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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520
Phone, 202-647-4000. Internet, http://www.state.gov/.
SECRETARY OF STATE Madeleine K. Albright
Chief of Staff Elaine K. Shocas
Executive Assistant Alejandro D. Wolff
Special Assistant to the Secretary Kristie A. Kenney
and Executive Secretary of
the Department
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal Deidre A. Davis
Employment Opportunity and
Civil Rights
Chief of Protocol Mary Mel French
Chairman, Foreign Service Grievance Thomas J. DiLauro
Board
Civil Service Ombudsman Ted A. Borek
Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott
Under Secretary for Political Thomas R. Pickering
Affairs
Under Secretary for Economic, Stuart E. Eizenstat
Business, and Agricultural
Affairs
Under Secretary for Arms Control and John D. Holum, Acting
International Security
Under Secretary for Management Bonnie R. Cohen
Under Secretary for Global Affairs Frank E. Loy
Counselor of the Department of State Wendy Sherman
Assistant Secretary for Patrick F. Kennedy
Administration
Assistant Secretary for Consular Mary A. Ryan
Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic David G. Carpenter
Security and Director of the
Office of Foreign Missions
Chief Financial Officer Bert T. Edwards
Chief Information Officer and Fernando Burbano
Director of the Bureau of
Information Resource
Management
Director General of the Foreign Edward W. Gnehm, Jr.
Service and Director of
Personnel
Medical Director, Department of Cedric E. Dumont
State and the Foreign
Service
Executive Secretary, Board of Ted Plosser
the Foreign Service
Director of the Foreign Service Ruth A. Davis
Institute
Assistant Secretary for Population, Julia V. Taft
Refugee, and Migration
Affairs
Inspector General Jacquelyn L. Williams-
Bridgers
Director, Policy Planning Staff Morton H. Halperin
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Barbara Larkin
Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Harold H. Kott
Human Rights, and Labor
Legal Advisor David R. Andrews
Assistant Secretary for African Susan E. Rice
Affairs
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Assistant Secretary for East Asian Stanley O. Roth
and Pacific Affairs
Assistant Secretary for European Marc Grossman
Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Western Robert Nolan
Hemisphere Affairs
Permanent Representative of the Victor Marrero
United States of America to
the Organization of American
States
Assistant Secretary for Near East Martin S. Indyk
Affairs
Assistant Secretary for South Asian Karl F. Inderfurth
Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Economics Alan P. Larson
and Business Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Intelligence Phyllis E. Oakley
and Research
Assistant Secretary for C. David Welch
International Organization
Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Melinda L. Kimble,
International Environmental Acting
and Scientific Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Public James Rubin
Affairs and Spokesman for
the Department of State
Assistant Secretary for Political- Eric Newsom
Military Bureau
Assistant Secretary for Rand Beers
International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs
U.S. Coordinator, International Vonya B. McCann
Communications and
Information Policy
United States
Mission to the
United Nations
\1\
799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
United States Representative to the United A. Peter Burleigh,
Nations and Representative in the Acting
Security Council
Deputy United States Representative A. Peter Burleigh
to the United Nations
United States Representative for Nancy Soderberg
Special Political Affairs in
the United Nations
United States Representative on the Betty E. King
Economic and Social Council
United States Representative for Richard Sklar
U.N. Management and Reform
\1\ A description of the organization and functions of the United
Nations can be found under Selected Multilateral Organizations in this
book.
[For the Department of State statement of organization, see the Code of
Federal Regulations, Title 22, Part 5]
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The Department of State advises the President in the formulation and
execution of foreign policy. As Chief Executive, the President has
overall responsibility for the foreign policy of the United States. The
Department of State's primary objective in the conduct of foreign
relations is to promote the long-range security and well-being of the
United States. The Department determines and analyzes the facts relating
to American overseas interests, makes recommendations on policy and
future action, and takes the necessary steps to carry out established
policy. In so doing, the
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Department engages in continuous consultations with the American public,
the Congress, other U.S. departments and agencies, and foreign
governments; negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign nations;
speaks for the United States in the United Nations and in more than 50
major international organizations in which the United States
participates; and represents the United States at more than 800
international conferences annually.
The Department of State, the senior executive department of the U.S.
Government, was established by act of July 27, 1789, as the Department
of Foreign Affairs and was renamed Department of State by act of
September 15, 1789 (22 U.S.C. 2651 note).
Office of the Secretary
Secretary of State The Secretary of State, the principal foreign policy
adviser to the President, is responsible for the overall direction,
coordination, and supervision of U.S. foreign relations and for the
interdepartmental activities of the U.S. Government abroad. The
Secretary is the first-ranking member of the Cabinet, is a member of the
National Security Council, and is in charge of the operations of the
Department, including the Foreign Service. The Office of the Secretary
includes the offices of the Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries,
Assistant Secretaries, Counselor, Legal Advisor, and Inspector General.
Some areas where public purposes are widely applied are detailed below
and on the following pages.
By the authority of section 1413 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681-791) the United States Agency
for International Development was established as an independent agency
of the U.S. Government, and the Director of the agency was placed under
the direct authority and foreign policy guidance of the Secretary of
State.
Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs The Under Secretary for
Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs is principal adviser to the
Secretary and Deputy Secretary in the formulation and conduct of foreign
economic policy. Specific areas for which the Under Secretary is
responsible include international trade, agriculture, energy, finance,
transportation, and relations with developing countries.
