Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Inr)

intelligence empowering diplomacy. the bureau of intelligence and research’s (inr) is a bureau of the department of state and a member of the intelligence community (ic). its mission is to deliver timely, objective intelligence that advances u.s. diplomacy. secretary of state george marshall established inr in 1947 as a direct descendant of the office of strategic services research department, making it the oldest civilian intelligence element in the u.s. government. the bureau is led by the assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research. drawing on all-source intelligence, inr provides value-added independent analysis of events to u.s. state department policymakers; ensures that intelligence activities support foreign policy and national security purposes; and serves as the focal point in the state department for ensuring policy review of sensitive counterintelligence and law enforcement activities around the world. the bureau directs the department’s program of intell