[Includes a foreword by Sarah Sewall, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.] Each member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) Initiative is expected to report to VPs Initiative participants annually on its efforts to implement the VPs. The U.S. government has prepared this public report, based on the report submitted by the U.S. government to the VPs Initiative, in line with our commitment to make our participation in the VPs Initiative as transparent as possible.