Bureau for Arms Control and International Security Affairs The Under
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs is
responsible for integrating and prioritizing the full range of
international security, nonproliferation, and arms control issues into
the Department's conduct of foreign policy. This includes directing and
coordinating arms control policy; nonproliferation policy (including
nuclear, chemical, biological, missile, and conventional weapons
proliferation); export control policy; and certain foreign assistance
programs. The Under Secretary coordinates diplomatic efforts to obtain
the agreement of all appropriate countries to the Missile Technology
Control Regime and exercises various authorities relating to the
imposition of proliferation sanctions as required by U.S. law.
Regional Bureaus
Six Assistant Secretaries direct the activities of the geographic
bureaus, which are responsible for our foreign affairs activities
throughout the world. These are the Bureaus of African Affairs, European
Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Near East Affairs, South Asian
Affairs, and Western Hemisphere Affairs.
The regional Assistant Secretaries also serve as Chairmen of
Interdepartmental Groups in the National Security Council system. These
groups discuss and decide issues that can be settled at the Assistant
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Secretary level, including those arising out of the implementation of
National Security Council decisions. They prepare policy papers for
consideration by the Council and contingency papers on potential crisis
areas for Council review.
Functional Areas
Arms Control The mission of the Arms Control Bureau is to strengthen
national security by formulating, advocating, negotiating, and
implementing effective arms control and disarmament policies,
strategies, and agreements. It is also responsible for establishing
verification policy, ensuring that verification is a central element of
arms control and nonproliferation agreements as they are being
formulated and negotiated, assessing compliance of U.S. treaty partners,
and monitoring technology developments as they relate to arms control
and weapons developments.
Arms Control and Nonproliferation Policy Board A new scientific and
policy advisory board on arms control, nonproliferation, and
disarmament, the Board reports to the Secretary through the Under
Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, who
maintains operational authority over the board.
Consular Affairs The Bureau of Consular Affairs, under the direction of
the Assistant Secretary, is responsible for the protection and welfare
of American citizens and interests abroad; the administration and
enforcement of the provisions of the immigration and nationality laws
insofar as they concern the Department and Foreign Service; and the
issuance of passports and visas and related services.
Approximately 6 million passports a year are issued by the Passport
Office of the Bureau, which has a processing center in Portsmouth, NH,
and regional agencies in Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Honolulu, HI; Houston,
TX; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY;
Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Stamford, CT; and
Washington, DC.
For further information, visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs website at
http://travel.state.gov/.
Diplomatic Security The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, established
under the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as
amended (22 U.S.C. 4803 et seq.), provides a secure environment for
conducting American diplomacy and promoting American interests
worldwide. Overseas, the Bureau develops and maintains effective
security programs for every U.S. Embassy and consulate abroad; protects
U.S. diplomatic personnel and missions from physical and electronic
attack as well as technical espionage; and advises U.S. Ambassadors on
all security matters.
In the United States, the Bureau investigates passport and visa
fraud, conducts personnel security investigations, and issues security
clearances. It protects the Secretary of State, the U.S. Ambassador to
the United Nations, and many cabinet-level foreign dignitaries and other
foreign officials who visit the United States. The Bureau also assists
foreign embassies and consulates in the United States in the protection
of their diplomats and facilities, and arranges for training in the
United States for foreign civilian police who then return to their own
countries better able to fight terrorism.
The Diplomatic Courier Service supervises the worldwide
transportation of classified documents and equipment contained in
diplomatic pouches.
The Overseas Security Advisory Council promotes cooperation on
security-related issues between American private sector interests
worldwide and the Department of State.
The Office of Foreign Missions, through the employment of
reciprocity,
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ensures equitable treatment for U.S. diplomatic and consular missions
abroad and their personnel; regulates the activities of foreign missions
in this country to protect foreign policy and national security
interests of the United States; protects the American public from abuses
of privileges and immunities by members of foreign missions; and
provides service and assistance to the foreign mission community in the
United States to assure appropriate privileges, benefits, and services
on a reciprocal basis.
For further information, contact the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
Phone, 202-663-0067. Fax, 202-663-0100. Internet, http://
www.heroes.net/.
Economic and Business Affairs The Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs has overall responsibility for formulating and implementing
policy regarding foreign economic matters, including resource and food
policy, international communications and information policy,
international energy issues, trade, economic sanctions, international
finance and development, and aviation and maritime affairs.
For further information, contact the Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs. Phone, 202-647-7971. Fax, 202-647-5713.
Finance and Management Policy The Bureau of Finance and Management
Policy is directed by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who is
responsible for financial systems and accounting operations and assists
in managing the Department and its posts. The CFO, assisted by well-
qualified and well-trained financial management personnel, establishes
effective financial policies and internal management controls; ensures
adequate systems to produce useful, reliable, and timely financial and
related programmatic information; prepares financial statements for
audit; develops useful financial analysis and accountability reports;
and integrates budget execution and accounting functions.
For further information, contact the Bureau of Finance and Management
Policy. Phone, 202-647-7490. Fax, 202-647-8194. Internet, http://
www.dosfinance.gov/.
Foreign Service Institute The Foreign Service Institute of the
Department of State is the Federal Government's primary training
institution for officers and support personnel of the foreign affairs
community. In addition to the Department of State, the Institute
provides training for more than 40 other governmental agencies. The
Institute's more than 350 courses, including 60 foreign language
courses, range in length from one day to 2 years. The courses are
designed to promote successful performance in each professional
assignment, to ease the adjustment to other countries and cultures, and
to enhance the leadership and management capabilities of the foreign
affairs community.
