    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 1999]
    [Pages 383-397]
    [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. Internet, http://www.state.gov/.
    SECRETARY OF STATE                                Madeleine K. Albright
        Chief of Staff                                Elaine K. Shocas
        Executive Assistant                           Alejandro D. Wolff
        Special Assistant to the Secretary            Kristie A. Kenney
                and Executive Secretary of
                the Department
        Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal          Deidre A. Davis
                Employment Opportunity and
                Civil Rights
        Chief of Protocol                             Mary Mel French
        Chairman, Foreign Service Grievance           Thomas J. DiLauro
                Board
        Civil Service Ombudsman                       Ted A. Borek

        Deputy Secretary of State                     Strobe Talbott
        Under Secretary for Political                 Thomas R. Pickering
                Affairs
        Under Secretary for Economic,                 Stuart E. Eizenstat
                Business, and Agricultural
                Affairs
        Under Secretary for Arms Control and          John D. Holum, Acting
                International Security
        Under Secretary for Management                Bonnie R. Cohen
        Under Secretary for Global Affairs            Frank E. Loy
        Counselor of the Department of State          Wendy Sherman
        Assistant Secretary for                       Patrick F. Kennedy
                Administration
        Assistant Secretary for Consular              Mary A. Ryan
                Affairs
        Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic            David G. Carpenter
                Security and Director of the
                Office of Foreign Missions
        Chief Financial Officer                       Bert T. Edwards
        Chief Information Officer and                 Fernando Burbano
                Director of the Bureau of
                Information Resource
                Management
        Director General of the Foreign               Edward W. Gnehm, Jr.
                Service and Director of
                Personnel
            Medical Director, Department of           Cedric E. Dumont
                    State and the Foreign
                    Service
            Executive Secretary, Board of             Ted Plosser
                    the Foreign Service
        Director of the Foreign Service               Ruth A. Davis
                Institute
        Assistant Secretary for Population,           Julia V. Taft
                Refugee, and Migration
                Affairs
        Inspector General                             Jacquelyn L. Williams-
                                                              Bridgers
        Director, Policy Planning Staff               Morton H. Halperin
        Assistant Secretary for Legislative           Barbara Larkin
                Affairs
        Assistant Secretary for Democracy,            Harold H. Kott
                Human Rights, and Labor
        Legal Advisor                                 David R. Andrews
        Assistant Secretary for African               Susan E. Rice
              Affairs
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        Assistant Secretary for East Asian            Stanley O. Roth
                and Pacific Affairs
        Assistant Secretary for European              Marc Grossman
                Affairs
        Assistant Secretary for Western               Robert Nolan
                Hemisphere Affairs
        Permanent Representative of the               Victor Marrero
                United States of America to
                the Organization of American
                States
        Assistant Secretary for Near East             Martin S. Indyk
                Affairs
        Assistant Secretary for South Asian           Karl F. Inderfurth
                Affairs
        Assistant Secretary for Economics             Alan P. Larson
                and Business Affairs
        Assistant Secretary for Intelligence          Phyllis E. Oakley
                and Research
        Assistant Secretary for                       C. David Welch
                International Organization
                Affairs
        Assistant Secretary for Oceans and            Melinda L. Kimble,
                International Environmental                   Acting
                and Scientific Affairs
        Assistant Secretary for Public                James Rubin
                Affairs and Spokesman for
                the Department of State
        Assistant Secretary for Political-            Eric Newsom
                Military Bureau
        Assistant Secretary for                       Rand Beers
                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        A. Peter Burleigh,
            Nations and Representative in the                 Acting
            Security Council
        Deputy United States Representative           A. Peter Burleigh
                to the United Nations
        United States Representative for              Nancy Soderberg
                Special Political Affairs in
                the United Nations
        United States Representative on the           Betty E. King
                Economic and Social Council
        United States Representative for              Richard Sklar
                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

