on Economic and Foreign Affairs 17 May 2006

Department of Foreign Affairs

Strategic Plan

2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09

Presentation to the

Select Committee on Economic and Foreign Affairs

17 May 2006

DEPARTMENT’S MEDIUM- TERM PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES

Focus of Strategic Plan : Political Dimensions

• Consolidation of the African Agenda

• South-South co-operation

• North-South Dialogue

• Strengthening Bilateral relations

• Global Governance– political and security issues

– socio-economic issues

Consolidation of the African Agenda

Strengthening of AU and its organs• Strengthen governance and capacity in the AU

• Operationalise Specialised Technical Committees

• Operationalise African Court of Justice and African Court on Human and People’s Rights

• Establish AU financial institutions

• Support ECOSOCC as interface mechanism between government and civil society

• Implement AU Gender Declaration and resuscitate PAWO

• Support Pan-African Parliament

• Strengthen AU-EU co-operation

• Identify alternative sources of funding

• Engage African Diaspora, including Caribbean and Latin America

Consolidation/Implementation of the African Agenda

SA participation in SADC/SACU• Complete SADC restructuring and strengthen its governance and capacity

• Facilitate SACU negotiations with India, China, USA, EFTA and MERCOSUR

Implementation of NEPAD• Mobilise domestic, regional, continental and international resources

• Strengthen SA’s NEPAD co-ordination mechanisms to ensure effective engagement in and leadership of NEPAD process

• Contribute to successful completion of APRM process in SA and its operationalisation continentally (26 states have now joined)

• Focus on attainment of MDGs in Africa


Peace and Stability• Continue active participation in establishment of African Standby Force

• Ensure implementation of revised White Paper on Peace Missions

• Monitor political developments in DRC, Zambia, Angola and Nigeria in run up to Presidential and parliamentary elections

• Monitor political developments in the Mano River Basin, particularly in Guinea Conakry

• Support efforts in Chad at improving conditions on Chad/Sudan border

• Support a process of encouraging all role players to seek an amicable solution to challenges facing Zimbabwe


Post-conflict reconstruction & development• Develop and maintain post-conflict capacity and institution building programmes in

the Comoros, Burundi, Somalia, Sudan, DRC, Angola, Sierra Leone and Liberia

• Participate in efforts to find durable peace in Cote d’Ivoire

Strengthening bilateral relations• Opening of new missions• Implement bilateral agreements and ensure effective functioning of joint

commissions

South-South Co-Operation and North-South Dialogue

Promote South-South co-operation• Co-chair NAASP with Indonesia and use process to pursue concrete initiatives

• Enhance Agenda of the South and African Agenda through IBSA, NAM, G77 and the ACP-EU relationship

North-South Dialogue to support African Agenda• 2006 G8 Summit in St. Petersburg will focus on energy, security, health and

education. Key interest for Africa is to confirm sustained commitment to outcomes as far as G8 Africa initiatives for development are concerned.

Global Governance: Political and Security

UN Reform• Advance SA and Africa’s interest in the implementation of the 2005 World Summit

Outcome

• Establish regular dialogue with all nations to obtain support for SA’s position on UN reform and the primacy of multilateralism

• Actively participate in establishment of Human Rights Council

• Participate in operationalisation of the Peacebuilding Commission

• Implement SA’s national positions on UN reform through the promotion of the African Common Position on the expansion/reform of the UNSC

• Promote SA candidacy for Non-permanent seat on UNSC

Global Governance: Political and Security

Post-conflict reconstruction/development in Middle East• Support sustainable internationally acceptable solution for conflict

Peaceful conflict resolution/UN role in reconstruction/development in Iraq

• Support for a defined, mandated role for the UN in the reconstruction, development,

democratic/political processes in Iraq

Peaceful Resolution of Iranian Nuclear Issue

• Promotion of resolution of the issue within statutory framework of IAEA

• Promote inalienable right of all states to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy as

provided for under the NPT

Global Governance: Socio-Economic

Increased market assess through WTO

• Successful and early conclusion of the Doha Development Round

Bretton Woods institutions (BWIs)

• Work towards democratisation of the BWIs (World Bank and IMF) and reform of

global financial system

Global Governance: Socio-Economic

Financing for development

• Prevent “securitisation” of the international development agenda.