For further information, contact the Foreign Service Institute. Phone,
703-302-6729. Fax, 703-302-7227.
Information Resource Management The Bureau of Information Resource
Management (IRM) is directed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). The
CIO serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary of State and the
Under Secretary for Management on information resources management
issues. This includes the development and implementation of plans and
programs for the effective application of information resources and
technology to achieve the Department's strategic missions. The CIO
establishes effective information resources management planning and
policies, and ensures the availability of information technology systems
and operations to efficiently support the Department's diplomatic,
consular, and management operations. IRM manages the Department's
information resources and technology infrastructure; provides core
information technology and resources services; establishes program
priorities; and recommends funding priorities with respect to the
acquisition, operation, maintenance, and improvement of Department
information resources, programs, and projects. IRM also oversees the
modernization of the Department's information systems; the development,
implementation, and
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maintenance of a sound and integrated information technology
architecture for the Department; and the establishment and promulgation
of technical and operating standards for application to Department
information systems.
For further information, contact the Bureau of Information Resource
Management. Phone, 202-647-2226. Fax, 202-647-2294.
Intelligence and Research The Bureau of Intelligence and Research
coordinates programs of intelligence, analysis, and research for the
Department and produces current intelligence analyses essential to
foreign policy determination and execution. Through the External
Research Staff, the Bureau maintains liaison with cultural and
educational institutions and oversees contract research and organizes
conferences on foreign affairs subjects of high interest to
policymakers.
For further information, call 202-647-1080.
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs The Bureau of
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is responsible for
developing, coordinating, and implementing international narcotics
control and anticrime assistance activities of the Department of State
as authorized under sections 481 and 482 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2291, 2292). It is the principal point of
contact and provides advice on international narcotics control matters
for the Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council,
and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in ensuring
implementation of U.S. policy in international narcotics matters.
The Bureau provides guidance on narcotics control and anticrime
matters to chiefs of missions and directs narcotics control coordinators
at posts abroad; communicates or authorizes communication, as
appropriate with foreign governments, on drug control and anticrime
matters including negotiating, concluding, and terminating agreements
relating to international narcotics control and anticrime programs as
authorized by section 1(g)(3) of State Department Delegation of
Authority No. 145 of February 4, 1980.
For further information, contact the Bureau of International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs. Phone, 202-776-8750. Fax, 202-776-8775.
International Organization Affairs The Bureau of International
Organization Affairs provides guidance and support for United States
participation in international organizations and conferences. It leads
in the development, coordination, and implementation of United States
multilateral policy. The Bureau formulates and implements United States
policy toward international organizations, with particular emphasis on
those organizations which make up the United Nations system.
For further information, call 202-647-1663.
Legal Advisor The Office of the Legal Advisor furnishes advice on all
legal issues, domestic and international, arising in the course of the
Department's work. This includes assisting Department principals and
policy officers in formulating and implementing the foreign affairs
policies of the United States, promoting the development of
international law and its institutions as a fundamental element of those
policies, and managing the Department and the Foreign Service.
For further information, contact the Office of the Legal Advisor. Phone,
202-647-8323. Fax, 202-736-7508.
Medical Services The Office of Medical Services develops, manages, and
staffs a worldwide primary health care system for U.S. citizen
employees, and their eligible dependents, residing overseas. Agencies
which participate in this medical program include the Department of
State, the U.S. Information Agency, the U.S. Agency for International
Development, and over 48 other foreign affairs agencies and offices. In
support of its overseas operations, the Office approves and monitors the
medical evacuation of patients, conducts pre-employment and in-service
physical examinations, and provides clinical referral and advisory
services.
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Domestically, the Office offers occupational health care, as well as
numerous health education and health maintenance programs.
For further information, call 202-663-1748.
Nonproliferation The Nonproliferation Bureau leads the U.S.
Government's efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass
distruction, their delivery systems, and conventional arms. The Bureau
is responsible for nuclear nonproliferation through support of the
International Atomic Energy Agency, implementing the Nuclear Non-
Proliferation Treaty, securing nuclear materials in the New Independent
States of the former Soviet Union, disposing of stockpiles of fissile
materials, advancing civil nuclear cooperation under safe and sound
conditions, and promoting nuclear safety and effective protection,
control, and accounting of nuclear material worldwide. The Bureau is
also responsible for developing and implementing all policies to curb
the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons and missiles, and
promoting restraint in transfers of conventional arms. It also pursues
regional and bilateral initiatives and negotiations designed to reduce
proliferation pressures and destabilizing arms acquisitions, including
negotiations with respect to Russia, China, South Asia, the Middle East,
and the Korean peninsula.
Oceans, Environment, and Science The Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and
Science (OES) serves as the foreign policy focal point for international
oceans, environmental, and scientific efforts. OES projects, protects,
and promotes U.S. global interests in these areas by articulating U.S.
foreign policy, encouraging international cooperation, and negotiating
treaties and other instruments of international law. The Bureau serves
as the principal adviser to the Secretary of State on international
environment, science, and technology matters and takes the lead in
coordinating and brokering diverse interests in the interagency process,
where the development of international policies or the negotiation and
implementation of relevant international agreements are concerned. The
Bureau seeks to promote the peaceful exploitation of outer space,
protect public health from reemerging infectious diseases, encourage
government to government scientific cooperation, and prevent the
destruction and degradation of the planet's natural resources and the
global environment.