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    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 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 abroad. 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 Advisor, and Inspector General.
    Some areas where public purposes are widely applied are detailed below
    and on the following pages.
        By the authority of section 1413 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
    Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681-791) the United States Agency
    for International Development was established as an independent agency
    of the U.S. Government, and the Director of the agency was placed under
    the direct authority and foreign policy guidance of the Secretary of
    State.
    Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs  The Under Secretary for
    Economic, Business, 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.
    Bureau for Arms Control and International Security Affairs  The Under
    Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs is
    responsible for integrating and prioritizing the full range of
    international security, nonproliferation, and arms control issues into
    the Department's conduct of foreign policy. This includes directing and
    coordinating arms control policy; nonproliferation policy (including
    nuclear, chemical, biological, missile, and conventional weapons
    proliferation); export control policy; and certain foreign assistance
    programs. The Under Secretary coordinates diplomatic efforts to obtain
    the agreement of all appropriate countries to the Missile Technology
    Control Regime and exercises various authorities relating to the
    imposition of proliferation sanctions as required by U.S. law.

    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
    Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Near East Affairs, South Asian
    Affairs, and Western Hemisphere 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

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    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

    Arms Control  The mission of the Arms Control Bureau is to strengthen
    national security by formulating, advocating, negotiating, and
    implementing effective arms control and disarmament policies,
    strategies, and agreements. It is also responsible for establishing
    verification policy, ensuring that verification is a central element of
    arms control and nonproliferation agreements as they are being
    formulated and negotiated, assessing compliance of U.S. treaty partners,
    and monitoring technology developments as they relate to arms control
    and weapons developments.

    Arms Control and Nonproliferation Policy Board  A new scientific and
    policy advisory board on arms control, nonproliferation, and
    disarmament, the Board reports to the Secretary through the Under
    Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, who
    maintains operational authority over the board.

    Consular Affairs  The Bureau of Consular Affairs, under the direction of
    the Assistant Secretary, is responsible for the protection and welfare
    of American citizens and interests abroad; the administration and
    enforcement of the provisions of the immigration and nationality laws
    insofar as they concern the Department and Foreign Service; and the
    issuance of passports and visas and related services.
        Approximately 6 million passports a year are issued by the Passport
    Office of the Bureau, which has a processing center in Portsmouth, NH,
    and regional agencies in Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Honolulu, HI; Houston,
    TX; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY;
    Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Stamford, CT; and
    Washington, DC.

    For further information, visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs website at
    http://travel.state.gov/.

    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. Overseas, the Bureau develops and maintains effective
    security programs for every U.S. Embassy and consulate abroad; protects
    U.S. diplomatic personnel and missions from physical and electronic
    attack as well as technical espionage; and advises U.S. Ambassadors on
    all security matters.
        In the United States, the Bureau investigates passport and visa
    fraud, conducts personnel security investigations, and issues security
    clearances. It protects the Secretary of State, the U.S. Ambassador to
    the United Nations, and many cabinet-level foreign dignitaries and other
    foreign officials who visit the United States. The Bureau also assists
    foreign embassies and consulates in the United States in the protection
    of their diplomats and facilities, and arranges for training in the
    United States for foreign civilian police who then return to their own
    countries better able to fight terrorism.
        The Diplomatic Courier Service supervises the worldwide
    transportation of classified documents and equipment contained in
    diplomatic pouches.
        The Overseas Security Advisory Council promotes cooperation on
    security-related issues between American private sector interests
    worldwide and the Department of State.
        The Office of Foreign Missions, through the employment of
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    ensures equitable treatment for U.S. diplomatic and consular missions
    abroad and their personnel; regulates the activities of foreign missions
    in this country to protect foreign policy and national security
    interests of the United States; protects the American public from abuses
    of privileges and immunities by members of foreign missions; and
    provides service and assistance to the foreign mission community in the
    United States to assure appropriate privileges, benefits, and services
    on a reciprocal basis.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
    Phone, 202-663-0067. Fax, 202-663-0100. Internet, http://
    www.heroes.net/.

    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 communications and information policy,
    international energy issues, trade, economic sanctions, international
    finance and development, and aviation and maritime affairs.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Economic and Business
    Affairs. Phone, 202-647-7971. Fax, 202-647-5713.

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

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Finance and Management
    Policy. Phone, 202-647-7490. Fax, 202-647-8194. Internet, http://
    www.dosfinance.gov/.