• Follow up to Monterrey Consensus of the Conference on Financing for Development

Asia and Australasia

• Currently SA is represented by 19 resident missions in the region

• Strategic importance to SA trade continues; it remains vital to sharpen SA expertise/capacity in the region to raise the trade and investment profile of SA products and services

• Significance of China and India as future sources of investment to SA

• Economic opportunities offered in Central Asia, the potential of which remains largely unexplored

• Africa-Asia co-operation: NAASP; TICAD (Japan); China-Africa Forum; India-Africa Fund; IBSA; FOCAC; Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation (IOR-ARC) - co-operation synchronized with implementation of NEPAD

• IBSA continues to strengthen trilateral co-operation amongst India, Brazil and SA, with the challenge to implement outcomes emanating from the various sectoral working groups. Summit to take place in August 2006

• India:Proposed Preferential Trade Agreement provides important framework for closer cooperation with SACU

• Tourism as important source of income for SA

Middle East

• Strategic importance for South Africa: primary origin of SA crude oil; accounting for more than 80% of total oil imports; market for SA’s industrial, commercial & agricultural products; promising source of tourists, investment and technical co-operation; important constituency for the Agenda of the South.

• SA is represented by 12 Missions in the region

• Primary strategic significance as repository of and conduit for the world’s largest oil reserves as well as sources of natural gas

• SA remains seized with the resolution of the Israeli/Arab conflict, which impacts on international stability, and will continue to play a principled and active role to seek a peaceful solution to the conflict through high-level visits and initiatives. Only way to bring about peace is through comprehensive and unconditional negotiated settlement to end Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories.

• High levels of economic interaction with Gulf States and important joint commissions with Saudi Arabia and Iran at ministerial level

Americas

Latin America/Caribbean• SA representation through ten missions

• Importance of developing common positions with countries of the region on global issues, promotion of the development agenda, African continental engagement in promoting ideals of the Continent and African Diaspora

• Actively support bilateral trade and investment between SA, Mercosur and countries of Mexico, Central America, Andean Community and Caribbean

• Future engagement with the 12-nation South American Community of Nations

• Strengthening of relations with Southern Cone countries through high-level visits, joint commissions, IBSA and the SACU/Mercosur Framework Preferential FTA, leading to an eventual full FTA

• Challenge for SA to ensure a balance between its economic and political relationship. SA business interests need to be promoted in order to rectify the trade imbalance that presently exists in favour of many Latin American countries.

Americas

USA & Canada• SA representation through four missions in the USA and two in Canada

• Significant for SA in terms of trade, FDI, tourism and transfer of technology; important for SA to develop specific strategies to harness concrete benefits and tap bilateral potential

• SACU-US trade negotiations to be concluded, encouraging US support for economic development and co-operation, and support for the implementation of NEPAD

• Challenge to mobilise the North American African Diaspora and SA expatriate communities in support of the African Agenda

• Support for NEPAD within the US Administration, Congress and business sector, remains high priority

• Challenge to ensure that bankable NEPAD projects are identified for US/Canadian support

• SA has, in the past two years, been top recipient of development assistance from amongst 27 countries supported by the USAID

Europe

• TDCA:SA overseeing first five-year review ; will finalise by November 2006; co-ordination of full implementation of the TDCA to ensure that takes advantage of new areas of co-operation, kept in abeyance, prior to full ratification of the TDCA

• Strengthen economic relations with Central Europe through TDCA (8 of 11 countries in expanded EU), especially in service industries and applicable technologies. For 2006/2007 focus on Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic

• SA to engage SA business and ten new EU Member States to take advantage of opportunities created by the TDCA

• Continued participation in negotiations for SACU-EFTA Agreement• Participation in negotiations for Economic Partnership Agreements taking place

between ACP and EU; sharing of expertise in trade negotiations, especially with SADC

• Continued bilateral/multilateral engagement with EU on support for Africa peace/stability efforts

• Continued SA/Russian co-operation through ITEC. Russia considered a strategic partner

ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN

Asset Management Plan

• Property Strategy

– The Department commissioned a Feasibility Study to determine alternative ways of procuring properties abroad.