For further information, contact the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and
Science. Phone, 202-647-0978. Fax, 202-647-0217.
Political-Military Affairs The Political Military Affairs Bureau
supports the Secretary of State and State Department principals in the
area of security and defense policy by providing analytic support on
defense-related policy issues, fostering bilateral and regional
political-military relationships, coordinating peacekeeping and other
military operations, planning complex contingency operations, and
implementing a variety of crisis management responsibilities. The Bureau
is responsible for arms transfers policy and defense trade controls,
promotes political-military cooperation in critical infrastructure
protection, and is the primary Government organization for coordinating
U.S. humanitarian demining activities worldwide.
Population, Refugees, and Migration The Bureau of Population, Refugees,
and Migration (PRM) has primary responsibility for formulating U.S.
policies on population, refugees, and migration and for administering
U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs. PRM administers and
monitors U.S. contributions to multilateral organizations and
nongovernmental organizations to provide assistance and protection to
refugees abroad. The Bureau oversees the annual admissions of refugees
to the United States for permanent resettlement, working closely with
the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Department of Health and
Human Services, and various State and private voluntary agencies. PRM
coordinates U.S. international population policy and promotes its goals
through
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bilateral and multilateral cooperation. It works closely with the U.S.
Agency for International Development, which administers U.S.
international population programs. The Bureau also coordinates U.S.
international migration policy within the U.S. Government and through
bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.
For further information, contact the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
Migration. Phone, 202-663-1071. Internet, http://www.state.gov/www/
global/prm/index.html.
Protocol The Chief of Protocol is the principal adviser to the U.S.
Government, the President, the Vice President, and the Secretary of
State on matters of diplomatic procedure governed by law or
international custom and practice. The Office is responsible for:
--visits of foreign chiefs of state, heads of government, and other
high officials to the United States;
--organizing credential presentations of newly arrived Ambassadors
to the President and to the Secretary of State.
--operation of the President's guest house, Blair House;
--delegations representing the President at official ceremonies
abroad;
--conducting official ceremonial functions and public events;
--official interpretation of the Order of Precedence;
--conducting an outreach program of cultural enrichment and
substantive briefings of the Diplomatic Corps;
--accreditation of over 100,000 Embassy, consular, international
organization, and other foreign Government personnel, members of their
families, and domestics throughout the United States;
--determining entitlement to diplomatic or consular immunity;
--publication of diplomatic and consular lists;
--resolution of problems arising out of diplomatic or consular
immunity such as legal and police matters; and
--approving the opening of Embassy and consular offices in
conjunction with the Office of Foreign Missions.
For further information, contact the Office of the Chief of Protocol.
Phone, 202-647-2663. Fax, 202-647-1560.
Public Affairs The Bureau of Public Affairs directs public affairs
activities in the Department and provides information about the goals,
developments, and implementation of U.S. foreign policy to the American
people. The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs serves as the
principal adviser to the Secretary, other senior Department officials,
and other U.S. Government agencies on all public affairs, media
relations, and information aspects of the Department's responsibilities
to the U.S. public. The Bureau also serves as a liaison between the
Department and State and local government officials.
For further information, call 202-647-6575.
Foreign Service
To a great extent the future of our country depends on the relations we
have with other countries, and those relations are conducted principally
by the United States Foreign Service. Presently, representatives at 164
Embassies, 12 missions, a U.S. liaison office, a U.S. interests section,
66 consulates general, 14 consulates, 3 branch offices, and 45 consular
agencies throughout the world report to the State Department on the
multitude of foreign developments that have a bearing on the welfare and
security of the American people. These trained representatives provide
the President and the Secretary of State with much of the raw material
from which foreign policy is made and with the recommendations that help
shape it.
The Ambassador is the personal representative of the President and
reports to the President through the Secretary of State. Ambassadors
have full
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responsibility for implementation of U.S. foreign policy by any and all
U.S. Government personnel within their country of assignment, except
those under military commands. Their responsibilities include
negotiating agreements between the United States and the host country,
explaining and disseminating official U.S. policy, and maintaining
cordial relations with that country's government and people.
A listing of Foreign Service posts, together with addresses and
telephone numbers and key personnel, appears in Key Officers of Foreign
Service Posts--Guide for Business Representatives, which is for sale by
the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington,
DC 20402.
United States Diplomatic Offices--Foreign Service
(C: Consular Office; N: No Embassy or Consular Office)
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Country/Embassy Ambassador
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Albania/Tirana............................ Marisa R. Lino
Algeria/Algiers........................... Cameron R. Hume
Angola/Luanda............................. Donald K. Steinberg
Antigua and Barbuda/St. John's (N)........ Jeanette W. Hyde
Argentina/Buenos Aires.................... (Vacancy)
Armenia/Yerevan........................... Mike Lemmon
Australia/Canberra........................ Genta Hawkins Holmes
Austria/Vienna............................ Kathryn W. Hall
Azerbaijan/Baku........................... Stanley T. Escudero
Bahamas/Nassau............................ Sidney Williams
Bahrain/Manama............................ Johnny Young
Bangladesh/Dhaka.......................... John C. Holzman
Barbados/Bridgetown....................... Jeanette W. Hyde
Belarus/Minsk............................. Daniel W. Speckhard
Belgium/Brussels.......................... Paul Cejas
Belize/Belize City........................ Carolyn Curiel
Benin/Cotonou............................. Robert C. Felder
Bolivia/La Paz............................ Donna J. Hrinak
Bosnia and Herzegovina/Sarajevo........... Richard D. Kauzlarich
Botswana/Gaborone......................... Robert Krueger
Brazil/Brasilia........................... Melvyn Levitsky
Brunei Darussalam/Bandar Seri Begawan..... Glen R. Rase
Bulgaria/Sofia............................ Avis T. Bohlen
Burkina Faso/Ouagadougou.................. Sharon P. Wilkinson
Burma/Rangoon-CDIA........................ Kent Weedeman
Burundi/Bujumbura......................... Morris N. Hughes, Jr.
