DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520 Phone, 202-647-4000 SECRETARY OF STATE ........Warren M. Christopher Special Assistant to the Secretary ........Caron S. Jackson Chief of Protocol ........Molly M. Raiser Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Department ........W. Robert Pearson Chairman, Foreign Service Grievance Board ........James Oldham Civil Service Ombudsman ........John R. Byerly Deputy Secretary of State ........Strobe Talbott Under Secretary for Political Affairs ........Arnold Kanter Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs ........Robert B. Zoellick Under Secretary for International Security Affairs ........Reginald Bartholomew Under Secretary for Management ........J. Brian Atwood Assistant Secretary for Administration ........Patrick F. Kennedy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs ........Mary A. Ryan Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security ........Anthony C.E. Quainton Chief Financial Officer ........Richard L. Greene, Acting Director General and Director of Personnel ........Genta Hawkins Holmes Medical Director, Department of State and the Foreign Service ........LaRae W. Kemp, M.D. Executive Secretary, Board of the Foreign Service ........David Ostroff Director of the Foreign Service Institute ........Lawrence P. Taylor Director, Office of Foreign Missions ........Eric James Boswell Director, Refugee Programs ........Princeton Lyman Counselor of the Department ........Robert B. Zoellick Inspector General ........Roscoe S. Suddarth, Acting Director, Policy Planning Staff ........Dennis B. Ross Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs ........Wendy Ruth Sherman Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs ........John Shattuck Legal Adviser ........Conrad K. Harper Assistant Secretary for African Affairs ........George Moose Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs ........Winston Lord Assistant Secretary for European and Canadian Affairs ........M.T. Niles Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs ........Alexander F. Watson Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States ........Harriet C. Babbitt Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs ........John H. Kelly Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs ........Eugene McAllister Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research ........Toby Trister Gati Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs ........Douglas J. Bennet Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ........Elinor G. Constable Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs ........Thomas E. Donilon Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs ........Robert L. Gallucci Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics Matters ........Robert S. Gelbard Coordinator and Director, Bureau of International Communications and Information Policy ........(vacancy) United States Mission to the United Nations\1\ (FOOTNOTE) (FOOTNOTE) \1\For a description of the organization and functions of the United Nations, see page ***. 799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 United States Representative to the United Nations and Representative in the Security Council ........Madeleine K. Albright Deputy United States Representative to the United Nations ........Edward S. Walker, Jr. Deputy United States Representative in the Security Council ........Irvin Hicks United States Representative on the Economic and Social Council ........(vacancy) Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations ........(vacancy) [For the Department of State statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 22, Part 5] @U1 [Insert Department of State chart]@U0 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 w ith 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 (1 Stat. 28) as the Department of Foreign Affairs and was renamed Department of State by act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). The Secretary of State is the principal official of the Department and performs duties enjoined or entrusted to the position by the President in accordance with the Constitution, relative to correspondence, commissions, or instructions to or wit h public ministers or consuls from the United States, or to negotiations with public ministers from foreign states or princes, or to memorials or other applications from foreign public ministers or other foreigners, or to such other matters respecting for eign affairs, as the President assigns to the Department; and, furthermore, the Secretary conducts the business of the Department in such manner as the President orders or instructs. The act of September 15, 1789, provided that certain domestic duties, such as maintaining custody of The Great Seal of the United States and the publication of laws enacted by Congress, were entrusted to the Department. During the first few deca des of the Republic, a large number of additional domestic functions were assigned to the Department, which for a time came to be the equivalent of the ``home department'' of the Government. Many of these responsibilities were eventually transferred to ot her Federal agencies as the U.S. Government grew in size and complexity during the 19th and 20th centuries. The duties of the Department of State in the field of foreign affairs have not changed significantly in scope since the early years of the United States but have become far more detailed as the Nation has grown and its international commitments have multiplied. 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. Govern ment overseas. 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. Deputy Secretary of State The Deputy Secretary of State is the Secretary's principal deputy and serves as Acting Secretary in the Secretary's absence. Political Affairs The Under Secretary for Political Affairs assists the Secretary and Deputy Secretary in the formulation and conduct of foreign policy and in the overall direction of the Department, including coordination of relations with other departme nts and agencies and interdepartmental activities of the U.S. Government overseas. Counselor The Counselor is a principal officer of the Department, serving the Secretary as a special adviser and consultant on major problems of foreign policy. The Counselor conducts special international negotiations and consultations as directed by the Secretary and provides guidance to the appropriate bureaus with respect to such matters. Economic and Agricultural Affairs The Under Secretary for Economic 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. International Security Affairs The Under Secretary for International Security Affairs is responsible for assuring the integration of all elements of the