    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 350 courses, including 60 foreign language
    courses, range in length from one day 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, contact the Foreign Service Institute. Phone,
    703-302-6729. Fax, 703-302-7227.

    Information Resource Management  The Bureau of Information Resource
    Management (IRM) is directed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). The
    CIO serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary of State and the
    Under Secretary for Management on information resources management
    issues. This includes the development and implementation of plans and
    programs for the effective application of information resources and
    technology to achieve the Department's strategic missions. The CIO
    establishes effective information resources management planning and
    policies, and ensures the availability of information technology systems
    and operations to efficiently support the Department's diplomatic,
    consular, and management operations. IRM manages the Department's
    information resources and technology infrastructure; provides core
    information technology and resources services; establishes program
    priorities; and recommends funding priorities with respect to the
    acquisition, operation, maintenance, and improvement of Department
    information resources, programs, and projects. IRM also oversees the
    modernization of the Department's information systems; the development,
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    maintenance of a sound and integrated information technology
    architecture for the Department; and the establishment and promulgation
    of technical and operating standards for application to Department
    information systems.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Information Resource
    Management. Phone, 202-647-2226. Fax, 202-647-2294.

    Intelligence and Research  The Bureau of Intelligence and Research
    coordinates programs of intelligence, analysis, and research for the
    Department and produces current intelligence analyses essential to
    foreign policy determination and execution. Through the External
    Research Staff, the Bureau maintains liaison with cultural and
    educational institutions and oversees contract research and organizes
    conferences on foreign affairs subjects of high interest to
    policymakers.

    For further information, call 202-647-1080.

    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 and anticrime 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 and anticrime
    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 and anticrime
    matters including negotiating, concluding, and terminating agreements
    relating to international narcotics control and anticrime programs as
    authorized by section 1(g)(3) of State Department Delegation of
    Authority No. 145 of February 4, 1980.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of International Narcotics
    and Law Enforcement Affairs. Phone, 202-776-8750. Fax, 202-776-8775.

    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 202-647-1663.

    Legal Advisor   The Office of the Legal Advisor furnishes advice on all
    legal issues, domestic and international, arising in the course of the
    Department's work. This includes assisting Department principals and
    policy officers in formulating and implementing the foreign affairs
    policies of the United States, promoting the development of
    international law and its institutions as a fundamental element of those
    policies, and managing the Department and the Foreign Service.

    For further information, contact the Office of the Legal Advisor. Phone,
    202-647-8323. Fax, 202-736-7508.

    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 overseas. Agencies
    which participate in this 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.

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    Domestically, the Office offers occupational health care, as well as
    numerous health education and health maintenance programs.

    For further information, call 202-663-1748.

    Nonproliferation  The Nonproliferation Bureau leads the U.S.
    Government's efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass
    distruction, their delivery systems, and conventional arms. The Bureau
    is responsible for nuclear nonproliferation through support of the
    International Atomic Energy Agency, implementing the Nuclear Non-
    Proliferation Treaty, securing nuclear materials in the New Independent
    States of the former Soviet Union, disposing of stockpiles of fissile
    materials, advancing civil nuclear cooperation under safe and sound
    conditions, and promoting nuclear safety and effective protection,
    control, and accounting of nuclear material worldwide. The Bureau is
    also responsible for developing and implementing all policies to curb
    the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons and missiles, and
    promoting restraint in transfers of conventional arms. It also pursues
    regional and bilateral initiatives and negotiations designed to reduce
    proliferation pressures and destabilizing arms acquisitions, including
    negotiations with respect to Russia, China, South Asia, the Middle East,
    and the Korean peninsula.