– The report has been finalised, which will be used to formulate the Department’s property acquisition plan as well as to obtain funding.

– The Department commenced a process of acquiring Head Office building through Public Private Partnership (PPP).

• Fixed Asset Register

– Chanceries: 109 ( 22 Owned and 87 Rented)

– Official Residences: 105 ( 30 Owned and 75 Rented)

– Staff Housing: 489 ( 53 Owned and 436 Rented)

– Head Office : 7 ( 2 Owned and 5 Rented)


• Programme for 2006/07 Financial Year

– Construction Projects: Addis Ababa, Abuja, Maseru, Dar Es Salaam, Mbabane, Washington, Tokyo and Kigali

– New Acquisitions: New Delhi, Beijing, Nairobi, Brussels, Gaborone, Lumbumbashi and Ouagadougou


• Programme for 2006/07 Financial Year

– Refurbishment and Repair Projects: Brasilia, Harare, London, Lilongwe, Paris, Rome, Sao Paulo, Windhoek and The Hague

– Disposal of Properties: Land Affairs Board has approved all the valuations of the 22 properties and also granted approval to commence the disposal of these properties.The properties in Africa will be disposed of through a closed tender process (Namibia and Malawi), while the ones in Europe will be disposed of through an Estate Agent.

– Acquisition of New Head Office: Selection of preferred Bidder and commencement of construction

FOREIGN SERVICES INSTITUTE, HUMAN RESOURCES PLAN AND ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

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DFA ESTABLISHMENT:

31 MARCH 2006

Status of postsHead Office

Missions Total

Filled posts 1345 606 1951Funded vacancies 417 93 510Unfunded Vacancies 189 176 365Total 1951 875 2826

* 23 Employees additional to establishment = 1974 total employees

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2005/06

Merger with FSI- synchronised delivering of integrated people management;

Increased human capacity with recruitment process;

Introduced leadership management in the Department;

Improvement in awareness and compliance with PMDS; Established talent management in the Department;

Conducted skills audit;

Developed multi-purpose job profiles;

Employment of Learners (Learnership programme);

Increased awareness of Gender and disability issues;

SUMMARY - RECRUITMENT DRIVE: 2005/06

•Total posts advertised = 370

•Successfully filled = 330 (Internally & Externally)

•Internal (Promotions) = 126

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY PROFILE

MANAGEMENT LEVEL African Asian Coloured White

Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male

POLITICAL OFFICE-BEARERS 1 1 1 1 1 1 3

DIRECTOR GENERAL 1 1 1

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL 1 6 7 2 2 1 1 10

CHIEF DIRECTOR 13 22 35 3 3 1 1 3 7 10 49

DIRECTOR 36 69 105 1 10 11 1 10 11 9 29 38 165

DEPUTY DIRECTOR 42 80 122 12 11 23 4 13 17 55 97 152 314

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 144 158 302 11 15 26 11 12 23 114 86 200 551

