[United States Government Manual]
[May 30, 1997]
[Pages 388-400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520
Phone, 202-647-4000

SECRETARY OF STATE                                Madeleine K. Albright
    Chief of Staff                                Elaine K. Shocas
    Executive Assistant                           David M. Hale
    Special Assistant to the Secretary            William J. Burns
            and Executive Secretary of 
            the Department
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal          Deidre A. Davis
            Employment Opportunity and 
            Civil Rights
    Chief of Protocol                             Molly M. Raiser
    Chairman, Foreign Service Grievance           James Oldham
            Board
    Civil Service Ombudsman                       Ted A. Borek

    Deputy Secretary of State                     Strobe Talbott
    Under Secretary for Political                 Peter Tarnoff
            Affairs
    Under Secretary for Economic and              Joan E. Spero
            Agricultural Affairs
    Under Secretary for Global Affairs            Timothy E. Wirth
    Under Secretary for Arms Control and          Lynn E. Davis
            International Security 
            Affairs
    Under Secretary for Management                Patrick F. Kennedy, 
                                                          Acting
    Assistant Secretary for                       Genie Norris, Acting
            Administration
    Assistant Secretary for Consular              Mary A. Ryan
            Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic            Eric James Boswell
            Security
    Chief Financial Officer                       Richard L. Greene
    Director General of the Foreign               Anthony C.E. Quainton
            Service and Director of 
            Personnel
        Medical Director, Department of           Cedric E. Dumont, M.D.
                State and the Foreign 
                Service
        Executive Secretary, Board of             Leo Voytko, Jr.
                the Foreign Service
    Director of the Foreign Service               Teresita C. Schaeffer
            Institute
    Director, Office of Foreign Missions          Eric James Boswell
    Assistant Secretary for Population,           Phyllis E. Oakley
            Refugee, and Migration 
            Affairs
    Inspector General                             Jacqueline L. 
                                                          Williams-Bridge
                                                          r
    Director, Policy Planning Staff               James B. Steinberg
    Assistant Secretary for Legislative           Barbara Larkin
            Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for Democracy,            John Shattuck
            Human Rights, and Labor
    Legal Advisor                                 Michael J. Matheson, 
                                                          Acting
    Assistant Secretary for African               George Moose
            Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for East Asian            Charles Kartman, 
            and Pacific Affairs                           Acting
    Assistant Secretary for European and          John Kornblum
            Canadian Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for Inter-                Jeffrey Davidow
          American Affairs

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    Permanent Representative of the               Harriet C. Babbitt
            United States of America to 
            the Organization of American 
            States
    Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern          David Welch, Acting
            Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for South Asian           Robin L. Raphel
            Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for Economic and          Daniel K. Tarullo
            Business Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for Intelligence          Toby Trister Gati
            and Research
    Assistant Secretary for                       Princeton Lyman
            International Organization 
            Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for Oceans and            Eileen Claussen
            International Environmental 
            and Scientific Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for Public                R. Nicholas Burns, 
            Affairs                                       Acting
    Assistant Secretary, Bureau of                Thomas E. McNamara
            Politico-Military Affairs
    Assistant Secretary for                       Robert S. Gelbard
            International Narcotics and 
            Law Enforcement Affairs
    U.S. Coordinator, International               Vonya B. McCann
            Communications and 
            Information Policy

United States 
Mission to the 
United Nations 
\1\

799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

United States Representative to the United        Bill Richardson
        Nations and Representative in the 
        Security Council
    Deputy United States Representative           Edward Gnehm, Jr.
            to the United Nations
    United States Representative for              Karl F. Inderfurth
            Special Political Affairs in 
            the United Nations
    United States Representative on the           Victor Marrero
            Economic and Social Council
    United States Representative for              (vacancy)
            U.N. Management and Reform
    \1\ A description of the organization and functions of the United 
Nations can be found under Selected Multilateral Organizations in this 
book.

[For the Department of State statement of organization, see the Code of 
        Federal Regulations, Title 22, Part 5]

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The Department of State advises the President in the formulation and 
execution of foreign policy. As Chief Executive, the President has 
overall responsibility for the foreign policy of the United States. The 
Department of State's primary objective in the conduct of foreign 
relations is to promote the long-range security and well-being of the 
United States. The Department determines and analyzes the facts relating 
to American overseas interests, makes recommendations on policy and 
future action, and takes the necessary steps to carry out established 
policy. In so doing, the Department engages in continuous consultations 
with the American public, the Congress, other U.S. departments and 
agencies, and foreign governments; negotiates treaties and agreements 
with foreign nations; speaks for the United States in the United Nations 
and in more than 50 major international organizations in which the

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United States participates; and represents the United States at more 
than 800 international conferences annually.

The Department of State, the senior executive department of the U.S. 
Government, was established by act of July 27, 1789, as the Department 
of Foreign Affairs and was renamed Department of State by act of 
September 15, 1789 (22 U.S.C. 2651 note).

