    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2005]
    [Pages 294-307]
    [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, www.state.gov.
    SECRETARY OF STATE                                Condoleezza Rice
        Deputy Secretary of State                     Robert B. Zoellick
        Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator           J. Cofer Black
                for Counterterrorism
        U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator                  Randall L. Tobias
        Assistant Secretary for Intelligence          Thomas Fingar
                and Research
        Assistant Secretary for Legislative           Paul V. Kelly
                Affairs
        Chairman, Foreign Service Grievance           Edward Reidy
                Board
        Chief of Protocol                             Donald B. Ensenat
        Chief of Staff                                Brian Gunderson
        Civil Service Ombudsman                       Frederick A.
                                                              Whittington
        Counselor of the Department of State          Philip Zelikow
        Assistant Secretary for the Office            Barbara Pope
                of Civil Rights
        Director, Policy Planning Staff               Stephen Krasner
        Inspector General                             Howard J. Krongard
        Legal Adviser                                 John B. Bellinger III
        Special Assistant to the Secretary            Karl Hofmann
                and Executive Secretary of
                the Department

        Under Secretary for Arms Control and          Robert Joseph
                International Security
                Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for Arms              Stephen G. Rademaker
                    Control and
                    Nonproliferation
            Assistant Secretary for                   Rose Likins, Acting
                    Political-Military
                    Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for                   Paula A. DeSutter
                    Verification and
                    Compliance
        Under Secretary for Economic,                 Earl Anthony Wayne,
                Business, and Agricultural                    Acting
                Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for Economic          Earl Anthony Wayne
                    and Business Affairs
        Under Secretary for Global Affairs            Paula J. Dobriansky
            Assistant Secretary for                   Michael G. Kozak,
                    Democracy, Human Rights,                  Acting
                    and Labor
            Assistant Secretary for                   Nancy Powell, Acting
                    International Narcotics
                    and Law Enforcement
                    Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for Oceans            John F. Turner
                    and International
                    Environmental and
                    Scientific Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for                   Arthur E. Dewey
                    Population, Refugees,
                    and Migration Affairs
        Under Secretary for Management                Christopher B.
                                                              Burnham,
                                                              Acting
            Assistant Secretary for                   Frank Coulter, Acting
                  Administration
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            Assistant Secretary for Consular          Maura Harty
                    Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for                   Joe D. Morton, Acting
                    Diplomatic Security and
                    Director of the Office
                    of Foreign Missions
            Assistant Secretary for                   Jay Anania, Acting
                    Information Resource
                    Management and Chief
                    Information Officer
            Assistant Secretary for Resource          Christopher B. Burnham
                    Management and Chief
                    Financial Officer
            Director and Chief Operating              Charles E. Williams
                    Officer of Overseas
                    Buildings Operations
            Director General of the Foreign           W. Robert Pearson
                    Service and Director of
                    Human Resources
            Director of the Foreign Service           Katherine H. Peterson
                    Institute
        Under Secretary for Political                 Nicholas Burns
                Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for African           Constance Berry Newman
                    Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for East              Christopher R. Hill
                    Asian and Pacific
                    Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for European          Daniel Fried
                    and Eurasian Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for Western           Roger F. Noriega
                    Hemisphere Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for Near              David Welch
                    Eastern Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for South             Christina B. Rocca
                    Asian Affairs
            Ambassador and Coordinator for            Maureen E. Quinn
                    Afghanistan
            Assistant Secretary for                   Mark Lagon
                    International
                    Organization Affairs
        Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy          Patricia de Stacy
                and Public Affairs                            Harrison,
                                                              Acting
            Assistant Secretary for Public            Sean Ian McCormack
                    Affairs and Spokesman
                    for the Department of
                    State
            Assistant Secretary for                   Patricia de Stacy
                    Educational and Cultural                  Harrison
                    Affairs

        Coordinator, International                    Alexander C. Feldman
                Information Programs
        Permanent Representative of the               John F. Maisto
                United States of America to
                the Organization of American
                States