Foreign Assistance Program as an effective instrument of U.S. foreign policy and serves as Chairman of the Arms Transfer Management Group. The Under Secretary is also responsible for international scientific and technological issues, communications and information policy, and technology transfers. Management The Under Secretary for Management is the principal management official of the Department. The Under Secretary serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on management matters, and directs all budgetary, administrativ e, and personnel policies of the Department and the Foreign Service. The Under Secretary also coordinates the activities of the Bureau of Personnel, the Bureau of Administration, the Bureau of Finance and Management Policy, the Bureau of Consular Affairs, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the Foreign Service Institute, the Curator of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, and the Office of Foreign Missions. The principal concern of the Under Secretary for Management is to reconcile resources, both fiscal and pe rsonnel, with policy requirements. Inspector General The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service arranges, directs, and conducts inspections, investigations, and audits of Department offices and bureaus and its missions and posts overseas. The Off ice provides an independent and systematic assessment of how effectively foreign policy is being implemented and how the interests of the United States are being represented overseas, including a review of all activities, operations, and functions under t he direction, coordination, and supervision of the chiefs of missions overseas. The Office also assesses the efficiency and economy of Department activities and operations, security standards and functions, and provides the coordination and leadership for inquiries into allegations of fraud, abuse, or other serious problems. 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 Pac ific Affairs, Inter-American Affairs, and Near Eastern Affairs, and South Asian Affairs. The Assistant Secretaries for these bureaus are responsible for advising the Secretary regarding countries within their regional jurisdictions and for guiding the ope ration of the U.S. diplomatic establishments in the countries in their geographic areas. They also direct, coordinate, and supervise interdepartmental and interagency matters involving these regions. They are assisted in these duties by Deputy Assistant S ecretaries and country Office Directors within their bureaus. The Office Directors and their staffs have specific responsibility for working-level management of U.S. relations with respect to their assigned countries. As the Washington focal point for the development of policy recommendations for coordination with other departments and agencies, and for transmission of guidance to Ambassadors in the field, these Office Directors are charged with assuring that all elements -- both in Washington and within our missions abroad -- jointly pursue U.S. foreign policy directives. Each bureau also includes an executive office responsible for management issues including budget design and formulation, financial control, personnel administration, administrative support of overseas posts, implementation of data processing and other systems requirements, and coordination with other regional executive offices on Departmentwide administrative questions. 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 o ut 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 Diplomatic Security The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, established under the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as amended (22 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), provides a secure environment for conducting American diplomacy and promoting Amer ican interests worldwide. The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security is responsible for: -- supervising the Bureau of Diplomatic Security under the overall direction of the Secretary of State and assisting the Secretary of State in the formulation of security policy for the Department's worldwide security programs; -- advising the Secretary of State on diplomatic security matters; -- formulating and directing the implementation of diplomatic security policy to provide a secure environment for the conduct of American diplomacy and the promotion of American interests worldwide; -- directing personal protective services for the Secretary of State and other Department officials, as required, and for certain foreign dignitaries residing in or visiting the United States; -- directing and implementing the security policy and programs of the Diplomatic Security Service and security training programs of the Department; -- establishing diplomatic security program priorities in accordance with congressional limitations and program objectives and policies of the President, the Secretary, the Department, and the Bureau; -- coordinating the provision of diplomatic security services and the exchange of security-related intelligence and operational information among the Department, foreign governments, other U.S. Government agencies, and all law enforcement autho rities; and -- representing the Department in negotiations with other Federal agencies and foreign governments regarding diplomatic security and counterterrorism program matters. The Security Awareness Staff directs the development and execution of Bureauwide security and information awareness policies and programs, press and media relations, and public awareness. The Security Awareness Program provides information on di plomatic security concerns and is a focal point for responding to public inquiries and maintaining media relations on diplomatic security issues and events. The Training Support Division provides publications and training videotapes on diplomatic security concerns. The Private Sector Liaison Staff maintains daily contact with and actively supports the U.S. private sector by disseminating timely, unclassified security information concerning the safety of U.S. private sector personnel, facilities, and operat ions abroad. The Staff operates the Electronic Bulletin Board, a computerized, unclassified security information data base accessible to U.S. private sector enterprises. It also provides direct consultation services to the private sector concerning securi ty threats abroad. The Overseas Security Advisory Council promotes cooperation on security-related issues between the American private sector interests worldwide and the Department of State, as provided in 22 U.S.C. 2656 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.). The Council establishes continuing liaison and provides for operational security