Cambodia/Phnom Penh....................... Kenneth M. Quinn
Cameroon/Yaounde.......................... John M. Yates
Canada/Ottawa............................. Gordon Giffen
Cape Verde/Praia.......................... Lawrence N. Benedict
Central African Republic/Bangui........... Robert C. Perry
Chad/N'Djamena............................ David C. Halsted
Chile/Santiago............................ Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon
China, People's Republic of/Beijing....... Jim Sasser
Colombia/Bogota........................... Myles R.R. Frechette
Comoros/Moroni (N)........................ Harold W. Geisel
Congo, Democratic Republic of the William L. Swing
(formerly Zaire)/Kinshasa.
Congo, Republic of/Brazzaville............ Aubrey Hooks
Costa Rica/San Jose....................... Thomas J. Dodd
Cote d'Ivoire/Abidjan..................... George Mu
Croatia/Zagreb............................ William D. Montgomery
Cuba/Havana (U.S. Interests Section)...... Michael G. Kozak
Cyprus/Nicosia............................ Kenneth C. Brill
Czech Republic/Prague..................... John Shattuck
Denmark/Copenhagen........................ Richard Swett
Djibouti, Republic of/Djibouti............ Lange Schermerhorn
Dominica/Roseau (N)....................... Jeanette W. Hyde
Dominican Republic/Santo Domingo.......... (Vacancy)
Ecuador/Quito............................. Leslie M. Alexander
Egypt/Cairo............................... Daniel C. Kurtzer
El Salvador/San Salvador.................. Anne W. Patterson
Equatorial Guinea/Malabo.................. Charles H. Twining
Eritrea/Asmara............................ William Clarke
Estonia/Tallinn........................... (Vacancy)
Ethiopia/Addis Ababa...................... David H. Shinn
Fiji/Suva................................. (Vacancy)
Finland/Helsinki.......................... Eric Edelman
France/Paris.............................. Felix Rohatyn
Gabonese Republic/Libreville.............. James V. Ledesma
Gambia/Banjul............................. George Haley
Georgia/Tbilisi........................... Ken Yalowitz
Germany/Bonn.............................. John C. Kornblum
Ghana/Accra............................... Katharyn D. Robinson
Greece/Athens............................. R. Nicholas Burns
Grenada/St. George (N).................... Jeanette W. Hyde
Guatemala/Guatemala....................... Donald J. Planty
Guinea/Conakry............................ Tibor P. Nagy, Jr.
Guinea-Bissau/Bissau...................... (Vacancy)
Guyana/Georgetown......................... James F. Mack
Haiti/Port-au-Prince...................... Timothy M. Carney
Holy See/Vatican City..................... Corinne Claiborne Boggs
Honduras/Tegucigalpa...................... James F. Creagan
Hong Kong/Hong Kong (C)................... Richard Boucher
Hungary/Budapest.......................... Peter F. Tufo
Iceland/Reykjavik......................... Day Mount
India/New Delhi........................... Richard F. Celeste
Indonesia/Jakarta......................... J. Stapleton Roy
Ireland/Dublin............................ Michael J. Sullivan
Israel/Tel Aviv........................... Edward S. Walker, Jr.
Italy/Rome................................ Thomas M. Foglietta
Jamaica/Kingston.......................... Jerome G. Cooper
Japan/Tokyo............................... Thomas S. Foley
Jerusalem................................. John E. Herbst
Jordan/Amman.............................. William J. Burns
Kazakstan/Almaty.......................... Richard Jones
Kenya/Nairobi............................. Prudence Bushnell
Kiribati/Tarawa (N)....................... Joan M. Plaisted
Korea/Seoul............................... Steven W. Bosworth
Kuwait/Kuwait............................. James A. Larocco
Kyrgyz Republic/Bishkek................... Anne Marie Sigmund
Laos/Vientiane............................ Wendy Chamberlin
Latvia/Riga............................... James Holmes
Lebanon/Beirut............................ David Satterfield
Lesotho/Maseru............................ Katharine Peterson
Liberia/Monrovia.......................... Chergi Donaed Petterson
Lithuania/Vilnius......................... Keith C. Smith
Luxembourg/Luxembourg..................... Clay Constantinou
Madagascar/Antananarivo................... Shirley E. Barnes
Malawi/Lilongwe........................... Amelia E. Shippy
Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur..................... Lynn Pascoe
Maldives/Male (N)......................... Shaun E. Donnelly
Mali/Bamako............................... David P. Rawson
Malta/Valletta............................ Kathryn L. Haycock-Proffitt
Marshall Islands/Majuro................... Joan M. Plaisted
Mauritania/Nouakchott..................... Timberlake Foster
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Mauritius/Port Louis...................... Harold W. Geisel
Mexico/Mexico City........................ (Vacancy)
Micronesia/Kolonia........................ (Vacancy)
Moldova/Chisinau.......................... Ruby Perina
Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar...................... Alphonse F. La Porta
Morocco/Rabat............................. Edward M. Gabriel
Mozambique/Maputo......................... Brian D. Curran
Namibia/Windhoek.......................... George F. Ward, Jr.
