[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2006]
[Pages 291-305]
[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           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
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        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
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    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]

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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 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;

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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

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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

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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;

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    --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 
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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;

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    --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)
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              Country/Capitol                     Chief of Mission
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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

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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
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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
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      United States Permanent Diplomatic Missions to International
                              Organizations
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               Organization                          Ambassador
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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.
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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 
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    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

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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 
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Phone, 202-261-8888. Internet, www.careers.state.gov. Information about 
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(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.
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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., 
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                                           Regional Passport Agencies
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                        City                                           Address                       Telephone
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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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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 
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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, 
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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.