BELOW ASD 367 275 642 20 10 30 29 17 46 134 29 163 881

Total Count 604 611 1215 44 52 96 47 52 99 316 248 564 1974

Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male3 7 10 0

1 10 1 1 3

10 13 25

DISABILITY NUMBERS

Grand Total

African Total

Asian Total

Coloured Total

White Total

White Total

Grand Total

Coloured Total

Asian Total

African Asian Coloured WhiteAfrican Total

OVERALL: RACE, GENDER AND DISABILITY: 31 MARCH 2006


OVERALL GENDER: 31 MARCH 2006

MANAGEMENT LEVEL Female Male Grand Total

POLITICAL OFFICE-BEARERS 2 1 3

DIRECTOR GENERAL 1 1

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL 2 8 10

CHIEF DIRECTOR 17 32 49

DIRECTOR 47 118 165

DEPUTY DIRECTOR 113 201 314

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 280 271 551

BELOW ASD 550 331 881

Total Count 1011 963 1974


POLITICAL OFFICE-BEARERS 1 1 1 1 1 1 3

DIRECTOR GENERAL 1 1 1

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL 1 4 5 2 2 1 1 8

CHIEF DIRECTOR 6 9 15 2 2 3 4 7 24

DIRECTOR 16 23 39 4 4 1 4 5 7 20 27 75

DEPUTY DIRECTOR 31 44 75 7 8 15 3 7 10 41 53 94 194


BELOW ASD 307 246 553 14 6 20 19 15 34 86 19 105 712

Total Count 466 435 901 27 32 59 34 32 66 224 118 342 1368

MANAGEMENT LEVEL African African Total

Asian Asian Total

Coloured Coloured Total

White White Total

Grand Total


HEAD OFFICE: RACE & GENDER : 31 MARCH 2006


MISSION: RACE & GENDER: 31 MARCH 2006


DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL 2 2 2

CHIEF DIRECTOR 7 13 20 1 1 1 1 3 3 25

DIRECTOR 20 46 66 1 6 7 6 6 2 9 11 90

DEPUTY DIRECTOR 11 36 47 5 3 8 1 6 7 14 44 58 120


BELOW ASD 60 29 89 6 4 10 10 2 12 48 10 58 169Total Count 138 176 314 17 20 37 13 20 33 92 130 222 606

MANAGEMENT LEVEL African African Total

Asian Asian Total

Coloured Coloured Total

White White Total

Grand Total

HEADS OF MISSION GENDER: FEMALE = 29 (29.3%) Improved from 25% to 29.3% MALE = 70 (70.7%) Decreased from 75% to 70.7%

TOTAL = 99

EE: ANALYSIS

The Department has significantly improved representation of Black people.

Representation of women at SMS levels has significantly increased. The Department achieved the 30% target that was set by DPSA, however this can still improve.

Despite measures taken by the Department to increase representation of people with disabilities, much still need to be done.

HR PROGRAMME FOR 2006/07Accelerated people development;

Entrenching culture of performance and the PMDS;

Facilitate the creation of a culture conducive of growth, development and optimal functioning;

Promoting of effective management of talent;

Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS;

Implementing the new Foreign Service Dispensation;

Review and align Foreign Human Resources Management;

Promote sound Labour Relations

PEOPLE CHALLENGES

Improve retention of talent (career paths succession planning and retention);

Enhance the representativeness of designated groups (specifically black women on senior management level and people with disabilities); Education, Training and Development (on the job training, post training support and transference of new skills and knowledge gained from formal training to the workplace;

Ensuring full compliance with EE Act and to create strategies to achieve equity;

Managing the impact of HIV and AIDS on the Department; and

Enhancing Labour Relations.

RESOURCE ALLOCATION PER

DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

• Programme 1:Administration

• Programme 2: Foreign Relations

• Programme 3: Public Diplomacy & Protocol Services

• Programme 4: International Transfers

Adjusted Appropriation

Unaudited Expenditure

Projected Savings

R'000 R'000 R'000

Programme 1: Administration 488,210 458,987 29,223

Programme 2: Foreign Relations 1,736,546 1,721,512 15,034

Programme 3: Public Dip. & Protocol 112,480 109,181 3,299

Programme 4: International Transfers 356,530 333,819 22,711

Special Projects 0 35,419 (35,419)