    Oceans, Environment, and Science  The Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and
    Science (OES) serves as the foreign policy focal point for international
    oceans, environmental, and scientific efforts. OES projects, protects,
    and promotes U.S. global interests in these areas by articulating U.S.
    foreign policy, encouraging international cooperation, and negotiating
    treaties and other instruments of international law. The Bureau serves
    as the principal adviser to the Secretary of State on international
    environment, science, and technology matters and takes the lead in
    coordinating and brokering diverse interests in the interagency process,
    where the development of international policies or the negotiation and
    implementation of relevant international agreements are concerned. The
    Bureau seeks to promote the peaceful exploitation of outer space,
    protect public health from reemerging infectious diseases, encourage
    government to government scientific cooperation, and prevent the
    destruction and degradation of the planet's natural resources and the
    global environment.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and
    Science. Phone, 202-647-0978. Fax, 202-647-0217.

    Political-Military Affairs  The Political Military Affairs Bureau
    supports the Secretary of State and State Department principals in the
    area of security and defense policy by providing analytic support on
    defense-related policy issues, fostering bilateral and regional
    political-military relationships, coordinating peacekeeping and other
    military operations, planning complex contingency operations, and
    implementing a variety of crisis management responsibilities. The Bureau
    is responsible for arms transfers policy and defense trade controls,
    promotes political-military cooperation in critical infrastructure
    protection, and is the primary Government organization for coordinating
    U.S. humanitarian demining activities worldwide.

    Population, Refugees, and Migration  The Bureau of Population, Refugees,
    and Migration (PRM) has primary responsibility for formulating U.S.
    policies on population, refugees, and migration and for administering
    U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs. PRM administers and
    monitors U.S. contributions to multilateral organizations and
    nongovernmental organizations to provide assistance and protection to
    refugees abroad. The Bureau oversees the annual admissions of refugees
    to the United States for permanent resettlement, working closely with
    the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Department of Health and
    Human Services, and various State and private voluntary agencies. PRM
    coordinates U.S. international population policy and promotes its goals
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    bilateral and multilateral cooperation. It works closely with the U.S.
    Agency for International Development, which administers U.S.
    international population programs. The Bureau also coordinates U.S.
    international migration policy within the U.S. Government and through
    bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
    Migration. Phone, 202-663-1071. Internet, http://www.state.gov/www/
    global/prm/index.html.

    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;
        --organizing credential presentations of newly arrived Ambassadors
    to the President and to the Secretary of State.
        --operation of the President's guest house, Blair House;
        --delegations representing the President at official ceremonies
    abroad;
        --conducting official ceremonial functions and public events;
        --official interpretation of the Order of Precedence;
        --conducting an outreach program of cultural enrichment and
    substantive briefings of the Diplomatic Corps;
        --accreditation of over 100,000 Embassy, consular, international
    organization, and other foreign Government personnel, members of their
    families, and domestics throughout the United States;
        --determining entitlement to diplomatic or consular immunity;
        --publication of diplomatic and consular lists;
        --resolution of problems arising out of diplomatic or consular
    immunity such as legal and police matters; and
        --approving the opening of Embassy and consular offices in
    conjunction with the Office of Foreign Missions.

    For further information, contact the Office of the Chief of Protocol.
    Phone, 202-647-2663. Fax, 202-647-1560.

    Public Affairs  The Bureau of Public Affairs directs public affairs
    activities in the Department and provides information about the goals,
    developments, and implementation of U.S. foreign policy to the American
    people. The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs serves as the
    principal adviser to the Secretary, other senior Department officials,
    and other U.S. Government agencies on all public affairs, media
    relations, and information aspects of the Department's responsibilities
    to the U.S. public. The Bureau also serves as a liaison between the
    Department and State and local government officials.

    For further information, call 202-647-6575.

    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, a U.S. liaison office, a 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

