[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2006] [Pages 291-305] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 291]] 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 Henry A. Crumpton for Counterterrorism U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Mark Dybul, Acting Assistant Secretary for Intelligence (vacancy) and Research Assistant Secretary for Legislative Jeffrey T. Bergner 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 Director of the Office of Civil (vacancy) Rights Director, Policy Planning Staff Stephen Krasner Inspector General Howard J. Krongard Legal Adviser John B. Bellinger III Special Assistant to the Secretary Harry K. Thomas, Jr. 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 Acting Nonproliferation Assistant Secretary for John Hillen Political-Military Affairs Assistant Secretary for Paula A. DeSutter Verification,Compliance, and Implementation Under Secretary for Economic, Josette S. Shiner Business, and Agricultural Affairs Assistant Secretary for Economic Daniel S. Sullivan and Business Affairs Under Secretary for Democracy and Paula J. Dobriansky Global Affairs Assistant Secretary for Barry F. Lowenkron Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Assistant Secretary for Oceans Claudia A. McMurray and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Assistant Secretary for Ellen Sauerbrey Population, Refugees, and Migration Under Secretary for Management Henrietta H. Fore Assistant Secretary for Rajkumar Chellaraj Administration Assistant Secretary for Consular Maura Harty Affairs [[Page 292]] Assistant Secretary for Richard J. Griffin Diplomatic Security and Director of the Office of Foreign Missions Assistant Secretary for James Van Derhoff Information Resource Management and Chief Information Officer Assistant Secretary for Resource Bradford R. Higgins Management and Chief Financial Officer Director and Chief Operating Charles E. Williams Officer of Overseas Buildings Operations Director General of the Foreign George M. Staples Service and Director of Human Resources Director of the Foreign Service Ruth A. Whiteside Institute Director, Office of Medical Laurence G. Brown Services Under Secretary for Political R. Nicholas Burns Affairs Assistant Secretary for African Jendayi E. Frazer Affairs Assistant Secretary for East Christopher R. Hill Asian and Pacific Affairs Assistant Secretary for European Daniel Fried and Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary for Anne W. Patterson International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Assistant Secretary for Western Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary for Near C. David Welch Eastern Affairs Assistant Secretary for South Richard A. Boucher and Central Asian Affairs Ambassador and Coordinator for Maureen E. Quinn Afghanistan Assistant Secretary for Kristen Silverberg International Organization Affairs Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Karen P. Hughes and Public Affairs Assistant Secretary for Public Sean Ian McCormack Affairs and Spokesman for the Department of State Assistant Secretary for Dina Habib Powell Educational and Cultural Affairs Coordinator, International Alexander C. Feldman Information Programs Permanent Representative of the Richard C. Holbrooke 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 John R. Bolton United Nations and Representative in the Security Council Deputy United States Representative Alejandro Daniel Wolff to the United Nations [[Page 293]] United States Representative for Jackie W. Sanders Special Political Affairs in the United Nations United States Representative on the Richard T. Miller Economic and Social Council United States Representative for Mark D. Wallace 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 and Eurasian Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Near East Affairs, South and 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. Consular Affairs The Bureau of Consular Affairs 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 of State and Foreign Service; and the issuance of passports and visas and related services. Approximately 10 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; Aurora, Colorado; Honolulu, HI; [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T206692.024 [[Page 295]] Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Norwalk, CT; 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 travel documents, 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. Educational and Cultural 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 Program for 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 [[Page 296]] 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 foreign affairs related training. In addition to the Department of State, the Institute provides training for more than 47 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. Information Resource Management The Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) provides the Department with the information technology it needs to carry out U.S. diplomacy in the information age. The IRM Bureau is lead by the Department's Chief Information Officer. IRM establishes effective information resource management planning and policies; ensures availability of information technology systems and operations, including information technology contingency planning, to support the Department's diplomatic, consular, and management operations; excercises management responsibility for ensuring that the Department's information resources meet the business