A lot goes on at the US State Department from consular operations to terrorism investigations. The Office of the Coordinator of Counter Terrorism aggregates all sorts of data on top of forging diplomatic relations with US allies in the fight against terrorism. From their website:
Led by Ambassador-at-Large Daniel Benjamin, the primary mission of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) is to forge partnerships with non-state actors, multilateral organizations, and foreign governments to advance the counterterrorism objectives and national security of the United States. Working with our U.S. Government counterterrorism team, S/CT takes a leading role in developing coordinated strategies to defeat terrorists abroad and in securing the cooperation of international partners.
Like with any government agency, there are always agendas of politicians that can skew a true assessment of the threat of terrorism.