Nauru/Yaren (N)........................... (Vacancy)
Nepal/Kathmandu........................... Ralph Frank
Netherlands/The Hague..................... Cynthia Schneider
New Zealand/Wellington.................... Josiah H. Beeman
Nicaragua/Managua......................... Lino Gutierrez
Niger/Niamey.............................. Charles O. Cecil
Nigeria/Abuja............................. William H. Twaddell
Norway/Oslo............................... David B. Hermelin
Oman/Muscat............................... John B. Craig
Pakistan/Islamabad........................ William B. Miland
Panama/Panama............................. William J. Hughes
Papua New Guinea/Port Moresby............. Arma Jane Karaer
Paraguay/Asuncion......................... Maura Harty
Peru/Lima................................. Dennis C. Jett
Philippines/Manila........................ Thomas Hubbard
Poland/Warsaw............................. Daniel Fried
Portugal/Lisbon........................... Gerald S. McGowan
Qatar/Doha................................ Elizabeth McKune
Romania/Bucharest......................... James C. Rosapepe
Russian Federation/Moscow................. James F. Collins
Rwanda/Kigali............................. George M. Staples
St. Kitts and Nevis (N)................... Jeanette W. Hyde
St. Lucia/Castries (N).................... Jeanette W. Hyde
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (N)........ Jeanette W. Hyde
Sao Tome and Principe/Sao Tome (N)........ Elizabeth Raspolic
Saudi Arabia/Riyadh....................... Wyche Fowler, Jr.
Senegal/Dakar............................. Dane Farnsworth Smith, Jr.
Seychelles/Victoria....................... Harold W. Geisel
Sierra Leone/Freetown..................... Joseph Melrose
Singapore/Singapore....................... Steven J. Green
Slovak Republic/Bratislava................ Ralph R. Johnson
Slovenia/Ljubljana........................ Victor Jackovich
Solomon Islands/Honiara................... Arma Jane Karaer
South Africa/Pretoria..................... James A. Joseph
Spain/Madrid.............................. Ed Romero
Sri Lanka/Colombo......................... Shaun E. Donnelly
Sudan/Khartoum............................ (Vacancy)
Suriname/Paramaribo....................... Dennis K. Hays
Swaziland/Mbabane......................... Alan R. McKee
Sweden/Stockholm.......................... Lyndon L. Olson, Jr.
Switzerland/Bern.......................... Madeleine M. Kunin
Syrian Arab Republic/Damascus............. Ryan C. Crocker
Tajikistan/Dushanbe....................... R. Grant Smith
Tanzania/Dar es Salaam.................... Charles R. Stith
Thailand/Bangkok.......................... Richard Hecklinger
Togo/Lome................................. Brenda Schoonover
Tonga/Nuku'alofa (N)...................... (Vacancy)
Trinidad and Tobago/Port-of-Spain......... Edward E. Shumaker III
Tunisia/Tunis............................. Robin L. Raphel
Turkey/Ankara............................. Mark R. Parris
Turkmenistan/Ashgabat..................... Steven Mann
Tuvalu/Funafuti (N)....................... (Vacancy)
Uganda/Kampala............................ Nancy Jo Powell
Ukraine/Kiev.............................. Steven K. Pifer
United Arab Emirates/Abu Dhabi............ Theodore H. Kattouf
United Kingdom/London..................... Philip Lader
Uruguay/Montevideo........................ Christopher C. Ashby
Uzbekistan/Tashkent....................... Joseph A. Presel
Vanuatu/Port Vila (N)..................... Arma Jane Karaer
Vietnam/Hanoi............................. Pete Peterson
Venezuela/Caracas......................... John F. Maisto
Western Samoa/Apia........................ Josiah H. Beeman
Yemen/Sanaa............................... Barbara K. Bodine
Zambia/Lusaka............................. Arlene Render
Zimbabwe/Harare........................... Tom McDonald
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United States Permanent Diplomatic Missions to International
Organizations
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Organization Ambassador
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European Union/Brussels................... A. Vernon Weaver
International Civil Aviation Organization. William F. Price, Acting
North Atlantic Treaty Organization/ Alexander R. Vershbow
Brussels.
Organization of American States/ Victor Marrero
Washington, DC.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Amy L. Bondurant
Development/Paris.
United Nations/Geneva..................... George E. Moose
United Nations/New York................... A. Peter Burleigh, Acting
United Nations/Vienna..................... John B. Ritch III
U.S. Mission to United Nations Agencies George S. McGovern
for Food and Agriculture.
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Sources of
Information
Audiovisual Materials The Bureau of Consular Affairs has a 12-minute
videotape on the safety of international travel. ``Traveling Abroad More
Safely'' provides general practical advice to U.S. citizen travelers on
avoiding the hazards of foreign travel. It includes steps to take prior
to departure, ways to protect against theft and legal problems, and ways
U.S. embassies and consulates can assist U.S. citizens who encounter
difficulty abroad. The tape is available for $9 in VHS and $22 in 3/4-
inch format, plus a $3 mailing and handling fee from Video Transfer,
Inc., 5800 Arundel Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone, 301-881-0270.