requirements of the Department and provide an effective basis for knowledge sharing and collaboration within the Department and with other foreign affairs agencies and partners; excercises delegated approving authority for the Secretary of State for development and administration of the Department's computer and information security programs and policies. Inspector General The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts independent audits, inspections, and investigations to promote effective management, accountability, and positive change in the Department of State, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), and the foreign affairs community. OIG provides leadership to promote integrity, efficiency, effectiveness, and economy; prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement; identify vulnerabilities and recommend constructive solutions; offer expert assistance to improve Department and BBG operations; communicate timely, useful information that facilitates decisionmaking and achieves measurable gains; and keep the Department, BBG, and Congress informed. For further information, contact the Office of Inspector General. Phone, 202-663-0340. 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 [[Page 297]] 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 officials, 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 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. International Security and Nonproliferation The Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN), is responsible for managing a broad range of nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and arms control functions. ISN leads U.S. efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons) and their delivery systems. It is also responsible for the following functions: --spearheading effort to promote international consensus on weapons of mass destruction proliferation through bilateral and multilateral diplomacy; --addressing weapons of mass destruction proliferation threats posed by non-state actors and terrorist groups by improving physical security, using interdiction and sanctions, and actively participating in the Proliferation Security Initiative; [[Page 298]] --coordinating the implementation of key international treaties and arrangements, working to make them relevant to today's security challenges; --working closely with the UN, the G-8, NATO, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the International Atomic Energy Agency and other international institutions and organizations to reduce and eliminate the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction; and --supporting efforts of foreign partners to prevent, protect against, and respond to the threat or use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists. For further information, contact the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. Phone, 202-647-9868. Fax, 202-736-4863. Internet, www.state.gov/t/isn. Legal Adviser The Office of the Legal Adviser advises the Secretary of State and other Department officials on all domestic and international legal matters relating to the Department of State, the Foreign Service, and the diplomatic and consular posts abroad. The Office lawyers draft, negotiate, and interpret treaties, international agreements, domestic statutes, Departmental regulations, Executive orders, and other legal documents; provide guidance on international and domestic law; represent the United States in meetings of international organizations and in international negotiations; work on domestic and foreign litigation affecting the Department's interests; and represent the United States before international tribunals, including the International Court of Justice. For further information, contact the Office of the Legal Adviser. Phone, 202-647-9598. Fax, 202-647-7096. Internet, www.state.gov/s/l/. 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. 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 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 [[Page 299]] 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 infrastructure protection, 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 natural events 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 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 the following activities: --arranging visits of foreign chiefs of state, heads of government, and other high officials to the United States; --organizing credential presentations of newly arrived Ambassadors, as presented to the President and to the Secretary of State; --operating the President's guest house, Blair House; --organizing delegations representing the President at official ceremonies abroad; --conducting official ceremonial functions and public events; --interpreting the official order of precedence; --conducting outreach programs of cultural enrichment and substantive briefings of the Diplomatic Corps; --accrediting of over 100,000 embassy, consular, international organization, and other foreign government personnel, members of their families, and domestics throughout the United States; [[Page 300]] --determining entitlement to diplomatic or consular immunity; --publishing of diplomatic and consular lists; --resolving 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 preparation of the President's Annual 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 and Implementation. 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. 