cooperation between Department security functions and the private sector. The Council also provides for regular and timely exchange of information be tween the private sector and the Department concerning developments in protective security. Additionally, it recommends methods and provides material for coordinating security planning and implementation of security programs. The Office of Policy, Planning, and Budget assists in developing and coordinating Department and interagency security policy issues and standards through participation in committees, councils, and working groups and in providing assistance to Di plomatic Security program offices by resolving policy inconsistencies. The Office also develops and manages Bureau planning and program management systems, both long-term and operational, which integrate policy initiatives, organizational goals, and post and program requirements with resource availability. In addition, it provides review and declassification services of security records pursuant to Federal access laws and litigation and discovery orders. Finally, it is responsible for adjudicating reques ts to amend permanent Federal records and ensures that the Bureau complies with Federal access statutes. For further information, call 703-204-6217. 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 energy issues, trade, econom ic sanctions, international finance and development, and aviation and maritime affairs. For further information, call 202-647-2720. Finance and Management Policy The Bureau of Finance and Management Policy is directed by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who serves as the Department's Budget Officer and Management Control Officer and assists in managing the Department and its posts. The CFO, assisted by well-qualified and well-trained financial management personnel, establishes effective management policies and internal controls; ensures adequate systems to produce useful, reliable, and timely financial and related programmatic infor mation; develops useful financial analysis and performance reports; and integrates budget execution and accounting functions. For further information, call 202-647-6778. 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 In stitute provides training for more than 40 other governmental agencies. The Institute's more than 300 courses, including 60 language courses, range in length from several days 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. Intelligence and Research The Bureau of Intelligence and Research coordinates programs of intelligence, analysis, and research for the Department and other Federal agencies, and produces intelligence studies and current intelligence analyses essential to foreign policy determination and execution. Through its Office of Research, the Bureau maintains liaison with cultural and educational institutions and oversees contract research and conferences on foreign affairs subjects. For further information, call 202-647-1080. International Communications and Information Policy The Bureau of International Communications and Information Policy is the principal adviser to the Secretary of State on international telecommunications policy issues affecting U.S. foreign policy and na tional security. The Bureau acts as coordinator with other U.S. Government agencies and the private sector in the formulation and implementation of international policies relating to a wide range of rapidly evolving communications and information technolo gies. The Bureau promotes U.S. telecommunications interests bilaterally and multilaterally. For further information, call 202-647-5832. International Narcotics Matters The Bureau of International Narcotics Matters is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing international narcotics control assistance activities of the Department of State as authorized under sections 481 a nd 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, an d 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 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 matter s including negotiating, concluding, and terminating agreements relating to international narcotics control programs as authorized by section 1(g)(3) of State Department Delegation of Authority No. 145 of February 4, 1980. It also oversees and coordinates the international narcotics control policies and programs of all involved U.S. agencies. The Bureau represents the United States at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs and at other international meetings and conferences on drugs, narcotics, and psychotropic substances. 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 202-647-6400. Legal Adviser The Legal Adviser is the principal adviser to the Secretary and, through the Secretary, to the President on all matters of international law arising in the conduct of United States foreign relations. The Legal Adviser also provides general l egal advice and services to the Secretary and other officials of the Department on matters with which the Department and overseas posts are concerned. Legislative Affairs The Bureau of Legislative Affairs, under the direction of the Assistant Secretary, is responsible for supervising and coordinating all legislative activities, with the exception of administrative matters, among the Department of State, the Congress, and the other executive agencies. The objectives of the Bureau are to ensure that congressional perspectives are considered in the foreign policy-making process, that the administration's views are accurately presented to Congress, and that a coordinated legislative strategy is implemented by executive branch agencies. It also is responsible for monitoring, processing, and transmitting all correspondence to the Congress and serves as the initial point of contact for legislative inquiries. The Bureau closely monitors all legislation which affects the foreign affairs agencies; approves and schedules appearances by Department officers before congressional committees; coordinates the confirmation process for ambassadors and other nom inees requiring Senate confirmation; and administers all congressional travel overseas. For further information, call 202-647-2163. 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 abroad. 