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    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...........................  Cameron R. Hume
    Angola/Luanda.............................  Donald K. Steinberg
    Antigua and Barbuda/St. John's (N)........  Jeanette W. Hyde
    Argentina/Buenos Aires....................  (Vacancy)
    Armenia/Yerevan...........................  Mike Lemmon
    Australia/Canberra........................  Genta Hawkins Holmes
    Austria/Vienna............................  Kathryn W. Hall
    Azerbaijan/Baku...........................  Stanley T. Escudero
    Bahamas/Nassau............................  Sidney Williams
    Bahrain/Manama............................  Johnny Young
    Bangladesh/Dhaka..........................  John C. Holzman
    Barbados/Bridgetown.......................  Jeanette W. Hyde
    Belarus/Minsk.............................  Daniel W. Speckhard
    Belgium/Brussels..........................  Paul Cejas
    Belize/Belize City........................  Carolyn Curiel
    Benin/Cotonou.............................  Robert C. Felder
    Bolivia/La Paz............................  Donna J. Hrinak
    Bosnia and Herzegovina/Sarajevo...........  Richard D. Kauzlarich
    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
    Burma/Rangoon-CDIA........................  Kent Weedeman
    Burundi/Bujumbura.........................  Morris N. Hughes, Jr.
    Cambodia/Phnom Penh.......................  Kenneth M. Quinn
    Cameroon/Yaounde..........................  John M. Yates
    Canada/Ottawa.............................  Gordon Giffen
    Cape Verde/Praia..........................  Lawrence N. Benedict
    Central African Republic/Bangui...........  Robert C. Perry
    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           William L. Swing
     (formerly Zaire)/Kinshasa.
    Congo, Republic of/Brazzaville............  Aubrey Hooks
    Costa Rica/San Jose.......................  Thomas J. Dodd
    Cote d'Ivoire/Abidjan.....................  George Mu
    Croatia/Zagreb............................  William D. Montgomery
    Cuba/Havana (U.S. Interests Section)......  Michael G. Kozak
    Cyprus/Nicosia............................  Kenneth C. Brill
    Czech Republic/Prague.....................  John Shattuck
    Denmark/Copenhagen........................  Richard Swett
    Djibouti, Republic of/Djibouti............  Lange Schermerhorn
    Dominica/Roseau (N).......................  Jeanette W. Hyde
    Dominican Republic/Santo Domingo..........  (Vacancy)
    Ecuador/Quito.............................  Leslie M. Alexander
    Egypt/Cairo...............................  Daniel C. Kurtzer
    El Salvador/San Salvador..................  Anne W. Patterson
    Equatorial Guinea/Malabo..................  Charles H. Twining
    Eritrea/Asmara............................  William Clarke
    Estonia/Tallinn...........................  (Vacancy)
    Ethiopia/Addis Ababa......................  David H. Shinn
    Fiji/Suva.................................  (Vacancy)
    Finland/Helsinki..........................  Eric Edelman
    France/Paris..............................  Felix Rohatyn
    Gabonese Republic/Libreville..............  James V. Ledesma
    Gambia/Banjul.............................  George Haley
    Georgia/Tbilisi...........................  Ken Yalowitz
    Germany/Bonn..............................  John C. Kornblum
    Ghana/Accra...............................  Katharyn D. Robinson
    Greece/Athens.............................  R. Nicholas Burns
    Grenada/St. George (N)....................  Jeanette W. Hyde
    Guatemala/Guatemala.......................  Donald J. Planty
    Guinea/Conakry............................  Tibor P. Nagy, Jr.
    Guinea-Bissau/Bissau......................  (Vacancy)
    Guyana/Georgetown.........................  James F. Mack
    Haiti/Port-au-Prince......................  Timothy M. Carney
    Holy See/Vatican City.....................  Corinne Claiborne Boggs
    Honduras/Tegucigalpa......................  James F. Creagan
    Hong Kong/Hong Kong (C)...................  Richard Boucher
    Hungary/Budapest..........................  Peter F. Tufo
    Iceland/Reykjavik.........................  Day Mount
    India/New Delhi...........................  Richard F. Celeste
    Indonesia/Jakarta.........................  J. Stapleton Roy
    Ireland/Dublin............................  Michael J. Sullivan
    Israel/Tel Aviv...........................  Edward S. Walker, Jr.
    Italy/Rome................................  Thomas M. Foglietta
    Jamaica/Kingston..........................  Jerome G. Cooper
    Japan/Tokyo...............................  Thomas S. Foley
    Jerusalem.................................  John E. Herbst
    Jordan/Amman..............................  William J. Burns
    Kazakstan/Almaty..........................  Richard Jones
    Kenya/Nairobi.............................  Prudence Bushnell
    Kiribati/Tarawa (N).......................  Joan M. Plaisted
    Korea/Seoul...............................  Steven W. Bosworth
    Kuwait/Kuwait.............................  James A. Larocco
    Kyrgyz Republic/Bishkek...................  Anne Marie Sigmund
    Laos/Vientiane............................  Wendy Chamberlin
    Latvia/Riga...............................  James Holmes
    Lebanon/Beirut............................  David Satterfield
    Lesotho/Maseru............................  Katharine Peterson
    Liberia/Monrovia..........................  Chergi Donaed Petterson
    Lithuania/Vilnius.........................  Keith C. Smith
    Luxembourg/Luxembourg.....................  Clay Constantinou
    Madagascar/Antananarivo...................  Shirley E. Barnes
    Malawi/Lilongwe...........................  Amelia E. Shippy
    Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur.....................  Lynn Pascoe
    Maldives/Male (N).........................  Shaun E. Donnelly
    Mali/Bamako...............................  David P. Rawson
    Malta/Valletta............................  Kathryn L. Haycock-Proffitt
    Marshall Islands/Majuro...................  Joan M. Plaisted
    Mauritania/Nouakchott.....................  Timberlake Foster