    United States
    Mission to the
    United Nations
    \1\

    799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

    United States Permanent Representative to the     (vacancy)
            United Nations and Representative in the
            Security Council
        Deputy United States Representative           James B. Cunningham
                to the United Nations
        United States Representative for              Stuart W. Holliday
                Special Political Affairs in
                the United Nations
        United States Representative on the           Sichan Siv
              Economic and Social Council
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        United States Representative for              Patrick F. Kennedy
                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 and promotes the long-range security and
    well-being of the United States. The Department determines and analyzes
    the facts relating to American overseas interests, makes recommendations
    on policy and future action, and takes the necessary steps to carry out
    established policy. In so doing, the Department engages in continuous
    consultations with the American public, the Congress, other U.S.
    departments and agencies, and foreign governments; negotiates treaties
    and agreements with foreign nations; speaks for the United States in the
    United Nations and other international organizations in which the United
    States participates; and represents the United States at international
    conferences.

    The Department of State 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).
    Secretary of State  The Secretary of State 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.
    Regional Bureaus  Foreign affairs activities worldwide are handled by
    the geographic bureaus, which include the Bureaus of African Affairs,
    European Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Near East Affairs,
    South Asian Affairs, and Western Hemisphere Affairs.
    Administration  The Bureau of Administration provides support programs
    to the Department of State and U.S. embassies and consulates, including
    management of owned or leased facilities in the United States;
    procurement; supply and transportation; diplomatic pouch and small mail
    services; official records, publishing, and library services; language
    services; support to the schools abroad that educate dependents of U.S.
    Government employees; and small and disadvantaged business utilization.
    Direct services to the public and other Government agencies include:
    authenticating documents used abroad for legal and business purposes;
    responding to requests under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts
    and providing the electronic reading room for public reference to State
    Department records; and determining use of the diplomatic reception
    rooms of the Harry S. Truman headquarters building in Washington, DC.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Administration at 703-
    875-7000.

    Arms Control  The Bureau of Arms Control is responsible for
    strengthening national security by formulating, negotiating, and
    implementing effective arms control policies, strategies, and
    agreements. The Bureau directs U.S. participation in both bilateral and
    multilateral arms control negotiations and in implementing bodies such
    as the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. It is also
    responsible for all issues involving nuclear weapons, as well as
    monitoring technology developments as they relate to arms control and
    weapons developments.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Arms Control at 202-647-
    8478 or 202-647-8681. Fax, 202-736-4472. Internet, www.state.gov/t/ac/.

    Consular Affairs  The Bureau of Consular Affairs is responsible for the

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    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 of State and
    Foreign Service; and the issuance of passports and visas and related
    services. Approximately 7 million passports a year are issued by the
    Office of Passport Services of the Bureau at the processing centers in
    Portsmouth, NH, and Charleston, SC, and the 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. In addition, the Bureau
    helps secure America's borders against entry by terrorists or narco-
    traffickers, facilitates international adoptions, and supports parents
    whose children have been abducted abroad.

    For further information, visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs Web site
    at www.travel.state.gov.

    Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor  The Bureau of Democracy, Human
    Rights, and Labor (DRL) is responsible for developing and implementing
    U.S. policy on democracy, human rights, labor, and religious freedom.
    The Bureau undertakes dialog with foreign governments and builds
    partnerships in multilateral organizations in order to build global
    consensus in support of democratic rule and universal human rights
    principles. It is responsible for preparing the annual Country Reports
    on Human Rights Practices which are regarded as the most comprehensive
    and objective assessment of human rights conditions around the world.
    Through the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, DRL provides comprehensive
    technical and financial support for democracy and human rights, which
    helps prosecute war criminals, promote religious freedom, monitor free
    and fair elections, support workers' rights, encourage the establishment
    of the rule of law, and facilitate the growth of civil society.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights,
    and Labor at 202-647-2126.