Office of the Secretary

Secretary of State  The Secretary of State, the principal foreign policy 
adviser to the President, is responsible for the overall direction, 
coordination, and supervision of U.S. foreign relations and for the 
interdepartmental activities of the U.S. Government overseas. The 
Secretary is the first-ranking member of the Cabinet, is a member of the 
National Security Council, and is in charge of the operations of the 
Department, including the Foreign Service. The Office of the Secretary 
includes the offices of the Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, 
Assistant Secretaries, Counselor, Legal Adviser, and Inspector General. 
Some areas where public purposes are widely applied are detailed below 
and on the following pages.

Economic and Agricultural Affairs  The Under Secretary for Economic and 
Agricultural Affairs is principal adviser to the Secretary and Deputy 
Secretary in the formulation and conduct of foreign economic policy. 
Specific areas for which the Under Secretary is responsible include 
international trade, agriculture, energy, finance, transportation, and 
relations with developing countries.

International Security Affairs  The Under Secretary for International 
Security Affairs is responsible for assuring the integration of all 
elements of the Foreign Assistance Program as an effective instrument of 
U.S. foreign policy and serves as Chairman of the Arms Transfer 
Management Group. Other areas of responsibility include international 
scientific and technological issues, communications and information 
policy, and technology transfers.

Regional Bureaus

Six Assistant Secretaries direct the activities of the geographic 
bureaus, which are responsible for our foreign affairs activities 
throughout the world. These are the Bureaus of African Affairs, European 
and Canadian Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Inter-American 
Affairs, and Near Eastern Affairs, and South Asian Affairs.
    The regional Assistant Secretaries also serve as Chairmen of 
Interdepartmental Groups in the National Security Council system. These 
groups discuss and decide issues that can be settled at the Assistant 
Secretary level, including those arising out of the implementation of 
National Security Council decisions. They prepare policy papers for 
consideration by the Council and contingency papers on potential crisis 
areas for Council review.

Functional Areas

Diplomatic Security  The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, established 
under the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 4803 et seq.), provides a secure environment for 
conducting American diplomacy and promoting American interests 
worldwide.
    The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security is 
responsible for:

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    --security and protective operations abroad and in the United 
States;
    --counter-terrorism planning and coordination;
    --security technology development;
    --foreign government security training; and
    --personnel training.
    The Security Awareness Staff directs the development and execution 
of bureauwide security and information awareness policies and programs, 
press and media relations, and public awareness. The Security Awareness 
Program provides information on diplomatic security concerns and is a 
focal point for responding to public inquiries and maintaining media 
relations on diplomatic security issues and events. The Training Support 
Division provides publications and training videotapes on diplomatic 
security concerns.
    The Private Sector Liaison Staff maintains daily contact with and 
actively supports the U.S. private sector by disseminating timely, 
unclassified security information concerning the safety of U.S. private 
sector personnel, facilities, and operations abroad. The Staff operates 
the Electronic Bulletin Board, a computerized, unclassified security 
information data base accessible to U.S. private sector enterprises. It 
also provides direct consultation services to the private sector 
concerning security threats abroad.
    The Overseas Security Advisory Council promotes cooperation on 
security-related issues between the American private sector interests 
worldwide and the Department of State, as provided in 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.). The 
Council establishes continuing liaison and provides for operational 
security cooperation between Department security functions and the 
private sector. The Council also provides for regular and timely 
exchange of information between the private sector and the Department 
concerning developments in protective security. Additionally, it 
recommends methods and provides material for coordinating security 
planning and implementation of security programs.
    The Office of Policy, Planning, and Budget assists in developing and 
coordinating Department and interagency security policy issues and 
standards through participation in committees, councils, and working 
groups and in providing assistance to Diplomatic Security program 
offices by resolving policy inconsistencies.

For further information, call 202-663-0478.

Economic and Business Affairs  The Bureau of Economic and Business 
Affairs has overall responsibility for formulating and implementing 
policy regarding foreign economic matters, including resource and food 
policy, international energy issues, trade, economic sanctions, 
international finance and development, and aviation and maritime 
affairs.

For further information, call 202-647-2720.

Finance and Management Policy  The Bureau of Finance and Management 
Policy is directed by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who serves as 
the Department's Budget Officer and Management Control Officer and 
assists in managing the Department and its posts. The CFO, assisted by 
well-qualified and well-trained financial management personnel, 
establishes effective management policies and internal controls; ensures 
adequate systems to produce useful, reliable, and timely financial and 
related programmatic information; develops useful financial analysis and 
performance reports; and integrates budget execution and accounting 
functions.

For further information, call 202-647-6778.