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    Mauritius/Port Louis......................  Harold W. Geisel
    Mexico/Mexico City........................  (Vacancy)
    Micronesia/Kolonia........................  (Vacancy)
    Moldova/Chisinau..........................  Ruby Perina
    Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar......................  Alphonse F. La Porta
    Morocco/Rabat.............................  Edward M. Gabriel
    Mozambique/Maputo.........................  Brian D. Curran
    Namibia/Windhoek..........................  George F. Ward, Jr.
    Nauru/Yaren (N)...........................  (Vacancy)
    Nepal/Kathmandu...........................  Ralph Frank
    Netherlands/The Hague.....................  Cynthia Schneider
    New Zealand/Wellington....................  Josiah H. Beeman
    Nicaragua/Managua.........................  Lino Gutierrez
    Niger/Niamey..............................  Charles O. Cecil
    Nigeria/Abuja.............................  William H. Twaddell
    Norway/Oslo...............................  David B. Hermelin
    Oman/Muscat...............................  John B. Craig
    Pakistan/Islamabad........................  William B. Miland
    Panama/Panama.............................  William J. Hughes
    Papua New Guinea/Port Moresby.............  Arma Jane Karaer
    Paraguay/Asuncion.........................  Maura Harty
    Peru/Lima.................................  Dennis C. Jett
    Philippines/Manila........................  Thomas Hubbard
    Poland/Warsaw.............................  Daniel Fried
    Portugal/Lisbon...........................  Gerald S. McGowan
    Qatar/Doha................................  Elizabeth McKune
    Romania/Bucharest.........................  James C. Rosapepe
    Russian Federation/Moscow.................  James F. Collins
    Rwanda/Kigali.............................  George M. Staples
    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.....................  Joseph Melrose
    Singapore/Singapore.......................  Steven J. Green
    Slovak Republic/Bratislava................  Ralph R. Johnson
    Slovenia/Ljubljana........................  Victor Jackovich
    Solomon Islands/Honiara...................  Arma Jane Karaer
    South Africa/Pretoria.....................  James A. Joseph
    Spain/Madrid..............................  Ed Romero
    Sri Lanka/Colombo.........................  Shaun E. Donnelly
    Sudan/Khartoum............................  (Vacancy)
    Suriname/Paramaribo.......................  Dennis K. Hays
    Swaziland/Mbabane.........................  Alan R. McKee
    Sweden/Stockholm..........................  Lyndon L. Olson, Jr.
    Switzerland/Bern..........................  Madeleine M. Kunin
    Syrian Arab Republic/Damascus.............  Ryan C. Crocker
    Tajikistan/Dushanbe.......................  R. Grant Smith
    Tanzania/Dar es Salaam....................  Charles R. Stith
    Thailand/Bangkok..........................  Richard Hecklinger
    Togo/Lome.................................  Brenda Schoonover
    Tonga/Nuku'alofa (N)......................  (Vacancy)
    Trinidad and Tobago/Port-of-Spain.........  Edward E. Shumaker III
    Tunisia/Tunis.............................  Robin L. Raphel
    Turkey/Ankara.............................  Mark R. Parris
    Turkmenistan/Ashgabat.....................  Steven Mann
    Tuvalu/Funafuti (N).......................  (Vacancy)
    Uganda/Kampala............................  Nancy Jo Powell
    Ukraine/Kiev..............................  Steven K. Pifer
    United Arab Emirates/Abu Dhabi............  Theodore H. Kattouf
    United Kingdom/London.....................  Philip Lader
    Uruguay/Montevideo........................  Christopher C. Ashby
    Uzbekistan/Tashkent.......................  Joseph A. Presel
    Vanuatu/Port Vila (N).....................  Arma Jane Karaer
    Vietnam/Hanoi.............................  Pete Peterson
    Venezuela/Caracas.........................  John F. Maisto
    Western Samoa/Apia........................  Josiah H. Beeman
    Yemen/Sanaa...............................  Barbara K. Bodine
    Zambia/Lusaka.............................  Arlene Render
    Zimbabwe/Harare...........................  Tom McDonald
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          United States Permanent Diplomatic Missions to International
                                  Organizations
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Organization                          Ambassador
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    European Union/Brussels...................  A. Vernon Weaver
    International Civil Aviation Organization.  William F. Price, Acting
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization/         Alexander R. Vershbow
     Brussels.
    Organization of American States/            Victor Marrero
     Washington, DC.
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and   Amy L. Bondurant
     Development/Paris.
    United Nations/Geneva.....................  George E. Moose
    United Nations/New York...................  A. Peter Burleigh, Acting
    United Nations/Vienna.....................  John B. Ritch III
    U.S. Mission to United Nations Agencies     George S. McGovern
     for Food and Agriculture.
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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 $22 in 3/4-
    inch format, plus a $3 mailing and handling fee from Video Transfer,
    Inc., 5800 Arundel Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone, 301-881-0270.
    Fax, 301-770-9131.