    Diplomatic Security  The Bureau of Diplomatic Security provides a secure
    environment to promote U.S. interests at home and abroad. The Bureau's
    mission includes the protection of the Secretary of State and other
    senior Government officials, residents, and visiting foreign dignitaries
    and foreign missions in the United States; the conduct of criminal,
    counterintelligence, and personnel security investigations; ensuring the
    integrity of international traveldocuments, sensitive information,
    classified processing equipment, and management information systems; the
    physical and technical protection of domestic and overseas facilities of
    the Department of State; providing professional law enforcement and
    security training to U.S. and foreign personnel; and a comprehensive,
    multifaceted overseas security program servicing the needs of U.S.
    missions and the resident U.S. citizens and business communities.
    Through the Office of Foreign Missions, the Bureau regulates the
    domestic activities of the foreign diplomatic community in the areas of
    taxation, real property acquisitions, motor vehicle operation, domestic
    travel, and customs processing.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
    Phone, 571-345-2499. Fax, 571-345-2527. Internet, www.ds.state.gov.

    Economic and Business Affairs  The Bureau of Economic and Business
    Affairs has overall responsibility for formulating and implementing
    policy regarding international development and reconstruction, trade,
    investment, intellectual property enforcement, international energy
    issues, terrorism financing and economic sanctions, international
    communications and information policy, and aviation and maritime
    affairs.

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

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    Educational andCultural Affairs  The Bureau of Educational and Cultural
    Affairs administers the principal provisions of the Mutual Educational
    and Cultural Exchange Act (the Fulbright-Hays Act), including U.S.
    international educational and cultural exchange programs. These programs
    include the prestigious Fulbright Programfor students, scholars, and
    teachers; the International Visitor Program, which brings leaders and
    future leaders from other countries to the United States for
    consultation with their professional colleagues; and citizen exchanges
    through cooperative relationships with U.S. nongovernmental
    organizations that support the Bureau's mission.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
    Affairs. Phone, 202-203-5118. Fax, 202-203-5115. Internet, http://
    exchanges.state.gov/.

    Foreign Missions  The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) operates the
    motor vehicles, tax, customs, real property, and travel programs to
    regulate and serve the 175 foreign missions in the United States and
    approximately 55,000 foreign mission members and dependents. The Office
    is also an advocate for improved treatment of U.S. missions and
    personnel abroad. It guards the U.S. public against abuses of diplomatic
    privilege and preserves U.S. security interests. OFM maintains regional
    offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and
    Honolulu.

    For further information, contact the Office of Foreign Missions. Phone,
    202-647-3417. Fax, 202-647-1919.

    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 475 courses, including some 60 foreign language
    courses, range in length from 1 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.

    Intelligence and Research  The Bureau coordinates the activities of U.S.
    intelligence agencies to ensure that their overseas activities are
    consistent with U.S. foreign policy objectives and interests. It also
    provides all-source analysis which gives the Department insights and
    information to foreign policy questions. It organizes seminars on topics
    of high interest to policymakers and the intelligence community and
    monitors and analyzes foreign public and media opinion on key issues.

    For further information, call 202-647-1080.

    International Information Programs  The Bureau of International
    Information Programs (IIP) informs, engages, and influences
    international audiences about U.S. policy and society to advance
    America's interests. IIP is a leader in developing and implementing
    public diplomacy strategies that measurablly influence international
    audiences through quality programs and cutting-edge technologies. IIP
    provides localized contact for U.S. policies and messages, reaching
    millions worldwide in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Persian,
    Russian, and Spanish. IIP delivers America's message to the world
    through a number of key products and services. These programs reach, and
    are created strictly for, key international audiences, such as U.S.
    diplomatic missions abroad, the media, government officals, opinion
    leaders, and the general public in more than 140 countries around the
    world. They include Web and print publications, speaker programs, both
    traveling (live) and electronic, and information resource services. IIP
    orchestrates the State Department's efforts to counter anti-American
    disinformation/propaganda and serves as the Department's chief link with
    other

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    agencies in coordinating international public diplomacy programs.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of International Information
    Programs. Phone, 202-453-8358. Fax, 202-453-8356. Internet,
    www.state.gov/r/iip/.

    International Narcotics and Law Enforcement  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. It 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 and ensures implementation
    of U.S. policy in international narcotics matters. The Bureau also
    provides guidance on narcotics control and anticrime matters to chiefs
    of missions and directs narcotics control coordinators at posts abroad.
    It 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.