Foreign Service Institute  The Foreign Service Institute of the 
Department of State is the Federal Government's primary training 
institution for officers and support personnel of the foreign affairs 
community. In addition to the Department of State, the Institute 
provides training for more than 40 other governmental agencies. The 
Institute's more than 300 courses, including 60

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language courses, range in length from several days to 2 years. The 
courses are designed to promote successful performance in each 
professional assignment, to ease the adjustment to other countries and 
cultures, and to enhance the leadership and management capabilities of 
the foreign affairs community.

For further information, call 703-302-6729.

Intelligence and Research  The Bureau of Intelligence and Research 
coordinates programs of intelligence, analysis, and research for the 
Department and other Federal agencies, and produces intelligence studies 
and current intelligence analyses essential to foreign policy 
determination and execution. Through its Office of Research, the Bureau 
maintains liaison with cultural and educational institutions and 
oversees contract research and conferences on foreign affairs subjects.

For further information, call 202-647-1080.

International Communications and Information Policy  The Bureau of 
International Communications and Information Policy is the principal 
adviser to the Secretary of State on international telecommunications 
policy issues affecting U.S. foreign policy and national security. The 
Bureau acts as coordinator with other U.S. Government agencies and the 
private sector in the formulation and implementation of international 
policies relating to a wide range of rapidly evolving communications and 
information technologies. The Bureau promotes U.S. telecommunications 
interests bilaterally and multilaterally.

For further information, call 202-647-5832.

International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs  The Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is responsible for 
developing, coordinating, and implementing international narcotics 
control assistance activities of the Department of State as authorized 
under sections 481 and 482 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 2291, 2292). It is the principal point of contact and 
provides advice on international narcotics control matters for the 
Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council, and the 
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in ensuring 
implementation of U.S. policy in international narcotics matters.
    The Bureau provides guidance on narcotics control matters to chiefs 
of missions and directs narcotics control coordinators at posts abroad; 
communicates or authorizes communication, as appropriate with foreign 
governments, on drug control matters including negotiating, concluding, 
and terminating agreements relating to international narcotics control 
programs as authorized by section 1(g)(3) of State Department Delegation 
of Authority No. 145 of February 4, 1980.

For further information, call 202-776-8750.

International Organization Affairs  The Bureau of International 
Organization Affairs provides guidance and support for United States 
participation in international organizations and conferences. It leads 
in the development, coordination, and implementation of United States 
multilateral policy. The Bureau formulates and implements United States 
policy toward international organizations, with particular emphasis on 
those organizations which make up the United Nations system.

For further information, call 202-647-6400.

Legal Advisor  The Legal Advisor advises the Secretary and, through the 
Secretary, the President on all matters of international law arising in 
the conduct of United States foreign relations. The Legal Advisor also 
provides general legal advice and services to the Secretary and other 
officials of the Department on matters with which the Department and 
overseas posts are concerned.

Medical Services  The Office of Medical Services develops, manages, and 
staffs a worldwide primary health care system for U.S. citizen 
employees, and their eligible dependents, residing abroad. Agencies 
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medical program include the Department of State, the U.S. Information 
Agency, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and over 48 other 
foreign affairs agencies and offices. In support of its overseas 
operations, the Office approves and monitors the medical evacuation of 
patients, conducts pre-employment and in-service physical examinations, 
and provides clinical referral and advisory services. Domestically, the 
Office offers occupational health care, as well as numerous health 
education and health maintenance programs.

For further information, call 202-647-3617.

Consular Affairs  The Bureau of Consular Affairs, under the direction of 
the Assistant Secretary, is responsible for the administration and 
enforcement of the provisions of the immigration and nationality laws, 
insofar as they concern the Department and the Foreign Service, for the 
issuance of passports and visas and related services, and for the 
protection and welfare of American citizens and interests abroad. 
Approximately 5 million passports a year are issued by the Passport 
Office of the Bureau, which has agencies in Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, 
Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San 
Francisco, Seattle, Stamford, and Washington, DC.

For further information, see Sources of Information.

Political-Military Affairs  The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs 
provides guidance and coordinates policy formulation on national 
security issues, including: nonproliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction and missile technology; nuclear and conventional arms 
control; defense relations and security assistance; and export controls. 
It acts as the Department's primary liaison with the Department of 
Defense. The Bureau also participates in all major arms control, 
nonproliferation, and other security-related negotiations.
    The Bureau's major activities are designed to further U.S. national 
security objectives by: stabilizing regional military balances through 
negotiations and security assistance; negotiating reductions in global 
inventories of weapons of mass destruction and curbing their 
proliferation; maintaining global access for U.S. military forces; 
inhibiting adversaries' access to militarily significant technologies; 
and promoting responsible U.S. defense trade.

For further information, call 202-647-6968.