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    Contracts  General inquiries may be directed to the Office of
    Acquisitions (A/OPR/ACQ), Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.
    Phone, 703-875-6060. Fax, 703-875-6085.
    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,
    Special Issuance Agency. Phone, 202-955-0200.
    Electronic Access  The Department's Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of
    Public Communication, coordinates the dissemination of public electronic
    information for the Department. The main website (Internet, http://
    www.state.gov/) and the Secretary's website (Internet, http://
    secretary.state.gov/) provide comprehensive, up-to-date information on
    foreign policy, support for U.S. businesses, careers, the
    counterterrorism rewards program, and much more.
        The Bureau of Consular Affairs website (Internet, http://
    travel.state.gov/) provides travel warnings and other information
    designed to help Americans travel safely abroad, as well as information
    on U.S. passports and visas and downloadable applications. The Bureau of
    Intelligence and Research has established a geographic learning website
    (Internet, http://geography.state.gov/index.html), to assist in teaching
    geography and foreign affairs to students in grades K-12.
        The State Department Electronic Reading Room at http://
    foia.state.gov/ uses new information technologies to enable access to
    unique historical records of international significance which have been
    made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act or as
    a special collection.
    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/S, P.O. Box 58040, Washington,
    DC 20037-8040. 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 IRM Programs and Service, Department of State, Room
    1512, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520-1512. Phone, 202-647-8300.
    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

