    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2007]
    [Pages 294-308]
    [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                     John D. Negroponte
        Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator           (vacancy)
                for Counterterrorism
        U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator                  Mark Dybul, Acting
        Assistant Secretary for Intelligence          Randall Fort
                and Research
        Assistant Secretary for Legislative           Jeffrey T. Bergner
                Affairs
        Chairman, Foreign Service Grievance           Jacqueline Ratner
                Board
        Chief of Protocol                             Raymond P. Martinez,
                                                              Acting
        Chief of Staff                                Brian Gunderson
        Civil Service Ombudsman                       Frederick A.
                                                              Whittington
        Counselor of the Department of State          Elliott Cohen
        Director of the Office of Civil               Barry Wells
                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          (vacancy)
                International Security
                Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for                   John C. Rood
                    International Security
                    and Nonproliferation
            Assistant Secretary for                   Stephen D. Mull,
                    Political-Military                        Acting
                    Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for                   Paula A. DeSutter
                    Verification,
                    Compliance, and
                    Implementation
        Under Secretary for Economic,                 (vacancy)
                Energy, and Agricultural
                Affairs
            Assistant Secretary for                   Daniel S. Sullivan
                    Economic, Energy 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 R. 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                    Jeremy Curtin, Acting
                Information Programs
        Permanent Representative of the               Robert Manzanares,
                United States of America to                   Acting
              the Organization of American
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    United States
    Mission to the
    United Nations
    \1\

    799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

    United States Permanent Representative to the     Zalmay Khalilzad
            United Nations and Representative in the
            Security Council
        Deputy United States Representative           Alejandro Daniel Wolff
                to the United Nations
        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
    and services to Department of State and U.S. embassies and consulates.
    These functions include administrative policy, domestic emergency
    management, and management of owned or leased facilities in the United
    States; procurement, supply, travel, and transportation support;
    diplomatic pouch, domestic mail, official records, publishing, library,
    and language services; support to the schools abroad that educate
    dependents of U.S. Government employees assigned to diplomatic and
    consular missions; 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
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    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; 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.diplomaticsecurity.state.gov.

    Economic Energy 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,

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    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 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

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    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
    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,
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    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 efforts 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;
        --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, Foreign Service, and
    diplomatic and consular posts abroad. The Office's 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

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    exploitation of outer space, develop and coordinate policy on
    international health issues, encourage government to government
    scientific cooperation, and prevent the destruction and degradation of
    the planet's natural resources and the global environment.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Oceans and International
    Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Phone, 202-647-0978. Fax, 202-647-
    0217.

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

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

    Political-Military Affairs  The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is
    the principal link between the Departments of State and Defense and is
    the Department of State's lead on operational military matters. The
    Bureau provides policy direction in the areas of international security,
    security assistance, military operations, defense strategy and policy,
    military use of space, and defense trade. Its responsibilities include
    securing base access to support the deployment of U.S. military forces
    overseas, negotiating status of forces agreements, coordinating
    participation in 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 assisting other countries in
    reducing the availability of man-portable air defense systems.

    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

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    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 103,000 embassy, consular, international
    organization, and other foreign government personnel, members of their
    families, and domestics throughout the United States;
        --determining entitlement to diplomatic or consular immunity;
        --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.

    Resource Management  The Bureau of Resource Management integrates
    strategic planning, budgeting, and performance to secure Departmental
    resources. The Bureau manages all Departmental strategic and performance
    planning; budgeting and resource management for operation accounts;
    global financial services, including accounting, disbursing, and
    payroll; issuance of financial statements and oversight of the
    Department's management control program; coordination of national
    security resources and remediation of vulnerabilities within the
    Department's global critical infrastructure; and management of the
    International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Program.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Resource Management.
    Phone, 202-663-2100. Internet, www.state.gov/s/d/rm/.

    Verification, Compliance, and Implementation  The Bureau of
    Verification, Compliance, and Implementation is responsible for ensuring
    and verifying compliance with international arms control,
    nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments. The Bureau
    also ensures that U.S. intelligence capabilities to collect, analyze,
    and disseminate verification and compliance information are acquired,
    maintained, and enhanced. The Bureau is the principal policy
    representative to the intelligence community with regard to verification
    and compliance matters, and uses this role to promote, preserve, and
    enhance key collection and analytic capabilities and to ensure that
    intelligence verification, compliance, and implementation requirements
    are met. The Bureau staffs and manages treaty implementation
    commissions, creating negotiation and implenentation policy for
    agreements and commitments, and developing policy for future arms
    control, nonproliferation, and disarmament arrangements. It also
    provides support to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament
    policymaking, including information technology support and secure
    government-to-goverment communication linkages with foreign treaty
    partners. The Bureau develops and promotes effective U.S. missile
    defense and space policies. The Bureau is also responsible for preparing
    verifiability assessments on proposals and agreements, and reporting
    these to Congress as required. The Bureau also prepares the President's
    Annual Report to Congress on Adherence to and Compliance with Arms
    Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments,
    as well

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    as the reports required by the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
    Nonproliferation Act.