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

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

    For further information, call 202-647-9326. Fax, 202-647-2175.

    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. 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. The
    Office also provides for emergency medical response in the event of a
    crisis at an overseas post.

    For further information, fax 202-663-1613.

    Nonproliferation  The Nonproliferation Bureau leads the U.S.
    Government's efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass
    destruction, their delivery systems, and advanced 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.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Nonproliferation. Phone,
    202-647-8699. Fax, 202-736-4863.

    Oceans, International Environmental, and Scientific Affairs  The Bureau
    of Oceans, and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (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

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    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, develop and coordinate policy on
    international health issues, 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 and International
    Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Phone, 202-647-0978. Fax, 202-647-
    0217.

    Overseas Building Operations  The Bureau of Overseas Buildings
    Operations (OBO) directs the worldwide overseas buildings program for
    the Department of State and the U.S. Government community serving abroad
    under the authority of the chiefs of mission. Along with the input and
    support of other State Department bureaus, foreign affairs agencies, and
    Congress, OBO sets worldwide priorities for the design, construction,
    acquisition, maintenance, use, and sale of real properties and the use
    of sales proceeds. OBO also serves as the Single Real Property Manager
    of all overseas facilities under the authority of the chiefs of mission.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Overseas Buildings
    Operations. Phone, 703-875-4131. Fax, 703-875-5043. Internet,
    www.state.gov/obo.

    Political-Military Affairs  The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is
    the principal link between the Departments of State and Defense and is
    the Department of State's lead on operational military matters regarding
    the global war on terror. The Bureau provides policy direction in the
    areas of international security, security assistance, military
    operations, post-conflict stabilization, and defense trade. Its
    responsibilities include securing base access to support U.S. military
    forces overseas, coordinating coalition combat and stabilization forces,
    promoting critical infrastructureprotection, regulating arms transfers,
    promoting responsible U.S. defense trade, combating illegal trafficking
    in small arms and light weapons, facilitating the education and training
    of international peacekeepers and foreign military personnel, managing
    humanitarian mine action programs, and coordinating U.S. Government
    response to chemical, biological, radiological, and naturalevents and
    crises overseas.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Political-Military
    Affairs. Phone, 202-647-5104. Fax, 202-736-4413. Internet,
    www.state.gov/t/pm.

    Population, Refugees, and Migration  The Bureau of Population, Refugees,
    and Migration directs the Department's population, refugee, and
    migration policy development. It administers U.S. contributions to
    international organizations for humanitarian assistance- and protection-
    related programs on behalf of refugees, conflict victims, and internally
    displaced persons and provides U.S. contributions to nongovernmental
    organizations which 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
    Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human
    Services, and various State and private voluntary agencies. It
    coordinates U.S. international population policy and promotes its goals
    through 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 the
    Department's international migration policy through bilateral and
    multilateral diplomacy. The Bureau oversees efforts to encourage greater
    participation in humanitarian assistance and refugee resettlement on the
    part of foreign governments and uses humanitarian

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    diplomacy to increase access and assistance to those in need in the
    absence of political solutions.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
    Migration. Phone, 202-663-1071. Fax, 202-663-1002. Internet,
    www.state.gov/g/prm.

    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.

    Verification and Compliance  The Bureau of Verification and Compliance
    provides oversight, with respect to both policy and resources, on all
    matters relating to ensuring and verifying compliance with international
    arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and
    commitments. In this regard, the Bureau develops verification proposals
    and assessments for prospective arms control, nonproliferation, and
    disarmament agreements and commitments, and supports and participates in
    such negotiations and related consultations. The Bureau is responsible
    for the preperation of the President's Anuual Report to Congress on
    Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and
    Disarmament Agreements and Commitments, for verifiability assessments
    for international arms control and non proliferation agreements, and for
    specialized compliance reports required by Senate resolutions of
    ratification. The Bureau participates in interagency groups and
    organizations that assess, analyze, or review U.S. planned or ongoing
    policies, programs, and resources that have a direct bearing on
    verification or compliance matters, and it advocates directly with the
    intelligence community and others on verification and compliance related
    policy issues. The Bureau also assists in the evaluation of transfers
    related to weapons of mass destruction (including WMD-capable delivery
    systems) by foreign entities that are potentially contrary to U.S.
    sanctions, laws, and Executive orders, and advises on determinations of
    sanctionability.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Verification and
    Compliance. Phone, 202-647-5315. Fax, 202-647-1321. Internet,
    www.state.gov/t/vc.