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    Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Requesters should provide as
    much identifying information as possible about the document, such as
    subject matter, timeframe, originator of the information, or any other
    helpful data, to assist the Department in locating it. Please include
    your daytime telephone number.
        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 IRM Programs and
    Services. 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, 202-647-8300. Directions to the reading room
    may be obtained from receptionists at public entrances to the
    Department.
        Additional information about the Department's FOIA program can be
    found on the FOIA Electronic Reading Room Web site at http://
    foia.state.gov/.
    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 Citizens Services and Crisis
    Management, Department of State. Phone, 202-647-5225. Fax, 202-647-3732.
    Fax-on-demand, 202-647-3000. Internet, http://travel.state.gov/.
    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, CA/OCS/CI, Room 4811, Department of
    State, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 202-647-2688. Fax, 202-647-2835.
    Internet, http://travel.state.gov/.
    Passports  Passport information is available through the Internet, at
    http://travel.state.gov/. For recorded general passport information,
    contact any of the Regional Passport Agencies at the telephone numbers
    listed in the following table. For passport assistance and information,
    you may call the National Passport Information Center (phone, 900-225-
    5674; TDD, 900-225-7778) and you will be charged 35 cents per minute to
    listen to automated messages and $1.05 per minute to speak with an
    operator. You may also call the National Passport Information Center
    using a major credit card at a flat rate of $4.95 (phone, 888-362-8668;
    TDD, 888-498-3648). These rates are subject to change. Correspondence
    should be directed to the appropriate Regional Agency or the
    Correspondence Branch, Passport Services, Room 510, 1111 Nineteenth
    Street NW., Washington, DC 20524.

                                               Regional Passport Agencies
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            City                                           Address                       Telephone
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Boston, MA.........................................  Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Bldg., 02222.....    617-565-6990
    Chicago, IL........................................  Federal Bldg., 60604.......................    312-341-6020
    Honolulu, HI.......................................  Federal Bldg., 96850.......................    808-522-8283
    Houston, TX........................................  1919 Smith St., 77002......................    713-209-3153
    Los Angeles, CA....................................  11000 Wilshire Blvd., 90024-3615...........    310-575-5700
    Miami, FL..........................................  Federal Office Bldg., 33130................    305-539-3600
    National Passport Center...........................  31 Rochester Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801-       603-334-0500
                                                          2900.
    New Orleans, LA....................................  305 Canal St., 70130.......................    504-589-6161

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    New York, NY.......................................  376 Hudson St., 10014......................    212-206-3500
    Philadelphia, PA...................................  Federal Bldg., 19106.......................    215-597-7480
    San Francisco, CA..................................  95 Hawthorne St., 94105-3901...............    415-538-2700
    Seattle, WA........................................  Federal Bldg., 98174.......................    206-808-5700
    Stamford, CT.......................................  1 Landmark Sq., 06901......................    203-325-4401
    Washington, DC.....................................  1111 19th St. NW., 20524...................    202-647-0518
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    Publications  The Department's Bureau of Public Affairs produces a
    variety of publications on the Department and foreign policy, including
    the official U.S. documentary series, Foreign Relations of the United
    States, 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
    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) is nearing completion.
    Of 34 volumes documenting the Johnson administration (1964-1968), 8 were
    published by 1997.
        U.S. Foreign Affairs on CD-ROM provides a wealth of foreign policy
    information such as Dispatch magazine (the monthly foreign policy
    magazine issued by the Department of State), Background Notes, speeches
    and testimonies by senior State Department officials, reports to
    Congress, miscellaneous policy publications, and daily press briefings
    in a searchable format. Single copies are available from the
    Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box
    371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Phone, 202-512-1800. Fax, 202-512-
    2233. Payments can be made by check (payable to the Superintendent of
    Documents), GPO Deposit Account, VISA, or MasterCard.
    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 posted on the Internet at http://
    travel.state.gov/ and are for sale for $1 (except where noted) by the
    Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
    Washington, DC 20402:
        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 6831, Washington, DC 20520.
        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 ($1.25) 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.

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        Regional Tips for Travelers cover customs, currency regulations,
    dual nationality, and other local conditions. Currently available are:
    Tips for Travelers to Canada; Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean; Tips
    for Travelers to Mexico; Tips for Travelers to the Middle East and North
    Africa ($1.50); Tips for Travelers to the People's Republic of China;
    Tips for Travelers to Russia and the Newly Independent States; Tips for
    Travelers to South Asia; Tips for Travelers to Central and South
    America; and Tips for Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa ($1.50).
        Foreign Entry Requirements contains visa and other entry
    requirements of foreign countries. Passports: Applying for Them the Easy
    Way contains information on where, how, and when to apply for passports.
    Order these 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. Internet, http://
    travel.state.gov/.

    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. Fax, 202-647-7120. Internet, http://www.state.gov/.