Department of State

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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 Dell L. Dailey

for Counterterrorism

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Mark Dybul

Assistant Secretary for Intelligence Randall M. Fort

and Research

Assistant Secretary for Legislative Jeffrey T. Bergner

Affairs

Chairman, Foreign Service Grievance Jacqueline Ratner

Board

Chief of Protocol Nancy Goodman Brinker

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 John M. Robinson

Rights

Director, Policy Planning Staff David Gordon

Inspector General William A. Rood, Acting

Legal Adviser John B. Bellinger III

Special Assistant to the Secretary Daniel B. Smith

and Executive Secretary of the Department

Under Secretary for Arms Control and John C. Rood, Acting

International Security Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Patricia A. McNerney, International Security Acting

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, Reuben Jeffery III

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 David J. Kramer

Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Assistant Secretary for Oceans Claudia A. McMurray

and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Samuel M. Witten

Population, Refugees, and Migration

Under Secretary for Management Patrick F. Kennedy

Assistant Secretary for Rajkumar Chellaraj

Administration

Assistant Secretary for Consular Janice L. Jacobs, Affairs Acting

Assistant Secretary for Gregory B. Starr, Diplomatic Security and Acting

Director of the Office of Foreign Missions

Assistant Secretary for Susan Swart

Information Resource Management and Chief Information Officer

Assistant Secretary for Resource Bradford R. Higgins

Management and Chief Financial Officer

Director and Chief Operating Richard Shinnick, Officer of Overseas Acting

Buildings Operations

Director General of the Foreign Harry K. Thomas, Jr.

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 Daniel Fried, Acting

Affairs

Assistant Secretary for African Jendayi E. Frazer

Affairs

Assistant Secretary for East Christopher R. Hill

Asian and Pacific Affairs

Assistant Secretary for European Kurt Volker, Acting

and Eurasian Affairs

Assistant Secretary for David Johnson

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

Coordinator for Afghanistan Patrick S. Moon

Assistant Secretary for Kristen Silverberg

International Organization Affairs

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy (vacancy)

and Public Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Public Sean Ian McCormack

Affairs and Spokesman for the Department of State

Assistant Secretary for Goli Ameri

Educational and Cultural Affairs

Coordinator, International Jeremy Curtin

Information Programs

Permanent Representative of the Hector E. Morales, Jr.

United States of America to

States

United States Mission to the United Nations

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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 (vacancy)

Special Political Affairs in the United Nations

United States Representative on the (vacancy)

Economic and Social Council

United States Representative for (vacancy)

U.N. Management and Reform

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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 18 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. DRL dialogs with foreign governments and builds partnerships in multilateral organizations in order to build global consensus in support of democratic rule and human rights. It prepares 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. It participates in the Inter-Governmental Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility, encouraging governments and private industry to eliminate child labor. DRL also works to advance liberty in and access to electronic communication through the Secretary's Task Force on Global Internet Freedom.

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, resident and visiting foreign dignitaries, and foreign missions in the United States; the conduct of criminal, counterintelligence, and personnel security investigations; ensuring the integrity...