    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 U.S. Foreign Service. Trained
    representatives stationed worldwide 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.

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        Ambassadors are the personal representatives of the President and
    report to the President through the Secretary of State. Ambassadors have
    full responsibility for implementation of U.S. foreign policy by any and
    all U.S. Government personnel within their country of assignment, except
    those under military commands. Their responsibilities include
    negotiating agreements between the United States and the host country,
    explaining and disseminating official U.S. policy, and maintaining
    cordial relations with that country's government and people.
        A listing of Foreign Service posts, together with addresses and
    telephone numbers and key personnel, appears in Key Officers of Foreign
    Service Posts--Guide for Business Representatives, which is for sale by
    the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington,
    DC 20402.

                United States Diplomatic Offices--Foreign Service
             (C: Consular Office; N: No Embassy or Consular Office)
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                  Country/Capitol                     Chief of Mission
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    Afghanistan/Kabul.........................  (Vacancy)
    Albania/Tirana............................  James Franklin Jeffrey
    Algeria/Algiers...........................  Richard W. Erdman
    Andorra/Andorra La Vella..................  George L. Argyros, Sr.
    Angola/Luanda.............................  Christopher William Dell
    Antigua and Barbuda/St. John's (N)........  Mary Elizabeth Kramer
    Argentina/Buenos Aires....................  Lino Gutierrez
    Armenia/Yerevan...........................  John M. Ordway
    Australia/Canberra........................  John Thomas Schieffer
    Austria/Vienna............................  Lyons Brown, Jr.
    Azerbaijan/Baku...........................  Reno L. Harnish
    Bahamas/Nassau............................  John D. Rood
    Bahrain/Manama............................  William Monroe
    Bangladesh/Dhaka..........................  Harry K. Thomas
    Barbados/Bridgetown.......................  Mary Elizabeth Kramer
    Belarus/Minsk.............................  Michael G. Kozak
    Belgium/Brussels..........................  (Vacancy)
    Belize/Belize City........................  (Vacancy)
    Benin/Cotonou.............................  Wayne E. Neill
    Bolivia/La Paz............................  David N. Greenlee
    Bosnia and Herzegovina/Sarajevo...........  Clifford G. Bond
    Botswana/Gaborone.........................  Joseph Huggins
    Brazil/Brasilia...........................  John J. Danilovich
    Brunei Darussalam/Bandar Seri Begawan.....  Gene B. Christy
    Bulgaria/Sofia............................  James W. Pardew
    Burkina Faso/Ouagadougou..................  J. Anthony Holmes
    Burma/Rangoon.............................  Carmen Martinez
    Burundi/Bujumbura.........................  James Howard Yellin
    Cambodia/Phnom Penh.......................  Charles Aaron Ray
    Cameroon/Yaounde..........................  George McDade Staples
    Canada/Ottawa.............................  David Horton Wilkins
    Cape Verde/Praia..........................  Donald C. Johnson
    Central African Republic/Bangui...........  (Suspended Operations)
    Chad/N'Djamena............................  Marc McGowan Wall
    Chile/Santiago............................  Craig A. Kelly
    China/Beijing.............................  Clark T. Randt, Jr.
    Colombia/Bogota...........................  William B. Wood
    Comoros/Moroni (N)........................  John Price
