Department of State

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 David M. Hale

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 Holum, Acting

International Security Affairs

Under Secretary for Management Bonnie R. Cohen

Under Secretary for Global Affairs Wendy Sherman, Acting

Counselor of the Department of State Wendy Sherman

Assistant Secretary for Patrick R. Hayes, Administration Acting

Assistant Secretary for Consular Mary A. Ryan

Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Patrick F. Kennedy, Security Acting

Chief Financial Officer Richard L. Greene

Director General of the Foreign Edward W. Gnehm, Service and Director of Acting

Personnel

Medical Director, Department of Cedric E. Dumont

State and the Foreign Service

Executive Secretary, Board of Jonathan Mudge

the Foreign Service

Director of the Foreign Service Ruth A. Davis

Institute

Director, Office of Foreign Missions Patrick F. Kennedy, Acting

Assistant Secretary for Population, Julia V. Taft

Refugee, and Migration Affairs

Inspector General Jacqueline L. Williams-Bridge

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Director, Policy Planning Staff Gregory P. Craig

Assistant Secretary for Legislative Barbara Larkin

Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Democracy, John Shattuck

Human Rights, and Labor

Legal Advisor David R. Andrews

Assistant Secretary for African Susan E. Rice

Affairs

Assistant Secretary for East Asian Stanley O. Roth

and Pacific Affairs

Assistant Secretary for European and Marc Grossman

Canadian Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Inter- Jeffrey Davidow

American 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 Larson

and Business Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Intelligence Phyllis E. Oakley

and Research

Assistant Secretary for Princeton Lyman

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 Politico- Eric Newsom, Acting

Military Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Rand Beers, Acting

International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

U.S. Coordinator, International Vonya B. McCann

Communications and Information Policy

United States Mission to the United Nations

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799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

United States Representative to the United Bill Richardson

Nations and Representative in the 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

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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 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 Adviser, and Inspector General. Some areas where public purposes are widely applied are detailed below and on the following pages.

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 and Canadian Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Inter-American Affairs, and Near Eastern Affairs, and South Asian 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 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.

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Functional Areas

Bureau of 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, 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, call 202-663-0067.

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