Protocol  The Chief of Protocol is the principal adviser to the U.S. 
Government, the President, the Vice President, and the Secretary of 
State on matters of diplomatic procedure governed by law or 
international custom and practice. The Office is responsible for:
    --visits of foreign chiefs of state, heads of government, and other 
high officials to the United States;
    --operation of the President's guest house, Blair House;
    --delegations representing the President at official ceremonies 
abroad;
    --conduct of official ceremonial functions and public events;
    --accreditation of over 100,000 embassy, consular, international 
organization, and other foreign government personnel and members of 
their families throughout the United States;
    --determining entitlement to diplomatic or consular immunity;
    --publication of diplomatic, mission employee, and consular lists;
    --resolution of problems arising out of diplomatic or consular 
immunity such as legal and police matters;
    --approving the opening of consular offices in conjunction with the 
Office of Foreign Missions;
    --official interpretation of the Order of Precedence;
    --conducting an outreach program of cultural enrichment and 
substantive briefings of the Diplomatic Corps; and
    --organizing credential presentations of newly arrived Ambassadors 
to the President and to the Secretary of State.

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Foreign Service

To a great extent the future of our country depends on the relations we 
have with other countries, and those relations are conducted principally 
by the United States Foreign Service. Presently, representatives at 164 
Embassies, 12 missions, 1 U.S. liaison office, 1 U.S. interests section, 
66 consulates general, 14 consulates, 3 branch offices, and 45 consular 
agencies throughout the world report to the State Department on the 
multitude of foreign developments that have a bearing on the welfare and 
security of the American people. These trained representatives provide 
the President and the Secretary of State with much of the raw material 
from which foreign policy is made and with the recommendations that help 
shape it.
    The Ambassador is the personal representative of the President and 
reports to the President through the Secretary of State. Ambassadors 
have full responsibility for implementation of U.S. foreign policy by 
any and all U.S. Government personnel within their country of 
assignment, except those under military commands. Their responsibilities 
include negotiating agreements between the United States and the host 
country, explaining and disseminating official U.S. policy, and 
maintaining cordial relations with that country's government and people.
    A listing of Foreign Service posts, together with addresses and 
telephone numbers and key personnel, appears in Key Officers of Foreign 
Service Posts--Guide for Business Representatives, which is for sale by 
the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 
DC 20402.

            United States Diplomatic Offices--Foreign Service           
         (C: Consular Office; N: No Embassy or Consular Office)         
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              Country/Embassy                        Ambassador         
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Albania/Tirana............................  Marisa R. Lino              
Algeria/Algiers...........................  Ronald E. Neumann           
Angola/Luanda.............................  Donald K. Steinberg         
Antigua and Barbuda/St. John's (N)........  Jeanette W. Hyde            
Argentina/Buenos Aires....................  (Vacancy)                   
Armenia/Yerevan...........................  Peter Tomsen                
Australia/Canberra........................  Genta Hawkins Holmes        
Austria/Vienna............................  Swanee G. Hunt              
Azerbaijan/Baku...........................  Richard D. Kauzlarich       
Bahamas/Nassau............................  Sidney Williams             
Bahrain/Manama............................  David M. Ransom             
Bangladesh/Dhaka..........................  David N. Merrill            
Barbados/Bridgetown.......................  Jeanette W. Hyde            
Belarus/Minsk.............................  Kenneth S. Yalowitz         
Belgium/Brussels..........................  Alan J. Blinken             
Belize/Belize City........................  George C. Bruno             
Benin/Cotonou.............................  John M. Yates               
Bolivia/La Paz............................  Curt W. Kamman              
Bosnia and Herzegovina/Sarajevo...........  (Vacancy)                   
Botswana/Gaborone.........................  Robert Krueger              
Brazil/Brasilia...........................  Melvyn Levitsky             
Brunei Darussalam/Bandar Seri Begawan.....  Glen R. Rase                
Bulgaria/Sofia............................  Avis T. Bohlen              
Burkina Faso/Ouagadougou..................  Sharon P. Wilkinson         
Burundi/Bujumbura.........................  Morris N. Hughes, Jr.       
Cambodia/Phnom Penh.......................  Kenneth M. Quinn            
Cameroon/Yaounde..........................  Charles H. Twining          
Canada/Ottawa.............................  (Vacancy)                   
Cape Verde/Praia..........................  Lawrence N. Benedict        
Central African Republic/Bangui...........  Mosina H. Jordan            
Chad/N'Djamena............................  David C. Halsted            
Chile/Santiago............................  Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon    
China, People's Republic of/Beijing.......  Jim Sasser                  
Colombia/Bogota...........................  Myles R.R. Frechette        
Comoros/Moroni (N)........................  Harold W. Geisel            
Congo, Democratic Republic of the           Daniel H. Simpson           
 (formerly Zaire)/Kinshasa.                                             
Congo, Republic of/Brazzaville............  William C. Ramsay           
Costa Rica/San Jose.......................  Peter J. de Vos             
Cote d'Ivoire/Abidjan.....................  Lannon Walker               
Croatia/Zagreb............................  Peter W. Galbraith          
Cuba/Havana (U.S. Interests Section)......  Michael G. Kozak            
Cyprus/Nicosia............................  Kenneth C. Brill            
Czech Republic/Prague.....................  Jenonne R. Walker           
Denmark/Copenhagen........................  Edward E. Elson             
Djibouti, Republic of/Djibouti............  (Vacancy)                   
Dominica/Roseau (N).......................  Jeanette W. Hyde            
Dominican Republic/Santo Domingo..........  Donna J. Hrinak             
Ecuador/Quito.............................  Leslie M. Alexander         
Egypt/Cairo...............................  Edward S. Walker            
El Salvador/San Salvador..................  Anne W. Patterson           
Equatorial Guinea/Malabo..................  Charles H. Twining          
Eritrea/Asmara............................  John F. Hicks, Sr.          
Estonia/Tallinn...........................  Lawrence P. Taylor          
Ethiopia/Addis Ababa......................  David H. Shinn              
Fiji/Suva.................................  Don L. Gevirtz              
Finland/Helsinki..........................  Derek Shearer               
France/Paris..............................  (Vacancy)                   
Gabonese Republic/Libreville..............  Elizabeth Raspolic          
Gambia/Banjul.............................  Gerald W. Scott             
Georgia/Tbilisi...........................  William H. Courtney         
Germany/Bonn..............................  (Vacancy)                   
Ghana/Accra...............................  Edward Brynn                
Greece/Athens.............................  Thomas M.T. Niles           
Grenada/St. George (N)....................  Jeanette W. Hyde            
Guatemala/Guatemala.......................  Donald J. Planty            
Guinea/Conakry............................  Tibor P. Nagy, Jr.          
Guinea-Bissau/Bissau......................  Peggy Blackford             