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the/Kinshasa  Roger A. Meece
    Congo, Republic of the/Brazzaville........  Robin Renee Sanders
    Costa Rica/San Jose.......................  (Vacancy)
    Cote d'Ivoire/Abidjan.....................  Aubrey Hooks
    Croatia/Zagreb............................  Ralph Frank
    Cuba/Havana (U.S. Interests Section)......  James C. Cason
    Curacao/Willemstad........................  Robert E. Sorenson
    Cyprus/Nicosia............................  Michael Klosson
    Czech Republic/Prague.....................  William J. Cabaniss, Jr.
    Denmark/Copenhagen........................  Stuart A. Bernstein
    Djibouti, Republic of/Djibouti............  Marguerita D. Ragsdale
    Dominican Republic/Santo Domingo..........  Hans H. Hertell
    East Timor/Dili...........................  Grover Joseph Rees III
    Ecuador/Quito.............................  Linda Jewell
    Egypt/Cairo...............................  (Vacancy)
    El Salvador/San Salvador..................  H. Douglas Barclay
    Equatorial Guinea/Malabo..................  George McDade Staples
    Eritrea, State of/Asmara..................  Scott H. DeLisi
    Estonia/Tallinn...........................  Joseph DeThomas
    Ethiopia/Addis Ababa......................  Aurelia E. Brazeal
    Fiji Islands, Republic of/Suva............  David L. Lyon
    Finland/Helsinki..........................  Earle I. Mack
    France/Paris..............................  Howard H. Leach
    Gabonese Republic/Libreville..............  Kenneth P. Moorefield
    Gambia/Banjul.............................  Jackson Chester McDonald
    Georgia/Tbilisi...........................  John F. Tefft
    Germany/Berlin............................  Daniel R. Coats
    Ghana/Accra...............................  Mary Carlin Yates
    Greece/Athens.............................  Thomas J. Miller
    Grenada/St. George (N)....................  Mary Elizabeth Kramer
    Guatemala/Guatemala.......................  James M. Derham
    Guinea/Conakry............................  R. Barrie Walkley
    Guinea-Bissau/Bissau (N)..................  Richard Allan Roth
    Guyana/Georgetown.........................  Roland W. Bullen
    Haiti/Port-au-Prince......................  James B. Foley
    Holy See/Vatican City.....................  Jim Nicholson
    Honduras/Tegucigalpa......................  Larry Leon Palmer
    Hong Kong/Hong Kong (C)...................  James R. Keith
    Hungary/Budapest..........................  George Herbert Walker III
    Iceland/Reykjavik.........................  James Kenny
    India/New Delhi...........................  David C. Mulford
    Indonesia/Jakarta.........................  B. Lynn Pascoe
    Iraq/Baghdad..............................  (Vacancy)
    Ireland/Dublin............................  James Kenny
    Israel/Tel Aviv...........................  Daniel C. Kurtzer
    Italy/Rome................................  Melvin Sembler
    Jamaica/Kingston..........................  (Vacancy)
    Japan/Tokyo...............................  John Thomas Schieffer
    Jerusalem (C).............................  David D. Pearce
    Jordan/Amman..............................  David Michael Satterfield
    Kazakhstan/Almaty.........................  John M. Ordway
    Kenya/Nairobi.............................  William M. Bellamy
    Kiribati/Tarawa (N).......................  David L. Lyon
    Korea/Seoul...............................  Christopher R. Hill
    Kosovo/Pristina...........................  Marcie Ries
    Kuwait/Kuwait.............................  Richard LeBaron
    Kyrgyz Republic/Bishkek...................  Stephen M. Young
    Laos/Vientiane............................  Patricia M. Haslach
    Latvia/Riga...............................  Brian E. Carlson
    Lebanon/Beirut............................  Jeffrey D. Feltman