    For further information, contact the Bureau of Verification, 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.........................  William B. Wood
    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 Ourisman
    Argentina/Buenos Aires....................  Anthony Wayne
    Armenia/Yerevan...........................  (Vacancy)
    Australia/Canberra........................  Robert M. McCallum
    Austria/Vienna............................  Susan Rasinski McCaw
    Azerbaijan/Baku...........................  Anne E. Derse
    Bahamas/Nassau............................  (Vacancy)
    Bahrain/Manama............................  William Monroe
    Bangladesh/Dhaka..........................  Patricia A. Butenis
    Barbados/Bridgetown.......................  Mary Ourisman
    Belarus/Minsk.............................  Karen B. Stewart
    Belgium/Brussels..........................  (Vacancy)
    Belize/Belmopan...........................  Robert J. Dieter
    Benin/Cotonou.............................  Gayleatha B. Brown
    Bolivia/La Paz............................  Philip Goldberg
    Bosnia and Herzegovina/Sarajevo...........  Douglas L. McElhaney
    Botswana/Gaborone.........................  Katherine H. Canavan
    Brazil/Brasilia...........................  Clifford M. Sobel
    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..........................  Janet E. Garvey
    Canada/Ottawa.............................  David Horton Wilkins
    Cape Verde/Praia..........................  Roger Dwayne Pierce
    Central African Republic/Bangui...........  James Panos (charge
                                                 d'affaires)
    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)........................  R. Niles Marquardt
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the/Kinshasa  Roger A. Meece
    Congo, Republic of the/Brazzaville........  Robert I. Weisberg
    Costa Rica/San Jose.......................  Mark Langdale
    Cote d'Ivoire/Abidjan.....................  J. Aubrey Hooks
    Croatia/Zagreb............................  Robert A. Bradtke
    Cuba/Havana (U.S. Interests Section)......  Michael E. Parmly
    Curacao/Willemstad........................  Robert Earl Sorenson
    Cyprus/Nicosia............................  Ronald L. Schlicher
    Czech Republic/Prague.....................  Richard W. Graber
    Denmark/Copenhagen........................  James Cain
    Djibouti, Republic of/Djibouti............  W. Stuart Symington IV
    Dominican Republic/Santo Domingo..........  Hans H. Hertell
    East Timor/Dili...........................  Hans G. Klemm
    Ecuador/Quito.............................  Linda Jewell
    Egypt/Cairo...............................  Francis Joseph Ricciardone,
                                                 Jr.
    El Salvador/San Salvador..................  Charles L. Glazer
    Equatorial Guinea/Malabo..................  Donald C. Johnson
    Eritrea, State of/Asmara..................  Scott H. DeLisi
    Estonia/Tallinn...........................  Stanley Davis Phillips
    Ethiopia/Addis Ababa......................  Donald Y. Yamamoto
    Fiji Islands, Republic of/Suva............  Larry Miles Dinger
    Finland/Helsinki..........................  Marilyn Ware
    France/Paris..............................  Craig Roberts Stapleton
    Gabonese Republic/Libreville..............  R. Barrie Walkley
    Gambia/Banjul.............................  Joseph D. Stafford III
    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 Ourisman
    Guatemala/Guatemala.......................  James M. Derham
    Guinea/Conakry............................  Phillip Carter III
    Guinea-Bissau/Bissau (N)..................  Janice L. Jacobs
    Guyana/Georgetown.........................  David M. Robinson
    Haiti/Port-au-Prince......................  Janet Ann Sorenson
    Holy See/Vatican City.....................  Francis Rooney
    Honduras/Tegucigalpa......................  Charles Ford
    Hong Kong/Hong Kong (C)...................  James B. Cunningham