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Guyana/Georgetown.........................  (Vacancy)                   
Haiti/Port-au-Prince......................  William L. Swing            
Holy See/Vatican City.....................  Raymond L. Flynn            
Honduras/Tegucigalpa......................  James F. Creagan            
Hong Kong/Hong Kong (C)...................  Richard Boucher             
Hungary/Budapest..........................  Donald M. Blinken           
Iceland/Reykjavik.........................  Day Mount                   
India/New Delhi...........................  Frank G. Wisner             
Indonesia/Jakarta.........................  J. Stapleton Roy            
Ireland/Dublin............................  Jean K. Smith               
Israel/Tel Aviv...........................  Martin S. Indyk             
Italy/Rome................................  Reginald Bartholomew        
Jamaica/Kingston..........................  Jerome G. Cooper            
Japan/Tokyo...............................  (Vacancy)                   
Jerusalem.................................  Edward G. Abington          
Jordan/Amman..............................  Wesley W. Egan              
Kazakstan/Almaty..........................  A. Elizabeth Jones          
Kenya/Nairobi.............................  Prudence Bushnell           
Kiribati/Tarawa (N).......................  Joan M. Plaisted            
Korea/Seoul...............................  (Vacancy)                   
Kuwait/Kuwait.............................  Ryan C. Crocker             
Kyrgyz Republic/Bishkek...................  Eileen A. Malloy            
Laos/Vientiane............................  Wendy Chamberlin            
Latvia/Riga...............................  Larry C. Napper             
Lebanon/Beirut............................  Richard H. Jones            
Lesotho/Maseru............................  Bismarck Myrick             
Liberia/Monrovia..........................  William B. Milam            
Lithuania/Vilnius.........................  James W. Swihart, Jr.       
Luxembourg/Luxembourg.....................  Clay Constantinou           
Madagascar/Antananarivo...................  Vicki J. Huddleston         
Malawi/Lilongwe...........................  Peter R. Chaveas            
Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur.....................  John L. Malott              
Maldives/Male (N).........................  A. Peter Burleigh           
Mali/Bamako...............................  David P. Rawson             
Malta/Valletta............................  (Vacancy)                   
Marshall Islands/Majuro...................  Joan M. Plaisted            
Mauritania/Nouakchott.....................  Dorothy M. Sampas           
Mauritius/Port Louis......................  Harold W. Geisel            
Mexico/Mexico City........................  James R. Jones              
Micronesia/Kolonia........................  (Vacancy)                   
Moldova/Chisinau..........................  John T. Stewart             
Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar/.....................  (Vacancy)                   
Morocco/Rabat.............................  Marc C. Ginsberg            
Mozambique/Maputo.........................  (Vacancy)                   
Namibia/Windhoek..........................  George F. Ward, Jr.         
Nauru/Yaren (N)...........................  Don L. Gevirtz              
Nepal/Kathmandu...........................  Sandra L. Vogelgesang       
Netherlands/The Hague.....................  K. Terry Dornbush           
New Zealand/Wellington....................  Josiah H. Beeman            
Nicaragua/Managua.........................  Lino Gutierrez              
Niger/Niamey..............................  Charles O. Cecil            
Nigeria/Abuja.............................  Walter C. Carrington        
Norway/Oslo...............................  Thomas A. Loftus            
Oman/Muscat...............................  Frances D. Cook             
Pakistan/Islamabad........................  Thomas W. Simons, Jr.       
Panama/Panama.............................  William J. Hughes           
Papua New Guinea/Port Moresby.............  Arma Jane Karaer            
Paraguay/Asuncion.........................  Robert E. Service           
Peru/Lima.................................  Dennis C. Jett              
Philippines/Manila........................  Thomas Hubbard              
Poland/Warsaw.............................  Nicholas A. Rey             
Portugal/Lisbon...........................  Elizabeth F. Bagley         
Qatar/Doha................................  Patrick N. Theros           
Romania/Bucharest.........................  Alfred H. Moses             
Russian Federation/Moscow.................  (Vacancy)                   
Rwanda/Kigali.............................  Robert E. Gribbin III       
St. Kitts and Nevis (N)...................  Jeanette W. Hyde            
St. Lucia/Castries (N)....................  Jeanette W. Hyde            
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (N)........  Jeanette W. Hyde            
Sao Tome and Principe/Sao Tome (N)........  Elizabeth Raspolic          
Saudi Arabia/Riyadh.......................  Wyche Fowler, Jr.           
Senegal/Dakar.............................  Dane Farnsworth Smith, Jr.  
Seychelles/Victoria.......................  Harold W. Geisel            
Sierra Leone/Freetown.....................  John L. Hirsch              
Singapore/Singapore.......................  Timothy A. Chorba           
Slovak Republic/Bratislava................  Ralph R. Johnson            
Slovenia/Ljubljana........................  Victor Jackovich            
Solomon Islands/Honiara...................  Arma Jane Karaer            
South Africa/Pretoria.....................  James A. Joseph             
Spain/Madrid..............................  Richard N. Gardner          
Sri Lanka/Colombo.........................  A. Peter Burleigh           
Sudan/Khartoum............................  Timothy M. Carney           
Suriname/Paramaribo.......................  Dennis K. Hays              
Swaziland/Mbabane.........................  Alan R. McKee               
Sweden/Stockholm..........................  Thomas L. Siebert           
Switzerland/Bern..........................  Madeleine M. Kunin          
Syrian Arab Republic/Damascus.............  Christopher W.S. Ross       
Tajikistan/Dushanbe.......................  R. Grant Smith              
Tanzania/Dar es Salaam....................  Brady Anderson              
Thailand/Bangkok..........................  William H. Itoh             
Togo/Lome.................................  Johnny Young                
Tonga/Nuku'alofa (N)......................  Don L. Gevirtz              
Trinidad and Tobago/Port-of-Spain.........  Brian J. Donnelly           
Tunisia/Tunis.............................  Mary Ann Casey              
Turkey/Ankara.............................  Marc Grossman               
Turkmenistan/Ashgabat.....................  Michael W. Cotter           
Tuvalu/Funafuti (N).......................  Don L. Gevirtz              
Uganda/Kampala............................  E. Michael Southwick        
Ukraine/Kiev..............................  William G. Miller           
United Arab Emirates/Abu Dhabi............  David C. Litt               
United Kingdom/London.....................  William J. Crowe, Jr.       
Uruguay/Montevideo........................  Thomas J. Dodd              
Uzbekistan/Tashkent.......................  Stanley T. Escudero         
Vanuatu/Port Vila (N).....................  Arma Jane Karaer            
Venezuela/Caracas.........................  John F. Maisto              
Western Samoa/Apia........................  Josiah H. Beeman            
Yemen/Sanaa...............................  David G. Newton             
Zambia/Lusaka.............................  Arlene Render               
Zimbabwe/Harare...........................  Johnny Carson               