Fax, 301-770-9131.
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Contracts General inquiries may be directed to the Office of
Acquisitions (A/OPR/ACQ), Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.
Phone, 703-875-6060. Fax, 703-875-6085.
Diplomatic and Official Passports Department employees may use
diplomatic and official passports only as long as they are retained in
the position or status for which originally issued. Section 51.4 of
title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations states that such passports
must be returned upon termination of the bearer's diplomatic or official
status.
In accordance with the Department's Foreign Affairs Manual (3 FAM
784), it is the responsibility of administrative officers to ensure that
Form DS-8A includes a record of the disposition of passports issued to
separating or retiring employees and their dependents. This includes all
diplomatic and official passports, as well as any tourist passports for
which the employee has been reimbursed by the Department.
Because of the possibility of misuse of these documents, it is
important that all offices establish and maintain effective control over
passport use. These passports are normally destroyed by Passport
Services; however, they may be canceled and returned as mementos if
requested.
Diplomatic passports may not be used by employees for strictly
personal travel. Regulations permit their use for incidental personal
travel related to an official assignment if the host government does not
object. However, if employees or their dependents prefer to travel on a
regular tourist passport in connection with official travel, they may
apply by paying the regular passport fees and claiming reimbursement on
their travel voucher.
Inquiries on these matters should be directed to Passport Services,
Special Issuance Agency. Phone, 202-955-0200.
Electronic Access The Department's Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of
Public Communication, coordinates the dissemination of public electronic
information for the Department. The main website (Internet, http://
www.state.gov/) and the Secretary's website (Internet, http://
secretary.state.gov/) provide comprehensive, up-to-date information on
foreign policy, support for U.S. businesses, careers, the
counterterrorism rewards program, and much more.
The Bureau of Consular Affairs website (Internet, http://
travel.state.gov/) provides travel warnings and other information
designed to help Americans travel safely abroad, as well as information
on U.S. passports and visas and downloadable applications. The Bureau of
Intelligence and Research has established a geographic learning website
(Internet, http://geography.state.gov/index.html), to assist in teaching
geography and foreign affairs to students in grades K-12.
The State Department Electronic Reading Room at http://
foia.state.gov/ uses new information technologies to enable access to
unique historical records of international significance which have been
made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act or as
a special collection.
Employment Inquiries about employment in the Foreign Service should be
directed to: PER/REE/REC, P.O. Box 9317, Arlington, VA 22210. Phone,
703-875-7490. Inquiries about civil service positions in the Department
of State should be directed to: PER/CSP/S, P.O. Box 58040, Washington,
DC 20037-8040. The Department's Civil Service Employment Information
Office is located inside the D Street north lobby entrance of the
Department of State building, Washington, DC. The Civil Service
Personnel Office provides a 24-hour job information line. Phone, 202-
647-7284.
Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests Requests from the
public for Department of State records should be addressed to the
Director, Office of IRM Programs and Service, Department of State, Room
1512, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520-1512. Phone, 202-647-8300.
Individuals are requested to indicate on the outside of the envelope the
statute under which they are requesting access: FOIA REQUEST or PRIVACY
REQUEST.
Any identifiable Department of State document can be requested under
the
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Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Requesters should provide as
much identifying information as possible about the document, such as
subject matter, timeframe, originator of the information, or any other
helpful data, to assist the Department in locating it. Please include
your daytime telephone number.
Only persons who are U.S. citizens or aliens who are lawfully
admitted to the United States for permanent residence can request
information under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). Under this act,
individuals may request access to records that are maintained under the
individual's name or some other personally identifiable symbol.
Descriptions of record systems from which documents can be retrieved by
the individual's name are published in the Federal Register, copies of
which are available from the Director, Office of IRM Programs and
Services. To expedite processing of requests, individuals should specify
the system of records they wish to have searched and should provide the
following identifying information: full name; aliases (if any); date and
place of birth; and circumstances, including approximate time period,
which would have led to the creation of the record.
A public reading room, where unclassified and declassified documents
may be inspected, is located in the Department of State, 2201 C Street
NW., Washington, DC. Phone, 202-647-8300. Directions to the reading room
may be obtained from receptionists at public entrances to the
Department.
Additional information about the Department's FOIA program can be
found on the FOIA Electronic Reading Room Web site at http://
foia.state.gov/.
Missing Persons, Emergencies, Deaths of Americans Abroad For
information concerning missing persons, emergencies, travel warnings,
overseas voting, judicial assistance, and arrests or deaths of Americans
abroad, contact the Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis
Management, Department of State. Phone, 202-647-5225. Fax, 202-647-3732.
Fax-on-demand, 202-647-3000. Internet, http://travel.state.gov/.
Correspondence should be directed to: Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau
of Consular Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.
Inquiries regarding international parental child abduction or
adoption of foreign children by private U.S. citizens should be directed
to the Office of Children's Issues, CA/OCS/CI, Room 4811, Department of
State, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 202-647-2688. Fax, 202-647-2835.
Internet, http://travel.state.gov/.