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    Lesotho/Maseru............................  Robert Geers Loftis
    Liberia/Monrovia..........................  John W. Blaney
    Libya/Tripoli.............................  Greg Berry (Principal
                                                 Officer)
    Liechtenstein/Vaduz.......................  Pamela Willeford
    Lithuania/Vilnius.........................  Stephen D. Mull
    Luxembourg/Luxembourg.....................  Peter Terpeluk, Jr.
    Macedonia/Skopje..........................  Lawrence E. Butler
    Madagascar/Antananarivo...................  Wanda Nesbitt
    Malawi/Lilongwe...........................  Steven A. Browning
    Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur.....................  Marie T. Huhtala
    Maldives/Male (N).........................  Jeffrey Lunstead
    Mali/Bamako...............................  Vicki Huddleston
    Malta/Valletta............................  Anthony Horace Gioia
    Marshall Islands/Majuro...................  Greta N. Morris
    Mauritania/Nouakchott.....................  Joseph E. LeBaron
    Mauritius/Port Louis......................  John Price
    Mexico/Mexico City........................  Antonio O. Garza, Jr.
    Micronesia/Kolonia........................  Larry Miles Dinger
    Moldova/Chisinau..........................  Heather M. Hodges
    Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar......................  Pamela J. H. Slutz
    Morocco/Rabat.............................  Thomas T. Riley
    Mozambique/Maputo.........................  Helen R. Meagher La Lime
    Namibia/Windhoek..........................  Kevin Joseph McGuire
    Nauru/Yaren (N)...........................  David L. Lyon
    Nepal/Kathmandu...........................  James Moriarty
    Netherlands/The Hague.....................  Clifford M. Sobel
    New Zealand/Wellington....................  Charles J. Swindells
    Nicaragua/Managua.........................  Paul A. Trivelli
    Niger/Niamey..............................  Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu
    Nigeria/Abuja.............................  John Campbell
    Norway/Oslo...............................  John D. Ong
    Oman/Muscat...............................  Richard Lewis Baltimore III
    Pakistan/Islamabad........................  Ryan Crocker
    Palau/Koror...............................  Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.
    Panama/Panama.............................  William Alan Eaton
    Papua New Guinea/Port Moresby.............  Robert W. Fitts
    Paraguay/Asuncion.........................  John F. Keane
    Peru/Lima.................................  Curtis Struble
    Philippines/Manila........................  Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.
    Poland/Warsaw.............................  Victor Henderson Ashe
    Portugal/Lisbon...........................  John N. Palmer
    Qatar/Doha................................  Charles Untermeyer
    Romania/Bucharest.........................  Jack Dyer Crouch III
    Russian Federation/Moscow.................  Alexander R. Vershbow
    Rwanda/Kigali.............................  Margaret McMillion
    St. Kitts and Nevis/Basseterre (N)........  Mary Elizabeth Kramer
    St. Lucia/Castries (N)....................  Mary Elizabeth Kramer
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines/Kingstown    Mary Elizabeth Kramer
     (N).
    Samoa/Apia................................  Charles J. Swindells
    Sao Tome and Principe/Sao Tome (N)........  Kenneth P. Moorefield
    Saudi Arabia/Riyadh.......................  James C. Oberwetter
    Senegal/Dakar.............................  Richard Allan Roth
    Serbia and Montenegro/Belgrade............  Michael Christian Polt
    Seychelles/Victoria.......................  John Price
    Sierra Leone/Freetown.....................  Thomas Neil Hull III
    Singapore/Singapore.......................  Franklin L. Lavin
    Slovak Republic/Bratislava................  Ronald Weiser
    Slovenia/Ljubljana........................  Thomas Bolling Robertson
    Solomon Islands/Honiara...................  Robert W. Fitts
    South Africa/Pretoria, Cape Town..........  Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer
    Spain/Madrid..............................  George L. Argyros, Sr.
    Sri Lanka/Colombo.........................  Jeffrey Lunstead
    Sudan/Khartoum............................  (Vacancy)
    Suriname/Paramaribo.......................  Marsha E. Barnes
    Swaziland/Mbabane.........................  James David McGee
    Sweden/Stockholm..........................  Miles T. Bivins
    Switzerland/Bern..........................  Pamela Willeford
    Syrian Arab Republic/Damascus.............  Margaret Scobey
    Tajikistan/Dushanbe.......................  Richard Hoagland
    Tanzania/Dar es Salaam....................  (Vacancy)
    Thailand/Bangkok..........................  Darryl Norman Johnson
    Togolese, Republic/Lome...................  Gregory W. Engle
    Tonga/Nuku'alofa (N)......................  David L. Lyon
    Trinidad and Tobago/Port-of-Spain.........  Roy Leslie Austin
    Tunisia/Tunis.............................  William J. Hudson
    Turkey/Ankara.............................  Eric S. Edelman
    Turkmenistan/Ashgabat.....................  Tracy Jacobson
    Tuvalu/Funafuti (N).......................  David L. Lyon
    Uganda/Kampala............................  Jimmy L. Kolker
    Ukraine/Kiev..............................  John E. Herbst
    United Arab Emirates/Abu Dhabi............  Michele J. Sison
    United Kingdom/London.....................  William S. Farish
    Uruguay/Montevideo........................  Martin J. Silverstein
    Uzbekistan/Tashkent.......................  Jon Purnell
    Vanuatu/Port Vila (N).....................  Robert W. Fitts
    Venezuela/Caracas.........................  William Brownfield
    Vietnam/Hanoi.............................  Michael W. Marine
    Yemen/Sanaa...............................  Thomas Charles Krajeski
    Zambia/Lusaka.............................  Martin George Brennan
    Zimbabwe/Harare...........................  Joseph Gerard Sullivan
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          United States Permanent Diplomatic Missions to International
                                  Organizations
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Organization                          Ambassador
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    European Union/Brussels...................  Rockwell A. Schnabel
    International Civil Aviation Organization.  Edward Stimpson
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization/         Victoria Nuland
     Brussels.
    Organization of American States/            John Maisto
     Washington, DC.
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and   Connie Morella
     Development/Paris.
    Organization for Security and Co-operation  Stephan Michael Minikes
     in Europe/Vienna.
    United Nations/Geneva.....................  Kevin E. Moley
    United Nations/New York...................  (Vacancy)
    United Nations/Vienna.....................  Kenneth C. Brill
    U.S. Mission to United Nations Agencies     Tony P. Hall
     for Food and Agriculture.
    U.S. Mission to United Nations Economic,    Louise V. Oliver
     Scientific and Cultural Organization/
     Paris.
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    Sources of
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    be directed to this address: Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of
    Consular Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.