      United States Permanent Diplomatic Missions to International      
                              Organizations                             
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               Organization                          Ambassador         
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European Union/Brussels...................  (Vacancy)                   
North Atlantic Treaty Organization/         Robert E. Hunter            
 Brussels.                                                              
Organization of American States/            Harriet C. Babbitt          
 Washington, DC.                                                        
Organization for Economic Cooperation and   David L. Aaron              
 Development/Paris.                                                     
United Nations/Geneva.....................  (Vacancy)                   
United Nations/New York...................  Bill Richardson             
United Nations/Vienna.....................  John B. Ritch III           


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Sources of 
Information

Audiovisual Materials  The Bureau of Consular Affairs has a 12-minute 
videotape on the safety of international travel. ``Traveling Abroad More 
Safely'' provides general practical advice to U.S. citizen travelers on 
avoiding the hazards of foreign travel. It includes steps to take prior 
to departure, ways to protect against theft and legal problems, and ways 
U.S. embassies and consulates can assist U.S. citizens who encounter 
difficulty abroad. The tape is available for $9 in VHS and Beta and 
$12.50 in 3/4-inch format, plus a $3 mailing and handling fee from Video 
Transfer, Inc., 5710 Arundel Avenue, Rockville, MD 20552. Phone, 301-
881-0270.