Passports Passport information is available through the Internet, at
http://travel.state.gov/. For recorded general passport information,
contact any of the Regional Passport Agencies at the telephone numbers
listed in the following table. For passport assistance and information,
you may call the National Passport Information Center (phone, 900-225-
5674; TDD, 900-225-7778) and you will be charged 35 cents per minute to
listen to automated messages and $1.05 per minute to speak with an
operator. You may also call the National Passport Information Center
using a major credit card at a flat rate of $4.95 (phone, 888-362-8668;
TDD, 888-498-3648). These rates are subject to change. Correspondence
should be directed to the appropriate Regional Agency or the
Correspondence Branch, Passport Services, Room 510, 1111 Nineteenth
Street NW., Washington, DC 20524.
Regional Passport Agencies
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City Address Telephone
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Boston, MA......................................... Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Bldg., 02222..... 617-565-6990
Chicago, IL........................................ Federal Bldg., 60604....................... 312-341-6020
Honolulu, HI....................................... Federal Bldg., 96850....................... 808-522-8283
Houston, TX........................................ 1919 Smith St., 77002...................... 713-209-3153
Los Angeles, CA.................................... 11000 Wilshire Blvd., 90024-3615........... 310-575-5700
Miami, FL.......................................... Federal Office Bldg., 33130................ 305-539-3600
National Passport Center........................... 31 Rochester Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801- 603-334-0500
2900.
New Orleans, LA.................................... 305 Canal St., 70130....................... 504-589-6161
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New York, NY....................................... 376 Hudson St., 10014...................... 212-206-3500
Philadelphia, PA................................... Federal Bldg., 19106....................... 215-597-7480
San Francisco, CA.................................. 95 Hawthorne St., 94105-3901............... 415-538-2700
Seattle, WA........................................ Federal Bldg., 98174....................... 206-808-5700
Stamford, CT....................................... 1 Landmark Sq., 06901...................... 203-325-4401
Washington, DC..................................... 1111 19th St. NW., 20524................... 202-647-0518
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Publications The Department's Bureau of Public Affairs produces a
variety of publications on the Department and foreign policy, including
the official U.S. documentary series, Foreign Relations of the United
States, and two publications on U.S. foreign policy, Dispatch and
Background Notes.
The series Foreign Relations of the United States, published since
1861 in over 300 volumes, constitutes the official documentary record of
U.S. foreign policy. It is the most extensive and most near-current
publication of diplomatic papers in the world. The Office of the
Historian has completed the 75 print volumes and microfiche supplements
documenting the foreign policy of the Eisenhower administration (1953-
1960). Publication of 32 print volumes and supplements on the foreign
policy of the Kennedy administration (1961-1963) is nearing completion.
Of 34 volumes documenting the Johnson administration (1964-1968), 8 were
published by 1997.
U.S. Foreign Affairs on CD-ROM provides a wealth of foreign policy
information such as Dispatch magazine (the monthly foreign policy
magazine issued by the Department of State), Background Notes, speeches
and testimonies by senior State Department officials, reports to
Congress, miscellaneous policy publications, and daily press briefings
in a searchable format. Single copies are available from the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box
371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Phone, 202-512-1800. Fax, 202-512-
2233. Payments can be made by check (payable to the Superintendent of
Documents), GPO Deposit Account, VISA, or MasterCard.
Reading Room To review declassified Department documents, contact the
receptionists at the public entrance to the Department of State, 2201 C
Street NW., Washington, DC, for the specific location. Phone, 202-647-
8484.
Telephone Directory The Department's telephone directory is available
for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402.
Tips for U.S. Travelers Abroad The following pamphlets from the Bureau
of Consular Affairs are posted on the Internet at http://
travel.state.gov/ and are for sale for $1 (except where noted) by the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402:
Travel Warning on Drugs Abroad contains important facts on the
potential dangers of being arrested for illegal drugs abroad and the
type of assistance that U.S. consular officers can and cannot provide.
This booklet is free from the Department of State, Consular Affairs/
Public Affairs Staff, Room 6831, Washington, DC 20520.
Travel Tips for Older Americans contains basic information on
passports, currency, health, aid for serious problems, and other useful
travel tips for senior citizens.
Your Trip Abroad ($1.25) contains basic information on passports,
vaccinations, unusual travel requirements, dual nationality, drugs,
modes of travel, customs, legal requirements, and many other topics for
the American tourist, business representative, or student traveling
overseas.
A Safe Trip Abroad contains helpful precautions to minimize one's
chances of becoming a victim of terrorism and also provides other safety
tips.
Tips for Americans Residing Abroad contains advice for more than 2
million Americans living in foreign countries.
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Regional Tips for Travelers cover customs, currency regulations,
dual nationality, and other local conditions. Currently available are:
Tips for Travelers to Canada; Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean; Tips
for Travelers to Mexico; Tips for Travelers to the Middle East and North
Africa ($1.50); Tips for Travelers to the People's Republic of China;
Tips for Travelers to Russia and the Newly Independent States; Tips for
Travelers to South Asia; Tips for Travelers to Central and South
America; and Tips for Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa ($1.50).
Foreign Entry Requirements contains visa and other entry
requirements of foreign countries. Passports: Applying for Them the Easy
Way contains information on where, how, and when to apply for passports.
Order these from the Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO 81009.
Visas To obtain information on visas for foreigners wishing to enter
the United States, call 202-663-1225. Internet, http://
travel.state.gov/.
For further information concerning the Department of State, contact the
Office of Public Communication, Public Information Service, Bureau of
Public Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 202-
647-6575. Fax, 202-647-7120. Internet, http://www.state.gov/.