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Country/Capitol Chief of Mission ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Afghanistan/Kabul......................... Ronald E. Newman Albania/Tirana............................ Marcie B. Ries Algeria/Algiers........................... Robert S. Ford Andorra/Andorra La Vella.................. Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. Angola/Luanda............................. Cynthia G. Efird Antigua and Barbuda/St. John's (N)........ Mary Elizabeth Kramer Argentina/Buenos Aires.................... Lino Gutierrez Armenia/Yerevan........................... John M. Evans Australia/Canberra........................ (Vacancy) Austria/Vienna............................ Susan Rasinski McCaw Azerbaijan/Baku........................... Anne E. Derse Bahamas/Nassau............................ John D. Rood Bahrain/Manama............................ William Monroe [[Page 301]] Bangladesh/Dhaka.......................... (Vacancy) Barbados/Bridgetown....................... Mary Elizabeth Kramer Belarus/Minsk............................. George A. Krol Belgium/Brussels.......................... Tom C. Korologos Belize/Belize City........................ Robert J. Dieter Benin/Cotonou............................. Wayne E. Neill Bolivia/La Paz............................ David N. Greenlee Bosnia and Herzegovina/Sarajevo........... Douglas L. McElhaney Botswana/Gaborone......................... Katherine H. Canavan Brazil/Brasilia........................... Phil Chicola Brunei Darussalam/Bandar Seri Begawan..... Emil M. Skodon Bulgaria/Sofia............................ Jon Ross Beyrle Burkina Faso/Ouagadougou.................. Jeanine E. Jackson Burma/Rangoon............................. Sharon E. Villarosa Burundi/Bujumbura......................... Patricia Moller Cambodia/Phnom Penh....................... Joseph A. Mussomeli Cameroon/Yaounde.......................... R. Niles Marquardt Canada/Ottawa............................. David Horton Wilkins Cape Verde/Praia.......................... Roger D. Pierce Central African Republic/Bangui........... James Panos 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)........................ (Vacancy) Congo, Democratic Republic of the/Kinshasa Roger A. Meece Congo, Republic of the/Brazzaville........ Robert I. Weisburg Costa Rica/San Jose....................... Mark Langdale Cote d'Ivoire/Abidjan..................... Aubrey Hooks Croatia/Zagreb............................ Robert A. Bradtke Cuba/Havana (U.S. Interests Section)...... Michael Parmly Curacao/Willemstad........................ Robert E. Sorenson Cyprus/Nicosia............................ Ronald L. Schlicher Czech Republic/Prague..................... William J. Cabaniss, Jr. Denmark/Copenhagen........................ James Cain 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............................... Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr. El Salvador/San Salvador.................. H. Douglas Barclay Equatorial Guinea/Malabo.................. R. Niles Marquardt Eritrea, State of/Asmara.................. Scott H. DeLisi Estonia/Tallinn........................... Aldona Wos Ethiopia/Addis Ababa...................... (Vacancy) Fiji Islands, Republic of/Suva............ Larry Miles Dinger Finland/Helsinki.......................... (Vacancy) France/Paris.............................. Craig Roberts Stapleton Gabonese Republic/Libreville.............. R. Barrie Walkley Gambia/Banjul............................. Joseph D. Stafford Georgia/Tbilisi........................... John F. Tefft Germany/Berlin............................ William Robert Timken, Jr. Ghana/Accra............................... Pamela E. Bridgewater Greece/Athens............................. Charles P. Ries Grenada/St. George (N).................... Mary Elizabeth Kramer Guatemala/Guatemala....................... James M. Derham Guinea/Conakry............................ Jackson C. McDonald Guinea-Bissau/Bissau (N).................. Janice Jacobs Guyana/Georgetown......................... David M. Robinson Haiti/Port-au-Prince...................... Janet E. Sorenson Holy See/Vatican City..................... Francis Rooney Honduras/Tegucigalpa...................... Charles Ford Hong Kong/Hong Kong (C)................... James B. Cunningham Hungary/Budapest.......................... April H. Foley Iceland/Reykjavik......................... Carol Van Voorst India/New Delhi........................... David C. Mulford Indonesia/Jakarta......................... B. Lynn Pascoe Iraq/Baghdad.............................. Zalmay Khalilazad Ireland/Dublin............................ James Kenny Israel/Tel Aviv........................... Richard Henry Jones Italy/Rome................................ Ronald Spogli Jamaica/Kingston.......................... Brenda La Grange Johnson Japan/Tokyo............................... John Thomas Schieffer Jerusalem (C)............................. Jacob Walles Jordan/Amman.............................. David M. Hale Kazakhstan/Almaty......................... John M. Ordway Kenya/Nairobi............................. William M. Bellamy Kiribati/Tarawa (N)....................... Larry Miles Dinger Korea/Seoul............................... Alexander R. Vershbow Kosovo/Pristina........................... Philip S. Goldberg Kuwait/Kuwait............................. Richard LeBaron Kyrgyz Republic/Bishkek................... Marie L. Yovanovitch Laos/Vientiane............................ Patricia M. Haslach Latvia/Riga............................... Catherine Todd Bailey Lebanon/Beirut............................ Jeffrey D. Feltman Lesotho/Maseru............................ June Carter Perry Liberia/Monrovia.......................... Donald E. Booth Liechtenstein/Vaduz....................... Pamela Willeford Lithuania/Vilnius......................... John A. Cloud Luxembourg/Luxembourg..................... Ann Louise Wagner Macedonia/Skopje.......................... Gillian Arlette Milovanovic Madagascar/Antananarivo................... James D. McGee Malawi/Lilongwe........................... Alan W. Eastham Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur..................... Christopher J. LaFleur Maldives/Male (N)......................... Jeffrey Lunstead Mali/Bamako............................... Terence P. McCulley Malta/Valletta............................ Molly Hering Bordonaro Marshall Islands/Majuro................... Greta N. Morris Mauritania/Nouakchott..................... Joseph E. LeBaron Mauritius/Port Louis...................... (Vacancy) Mexico/Mexico City........................ Antonio O. Garza, Jr. Micronesia/Kolonia........................ Suzanne K. Hale Moldova/Chisinau.......................... Michael D. Kirby Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar...................... Mark Clements Minton Morocco/Rabat............................. Thomas T. Riley Mozambique/Maputo......................... Helen R. Meagher La Lime Namibia/Windhoek.......................... Joyce A. Barr Nauru/Yaren (N)........................... Larry Miles Dinger Nepal/Kathmandu........................... James Moriarty Netherlands/The Hague..................... (Vacancy) New Zealand/Wellington.................... William Paul McCormick Nicaragua/Managua......................... Paul A. Trivelli Niger/Niamey.............................. (Vacancy) Nigeria/Abuja............................. John Campbell Norway/Oslo............................... Benson K. Withney Oman/Muscat............................... Gary Grappo Pakistan/Islamabad........................ Ryan Crocker Panama/Panama............................. William Alan Eaton Papua New Guinea/Port Moresby............. Robert W. Fitts Paraguay/Asuncion......................... James C. Cason Peru/Lima................................. James Curtis Struble Philippines/Manila........................ (Vacancy) Poland/Warsaw............................. Victor Henderson Ashe Portugal/Lisbon........................... Alfred Hoffman Qatar/Doha................................ Charles Untermeyer Romania/Bucharest......................... Nicholas F. Taubman Russian Federation/Moscow................. William J. Burns Rwanda/Kigali............................. Michael R. Arietti 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). [[Page 302]] Samoa/Apia................................ William Paul McCormick Sao Tome and Principe/Sao Tome (N)........ R. Barrie Walkley Saudi Arabia/Riyadh....................... James C. Oberwetter Senegal/Dakar............................. Janice Jacobs Serbia and Montenegro/Belgrade............ Michael Christian Polt Seychelles/Victoria....................... (Vacancy) Sierra Leone/Freetown..................... Thomas Neil Hull III Singapore/Singapore....................... Patricia Louise Herbold Slovak Republic/Bratislava................ Rodolphe M. Vallee Slovenia/Ljubljana........................ Thomas Bolling Robertson Solomon Islands/Honiara................... Robert W. Fitts South Africa/Pretoria, Cape Town.......... (Vacancy) Spain/Madrid.............................. Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. Sri Lanka/Colombo......................... Jeffrey Lunstead Sudan/Khartoum............................ Cameron Hume (charge d'affaires) Suriname/Paramaribo....................... Lisa Hughes Swaziland/Mbabane......................... Lewis W. Lucke Sweden/Stockholm.......................... Michael M. Wood Switzerland/Bern.......................... Pamela Willeford Syrian Arab Republic/Damascus............. Margaret Scobey Tajikistan/Dushanbe....................... Richard Hoagland Tanzania/Dar es Salaam.................... Michael Retzer Thailand/Bangkok.......................... Ralph Leo Boyce, Jr. Togolese, Republic/Lome................... David B. Dunn Tonga/Nuku'alofa (N)...................... Larry Miles Dinger Trinidad and Tobago/Port-of-Spain......... Roy Leslie Austin Tunisia/Tunis............................. Robert F. Godec Turkey/Ankara............................. Ross Wilson Turkmenistan/Ashgabat..................... Tracey Jacobson Tuvalu/Funafuti (N)....................... Larry Miles Dinger Uganda/Kampala............................ Steven A. Browning Ukraine/Kiev.............................. William B. Taylor United Arab Emirates/Abu Dhabi............ Michele J. Sison United Kingdom/London..................... Robert H. Tuttle Uruguay/Montevideo........................ James D. Nealon 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............................. Carmen M. Martinez Zimbabwe/Harare........................... Christopher W. Dell ------------------------------------------------------------------------ United States Permanent Diplomatic Missions to International Organizations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Organization Ambassador ------------------------------------------------------------------------ African Union/Addis Ababa................. (Vacancy) European Union/Brussels................... C. Boyden Gray 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 Julie Finley in Europe/Vienna. United Nations/Geneva..................... Kevin E. Moley United Nations/New York................... John Robert Bolton United Nations/Vienna..................... Gregory L. Schulte 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources of Information Contracts General inquiries may be directed to the Office of Acquisitions Management (A/LM/AQM), Department of State, P.O. Box 9115, Arlington, VA 22219. Phone, 703-875-6060. Fax, 703-875-6085. Diplomatic and Official Passports Inquirers for these types of passports should contact their respective travel offices. The U.S. Government only issues these types of passports to individuals traveling abroad in connection with official employment. For additional information, please refer to the Consular Affairs Web site at www.travel.state.gov. Internet, www.travel.state.gov. 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 Web site (Internet, www.state.gov) and the Secretary's Web site (Internet, secretary.state.gov) provide comprehensive, up-to-date information on foreign policy, support for U.S. businesses and careers and the counterterrorism rewards program and much more. The Bureau of Consular Affairs Web site (Internet, www.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 [[Page 303]] Bureau of Intelligence and Research has established a geographic learning Web site (Internet, geography.state.gov), to assist in teaching geography and foreign affairs to students in grades K-12. The State Department Electronic Reading Room at 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 HR/REE, Room H-518, 2401 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20522. Phone, 202-261-8888. Internet, www.careers.state.gov. Information about civil service positions in the Department of State and copies of civil service job announcements can be accessed through the Internet, at www.careers.state.gov. Individual questions may be directed to cspapps@state.gov. Job information staff is also available to answer questions from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern time on Federal workdays. Phone, 202-663-2176. 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 Services, Department of State, SA- 2, 515 Twenty-second Street NW., Washington, DC 20522-6001. Phone, 202- 261-8300. Individuals are requested to indicate on the outside of the envelope the statute under which they are requesting access: FOIA REQUEST or PRIVACY REQUEST. A public reading room, where unclassified and declassified documents may be inspected, is located in the Department of State, SA-2, 515 Twenty-second Street NW., Washington, DC 20522-6001. Phone, 202-261- 8484. 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 (Internet, 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, 888-407-4747 or 317-472-2328 (international). Internet, www.travel.state.gov. Correspondence should be directed to this address: 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, Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520-4818. Phone, 888-407-4747 or 317-472- 2328 (international). Internet, www.travel.state.gov. Passports Passport information is available through the Internet, at 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 $0.35 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. [[Page 304]] 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Affairs The Bureau of Public Affairs carries out the Secretary's foreign policy objectives and helps American and foreign audiences understand the importance of foreign affairs. Led by the Assistant Secretary, who also serves as Department spokesman, the Bureau pursues the State Department's mission to inform the American people and foreign audiences and to feed their concerns and comments back to policymakers. Phone, 202-647-6575. Publications Publications that are produced on a regular basis include Background Notes and the Foreign Relations series. The Bureau of Public Affairs also occasionally publishes brochures and other publications to inform the public of U.S. diplomatic efforts. All publications are available on the Internet at www.state.gov. Small Business Information Information about doing business with the Department of State is available from the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Phone, 703-875-6822. Internet, www.statebuy.gov/home.htm. 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 travel.state.gov and are for sale for $1-$3 (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 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 almost 4 million Americans living in foreign countries. These publications cost between $1.25 and $1.75 each. Regional Tips for Travelers cover customs, currency regulations, dual nationality, and other local conditions. Currently available are publications for the following countries/regions: Canada; the Caribbean, Central and South America; Mexico; Sub-Saharan Africa; [[Page 305]] the Middle East and North Africa; Russia; China; and South Asia and Korea. Foreign Entry Requirements; Passports: Applying for Them the Easy Way; Advance Fee Business Scams; Travel Tips for Students; Tips for Women Traveling Alone; and Travel Smart/Travel Safe are available from the Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO 81009 (50 cents each). Visas To obtain information on visas for foreigners wishing to enter the United States, call 202-663-1225. Internet, www.travel.state.gov. For further information, contact the Office of Public Communication, Public Information Service, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 202-647-6575. Internet, www.state.gov.