Total ( 98.7 % expended) 2,693,766 2,658,918 34,848

Unaudited Expenditure for 2005/06

Adjusted Appropriation

Unaudited Expenditure

Projected Savings

R'000 R'000 R'000

Employee Costs 1,098,830 1,072,369 26,461

Goods and Services 984,723 974,402 10,321

Transfer Payments 393,507 369,616 23,891

Capital Expenditure 216,706 207,112 9,594

Forex Gains/(Losses) 0 35,419 (35,419)

Total ( 98.7 % expended) 2,693,766 2,658,918 34,848

Unaudited Expenditure for 2005/06

DEPARTMENT BUDGET OPTIONS FOR 2006/07

DevelopedFive

OptionsR420 million

Option 1:African AgendaR 117 million

Option 2: Multilateral Diplomacy

R 5 million

Option 3:South-South Co - operation

R 38 millionOption 4:

North-South DialogueR 28 millionOption 5:

Departmental Support

R 232 million

2006/07 Approved VarianceR'000 R'000 R'000

Proposal 1: AFRICAN AGENDA 116,984 105,000 (16,984)

AU Contribution 66,984 55,000 (11,984)

Recapitalisation of ARF 50,000 50,000 0

Proposal 2: Multilateral Diplomacy 5,000 0 (5,000) Non Permanent Membership of the UN Security Council 5,000 0 (5,000)

Budget proposals 2006/2007


Proposal 3: South-South Co-operation 38,459 0 (38,459)

IBSA contributiom 7,000 0 (7,000)

Increase representation & Strengthen Asia 31,459 0 (31,459)

Proposal 4: North-South Dialogue 28,000 6,000 (22,000)

Transfer Payment 212 0 (212)

Strengthening of missions 27,788 6,000 (21,788)

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BUDGET PROPOSAL 2006/07


Proposal 5: Departmental support 232,363 118,000 (114,363)

Minister Aircraft 61,400 0 (61,400)

Acquisition of Properties 100,000 118,000 18,000

Protocol Services 13,053 0 (13,053)

Foreign Services Institute & HR 8,000 0 (8,000)

ICT 49,910 0 (49,910)

BUDGET PROPOSAL 2006/07

New Funding Request OVER MTEF PERIOD2006/07 2007/08 2008/09

Proposals R'000 R'000 R'000

Proposal 1: African Agenda 116,984 61,689 66,974

Proposal 2: Multilateral Diplomacy 5,000 15,000 5,000

Proposal 3: South-South Co-operation 38,459 0 21,600

Proposal 4: North-South Dialogue 28,000 750 787

Proposal 5: Departmental Support 232,363 201,050 166,153

Total 420,806 278,489 260,514

2006/07R'000

2005 MTEF

Depart Baseline 2,916,584

Changes to Baseline 125,565

African Union tranfer payment 55,000

African Renaissance Fund 50,000

Acquisitions of Properties 118,000

Revised Exchange rates (151,000)

Strengthening of missions 6,000

Devolution of funds frm DPW 47,565

TOTAL 3,042,149

DFA 2006/07 BASELINE

ALLOCATION PER PROGRAMME2006/07 2007/08 2008/09R'000 R'000 R'000

Programme 1: Administration 673,723 838,873 836,853

Programme 2: Foreign Relations 1,783,845 1,901,697 2,044,630

Programme 3: Public Dip. & Protocol 111,051 116,086 122,141

Programme 4: International Transfers 473,530 552,707 641,914

Total 3,042,149 3,409,363 3,645,538

Changes to Baseline 125,565 240,912 302,822

2006/072007/082008/09R'000R'000R'000

Compensation of Employees1,392,5011,478,9831,569,592

Goods and Services766,317886,037917,279

Transfers and Subsidies485,579564,603654,470

Payments of Capital Assets397,752479,740504,196

TOTAL3,042,1493,409,3633,645,537

ALLOCATION PER ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION

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Department of Foreign Affairs Strategic Plan 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09 Presentation to the Select Committee on Economic and Foreign Affairs 17 May 2006