[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 
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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
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               Organization                          Ambassador
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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 
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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
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                        City                                           Address                       Telephone
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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/.