Contracts  General inquiries may be directed to the Office of 
Acquisitions (A/OPR/ACQ), Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. 
Phone, 703-875-6060.

Diplomatic and Official Passports  Department employees may use 
diplomatic and official passports only as long as they are retained in 
the position or status for which originally issued. Section 51.4 of 
title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations states that such passports 
must be returned upon termination of the bearer's diplomatic or official 
status.
    In accordance with the Department's Foreign Affairs Manual (3 FAM 
784), it is the responsibility of administrative officers to ensure that 
Form DS-8A includes a record of the disposition of passports issued to 
separating or retiring employees and their dependents. This includes all 
diplomatic and official passports, as well as any tourist passports for 
which the employee has been reimbursed by the Department.
    Because of the possibility of misuse of these documents, it is 
important that all offices establish and maintain effective control over 
passport use. These passports are normally destroyed by Passport 
Services; however, they may be canceled and returned as mementos if 
requested.
    Diplomatic passports may not be used by employees for strictly 
personal travel. Regulations permit their use for incidental personal 
travel related to an official assignment if the host government does not 
object. However, if employees or their dependents prefer to travel on a 
regular tourist passport in connection with official travel, they may 
apply by paying the regular passport fees and claiming reimbursement on 
their travel voucher.
    Inquiries on these matters should be directed to Passport Services, 
Diplomatic and Congressional Travel Branch. Phone, 202-955-0200.

Employment  Inquiries about employment in the Foreign Service should be 
directed to: PER/REE/REC, P.O. Box 9317, Arlington, VA 22210. Phone, 
703-875-7490. Inquiries about civil service positions in the Department 
of State should be directed to: PER/CSP/POD, P.O. Box 18657, Washington, 
DC 20036-8657. The Department's Civil Service Employment Information 
Office is located inside the D Street north lobby entrance of the 
Department of State building, Washington, DC. The Civil Service 
Personnel Office provides a 24-hour job information line. Phone, 202-
647-7284.

Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests  Requests from the 
public for Department of State records should be addressed to the 
Director, Office of Freedom of Information Privacy and Classification 
Review, Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520-
1512. Phone, 202-647-8484. Individuals are requested to indicate on the 
outside of the envelope the statute under which they are requesting 
access: FOIA REQUEST or PRIVACY REQUEST.
    Any identifiable Department of State document can be requested under 
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Requesters should provide 
as much identifying information as possible about the document to assist 
the Department in locating it. Include subject matter, timeframe, 
originator of the information, or any other helpful data.

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    Only persons who are U.S. citizens or aliens who are lawfully 
admitted to the United States for permanent residence can request 
information under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). Under this act, 
individuals may request access to records that are maintained under the 
individual's name or some other personally identifiable symbol. 
Descriptions of record systems from which documents can be retrieved by 
the individual's name are published in the Federal Register, copies of 
which are available from the Director, Office of Freedom of Information, 
Privacy and Classification Review. To expedite processing of requests, 
individuals should specify the system of records they wish to have 
searched and should provide the following identifying information: full 
name; aliases (if any); date and place of birth; and circumstances, 
including approximate time period, which would have led to the creation 
of the record.
    A public reading room, where unclassified and declassified documents 
may be inspected, is located in the Department of State, 2201 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC. Phone, 202-647-8484. Directions to the reading room 
may be obtained from receptionists at public entrances to the 
Department.
Missing Persons, Emergencies, Deaths of Americans Abroad  For 
information concerning missing persons, emergencies, travel warnings, 
overseas voting, judicial assistance, and arrests or deaths of Americans 
abroad, contact the Office of American Citizen Services, Department of 
State. Phone, 202-647-5225. Correspondence should be directed to: 
Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20520.
    Inquiries regarding international parental child abduction or 
adoption of foreign children by private U.S. citizens should be directed 
to the Office of Children's Issues, Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau 
of Consular Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 
202-647-2688.
Passports  For information concerning the issuance of U.S. passports, 
contact Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 1111 19th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20522-1705 (phone, 202-647-0518), or any of the 
field offices. Additional information concerning passport applications 
is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government 
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