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    Hungary/Budapest..........................  April H. Foley
    Iceland/Reykjavik.........................  Carol Van Voorst
    India/New Delhi...........................  David C. Mulford
    Indonesia/Jakarta.........................  Cameron R. Hume
    Iraq/Baghdad..............................  Ryan C. Crocker
    Ireland/Dublin............................  Thomas C. Foley
    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.............................  Michael E. Ranneberger
    Kiribati/Tarawa (N).......................  Larry Miles Dinger
    Korea/Seoul...............................  Alexander R. Vershbow
    Kosovo/Pristina...........................  Tina S. Kaidanow
    Kuwait/Kuwait.............................  Richard LeBaron
    Kyrgyz Republic/Bishkek...................  Marie L. Yovanovitch
    Laos/Vientiane............................  Ravic Rolf Huso
    Latvia/Riga...............................  Catherine Todd Bailey
    Lebanon/Beirut............................  Jeffrey D. Feltman
    Lesotho/Maseru............................  June Carter Perry
    Liberia/Monrovia..........................  Donald E. Booth
    Liechtenstein/Vaduz.......................  Peter R. Coneway
    Lithuania/Vilnius.........................  John A. Cloud, Jr.
    Luxembourg/Luxembourg.....................  Ann Louise Wagner
    Macedonia/Skopje..........................  Gillian Arlette Milovanovic
    Madagascar/Antananarivo...................  R. Niles Marquardt
    Malawi/Lilongwe...........................  Alan W. Eastham
    Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur.....................  Christopher J. LaFleur
    Maldives/Male (N).........................  Robert O. Blake, Jr.
    Mali/Bamako...............................  Terence P. McCulley
    Malta/Valletta............................  Molly Hering Bordonaro
    Marshall Islands/Majuro...................  Clyde Bishop
    Mauritania/Nouakchott.....................  (Vacancy)
    Mauritius/Port Louis......................  Cesar B. Cabrera
    Mexico/Mexico City........................  Antonio O. Garza, Jr.
    Micronesia/Kolonia........................  Miriam K. Hughes
    Moldova/Chisinau..........................  Michael D. Kirby
    Monaco/Monaco.............................  Craig Roberts
    Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar......................  Mark Clements Minton
    Montenegro, Republic of/Podgorica.........  (Vacancy)
    Morocco/Rabat.............................  Thomas T. Riley
    Mozambique/Maputo.........................  (Vacancy)
    Namibia/Windhoek..........................  Joyce A. Barr
    Nauru/Yaren (N)...........................  Larry Miles Dinger
    Nepal/Kathmandu...........................  James F. Moriarty
    Netherlands/The Hague.....................  Roland Arnall
    New Zealand/Wellington....................  William Paul McCormick
    Nicaragua/Managua.........................  Paul A. Trivelli
    Niger/Niamey..............................  Bernadette M. Allen
    Nigeria/Abuja.............................  John Campbell
    Norway/Oslo...............................  Benson K. Withney
    Oman/Muscat...............................  Gary Grappo
    Pakistan/Islamabad........................  Ryan C. Crocker
    Panama/Panama.............................  William Alan Eaton
    Papua New Guinea/Port Moresby.............  Leslie V. Rowe
    Paraguay/Asuncion.........................  James Caldwell Cason
    Peru/Lima.................................  James Curtis Struble
    Philippines/Manila........................  Kristie A. Kenney
    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 Ourisman
    St. Lucia/Castries (N)....................  Mary Ourisman
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines/Kingstown    Mary Ourisman
     (N).
    Samoa/Apia................................  William Paul McCormick
    Sao Tome and Principe/Sao Tome (N)........  R. Barrie Walkley
    Saudi Arabia/Riyadh.......................  Ford M. Fraker
    Senegal/Dakar.............................  Janice L. Jacobs
    Serbia and Montenegro/Belgrade............  Michael Christian Polt
    Seychelles/Victoria.......................  Cesar B. Cabrera
    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...................  Leslie V. Rowe
    South Africa/Pretoria, Cape Town..........  Eric M. Bost
    Spain/Madrid..............................  Eduardo Aguirre, Jr.
    Sri Lanka/Colombo.........................  Robert O. Blake, Jr.
    Sudan/Khartoum............................  (Vacancy)
    Suriname/Paramaribo.......................  Lisa Bobbie Screiber Hughes
    Swaziland/Mbabane.........................  (Vacancy)
    Sweden/Stockholm..........................  Michael M. Wood
    Switzerland/Bern..........................  Peter R. Coneway
    Syrian Arab Republic/Damascus.............  Michael Corbin
    Tajikistan/Dushanbe.......................  Tracey Jacobson
    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.....................  Jennifer L. Brush
    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........................  Frank Baxter
    Uzbekistan/Tashkent.......................  Jon R. Purnell
    Vanuatu/Port Vila (N).....................  Leslie V. Rowe
    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...................  Cindy L. Courville
    International Civil Aviation Organization.  Edward Stimpson
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization/         Victoria Nuland
     Brussels.
    Organization of American States/            Robert Manzanares, Acting
     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.....................  Warren W. Tichenor

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    United Nations/New York...................  (Vacancy)
    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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                                               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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