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        Inquiries regarding international parental child abduction or
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    to the Office of Children's Issues, CA/OCS/CI, Department of State, 2201
    C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520-4818. Phone, 888-407-4747 or 317-472-
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    of the Regional Passport Agencies at the telephone numbers listed in the
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    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.........................................  Suite 247, 10 Causeway St., 02222..........    617-878-0900
    Charleston, SC.....................................  Bldg. 643, 1269 Holland St., 29405.........    843-308-5501
    Chicago, IL........................................  Suite 1803, 230 S. Dearborn St., 60604.....    312-341-6020
    Honolulu, HI.......................................  Suite I-330, Box 50185, 300 Ala Moana          808-522-8283
                                                          Blvd., 96850.
    Houston, TX........................................  Suite 1400, 1919 Smith St., 77002..........    713-751-0294
    Los Angeles, CA....................................  Suite 1000, 11000 Wilshire Blvd., 90024....    310-575-5700
    Miami, FL..........................................  3d Fl., 51 SW. 1st Ave., 33130.............    305-539-3600
    New Orleans, LA....................................  Suite 1300, 365 Canal St., 70130...........    504-412-2600
    New York, NY.......................................  10th Fl., 376 Hudson St., 10014............    212-206-3500
    Norwalk, CT........................................  50 Washington St., 06856...................    203-299-5443
    Philadelphia, PA...................................  Rm. 103, 200 Chestnut St., 19106...........    215-418-5937
    Portsmouth, NH.....................................  National Passport Center, 31 Rochester         603-334-0500
                                                          Ave., 03801.
    San Francisco, CA..................................  5th Fl., 95 Hawthorne St., 94105-3901......    415-538-2700
    Seattle, WA........................................  Suite 992, 915 2d Ave., 98174..............    206-808-5700
    Washington, DC.....................................  Suite 300, 1111 19th St. NW., 20524........    202-647-0518
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        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

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    cannot provide. This booklet is free from the Department of State,
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