                                         Field Offices--Passport Office                                         
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                        City                                           Address                       Telephone  
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Boston, MA.........................................  Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Bldg., 02222.....    617-565-6998
Chicago, IL........................................  Federal Bldg., 60604.......................    312-353-7155
Honolulu, HI.......................................  Federal Bldg., 96850.......................    808-541-1919
Houston, TX........................................  1919 Smith St., 77002......................    713-653-3153
Los Angeles, CA....................................  11000 Wilshire Blvd., 90024-3615...........    310-575-7070
Miami, FL..........................................  Federal Office Bldg., 33130................    305-536-4681
New Orleans, LA....................................  701 Loyola Ave., 70113.....................    504-589-6728
New York, NY.......................................  Rockefeller Ctr., 10111-0031...............    212-399-5290
Philadelphia, PA...................................  Federal Bldg., 19106.......................    215-597-7480
San Francisco, CA..................................  525 Market St., 94105-2773.................    415-744-4010
Seattle, WA........................................  Federal Bldg., 98174.......................    206-220-7777
Stamford, CT.......................................  1 Landmark Sq., 06901......................    203-325-4401
Washington, DC.....................................  1425 K St. NW., 20522-1705.................    202-647-0518

Publications  The Department's Bureau of Public Affairs produces a 
variety of publications on the Department and foreign policy, including 
two official documentary series, Foreign Relations of the United States 
and American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, and two publications on 
U.S. foreign policy, Dispatch and Background Notes.
    The series Foreign Relations of the United States, published since 
1861 in over 300 volumes, constitutes the official documentary record of 
U.S. foreign policy. It is the most extensive and most near-current 
publication of diplomatic papers in the world. The Office of the 
Historian has completed the 75 print volumes and microfiche supplements

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documenting the foreign policy of the Eisenhower administration (1953-
1960). Publication of 32 print volumes and supplements on the foreign 
policy of the Kennedy administration (1961-1963) was completed in 1996.
    The American Foreign Policy annual volumes contain current official 
public expressions of policy that best convey the objectives of U.S. 
foreign policy. The series includes texts of major official messages, 
addresses, statements, reports, and communications by the White House, 
Department of State, and other Federal agencies involved in the foreign 
affairs process. Microfiche supplements, which include additional public 
documents, accompany the 1981 and subsequent annual volumes.
    The Department's weekly magazine, Dispatch, offers a diverse 
compilation of speeches, congressional testimony, policy statements, 
fact sheets, and other foreign policy information.
    Background Notes provide brief, factual summaries concerning the 
people, history, government, economy, and foreign relations of about 180 
countries (excluding the United States) and of selected international 
organizations. A free index is available.
    Dispatches, Background Notes, and other materials--including reports 
to Congress--are carried over the Government Printing Office's (GPO) 
Federal Bulletin Board Service. This information can also be accessed 
through the Department of Commerce's National Technical Information 
Service's FedWorld network, as well as through other data base 
services. A GPO deposit account may be opened by calling 202-512-0822.
    For information on these and other Department publications, write to 
Public Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State, Room 
5831, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 202-647-6575.

Reading Room  To review declassified Department documents, contact the 
receptionists at the public entrance to the Department of State, 2201 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC, for the specific location. Phone, 202-647-
8484.
Telephone Directory  The Department's telephone directory is available 
for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, 
Washington, DC 20402.

Tips for U.S. Travelers Abroad  The following pamphlets from the Bureau 
of Consular Affairs are for sale for $1 by the Superintendent of 
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402:
    Travel Tips for Older Americans contains basic information on 
passports, currency, health, aid for serious problems, and other useful 
travel tips for senior citizens.
    Your Trip Abroad contains basic information on passports, 
vaccinations, unusual travel requirements, dual nationality, drugs, 
modes of travel, customs, legal requirements, and many other topics for 
the American tourist, business representative, or student traveling 
overseas.
    A Safe Trip Abroad contains helpful precautions to minimize one's 
chances of becoming a victim of terrorism and also provides other safety 
tips.
    Tips for Americans Residing Abroad contains advice for more than 2 
million Americans living in foreign countries.
    Travel Warning on Drugs Abroad contains important facts on the 
potential dangers of being arrested for illegal drugs abroad and the 
type of assistance that U.S. consular officers can and cannot provide. 
This booklet is free from the Department of State, Consular Affairs/
Public Affairs Staff, Room 5807, Washington, DC 20520.
    The Bureau of Consular Affairs also publishes a series of brochures 
on travel to specific areas of the world. Depending on the region, the 
brochures cover topics such as currency and customs regulations, entry 
requirements, dual nationality, and restrictions on the use of 
photography. Copies are available from the Government Printing Office 
for $1. Currently available are: Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean; 
Tips for Travelers to Eastern Europe; Tips for Travelers to Mexico; Tips 
for Travelers to the Middle East and North Africa; Tips for Travelers to 
the People's Republic of China; Tips for Travelers to South Asia;

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Tips for Travelers to Central and South America; and Tips for Travelers 
to Sub-Saharan Africa.
    Foreign Entry Requirements contains visa and other entry 
requirements of foreign countries. Order for 50 cents from the Consumer 
Information Center, Pueblo, CO 81009.
Visas  To obtain information on visas for foreigners wishing to enter 
the United States, call 202-663-1225.

For further information concerning the Department of State, contact the 
Office of Public Communication, Public Information Service, Bureau of 
Public Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 202-
647-6575.