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 pat ients, conducts pre-employment and in-service physical examinations, and provides clinical referral and advisory services. Domestically, the Office offers occupational health care, as well as numerous health education and health maintenance programs. For further information, call 202-647-3617. Public Affairs The Bureau of Public Affairs provides information on U.S. foreign policy to the American people. It advises the Secretary on public concerns; carries out domestic public liaison activities; and assumes contacts between Department officials and private citizens and groups through conferences, briefings, and speaking/media engagements within the Department and nationwide. The Spokesman of the Department and the Bureau's Press Office conduct daily press briefings. The Bureau produces and distributes publications on U.S. foreign policy; publishes the diplomatic history of the United States; answers public telephone inquiries; and replies to correspondence on foreign policy issues. The Bureau also serves as liaison between the State Department and State and local elected officials, and those national organizations and offices that represent them. For further information, call 202-647-6575. Consular Affairs The Bureau of Consular Affairs, under the direction of the Assistant Secretary, is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of the immigration and nationality laws, insofar as they concern the Department and th e Foreign Service, for the issuance of passports and visas and related services, and for the protection and welfare of American citizens and interests abroad. Approximately 4 million passports a year are issued by the Passport Office of the Bureau, which has agencies in Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Stamford, and Washington, DC. For further information, see Sources of Information on pages 439-442. Political-Military Affairs The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs provides guidance and coordinates policy formulation on national security issues, including: nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missile technology; nuclear and convention al arms control; defense relations and security assistance; and export controls. It acts as the Department's primary liaison with the Department of Defense. The Bureau also participates in all major arms control, nonproliferation, and other security-relat ed negotiations. The Bureau's major activities are designed to further U.S. national security objectives by: stabilizing regional military balances through negotiations and security assistance; negotiating reductions in global inventories of weapons of mass dest ruction and curbing their proliferation; maintaining global access for U.S. military forces; inhibiting adversaries' access to militarily significant technologies; and promoting responsible U.S. defense trade. For further information, call 202-647-6968. Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs has principal responsibility for the Department's formulation and implementation of U.S. Government policies and prop osals for the scientific and technological aspects of our relations with other countries and international organizations. It also has the management responsibility for a broad range of foreign policy issues and significant global problems related to envir onment, oceans, fisheries, population, space and other fields of advanced technology, and for cooperative efforts dealing with the application and transfer of technology. The Bureau: -- advises the Secretary where science and technology or the Bureau's functional responsibilities are concerned; -- represents the Department in international negotiations in its area of responsibility; -- provides policy guidance to the U.S. oceanic, environmental, scientific, and technological communities on activities and programs affecting foreign policy issues; -- assures effective coordination of policy responsibilities between the Department and the Agency for International Development in the field of science and technology; and -- directs the Environmental Science and Technology Cone and the Overseas Counselor/Attache˙AE1 Programs. The Bureau develops and directs the carrying out of policy recommendations relative to U.S. participation in international science and technology programs; in bilateral cooperative programs related to its areas of interests; and in the activitie s of the International Fisheries Commissions of which the United States is a member. For further information, call 202-647-3622. 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 responsibl e for: -- visits of foreign chiefs of state, heads of government, and other high officials to the United States; -- operation of the President's guest house, Blair House; -- delegations representing the President at official ceremonies abroad; -- conduct of official ceremonial functions and public events; -- accreditation of over 100,000 embassy, consular, international organization, and other foreign government personnel and members of their families throughout the United States; -- determining entitlement to diplomatic or consular immunity; -- publication of diplomatic, mission employee, and consular lists; -- resolution of problems arising out of diplomatic or consular immunity such as legal and police matters; -- approving the opening of consular offices in conjunction with the Office of Foreign Missions; -- official interpretation of the Order of Precedence; -- conducting an outreach program of cultural enrichment and substantive briefings of the Diplomatic Corps; and -- organizing credential presentations of newly arrived Ambassadors to the President and to the Secretary of State. For further information, call 202-647-2663. Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs The Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs has responsibility for the formulation and development and, in cooperation with other bureaus, the implementation of U.S. policy relating to the observance of human rights throughout the world. The Bureau maintains liaison with nongovernmental organizations active in the human rights field and is principally responsible for the preparation of the annual Department report on human rights practices in countries abroad. In addition, the Bureau provides the Department's advice to the Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding applications for political asylum by foreign nationals. For further information, call 202-647-2126. Refugee Programs The Bureau for Refugee Programs is responsible for the operation of U.S. refugee programs overseas, carried out in cooperation with other governments, private and international organizations, and other U.S. Government agencies, including the Agency for International Development, the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services. These programs include relief and repatriation of ref ugees; and the selection, processing, and training of refugees to be admitted into the United States, in consultation with the Congress and State and local governments. They are carried out through grants to private voluntary agencies and international or ganizations, including the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. For further information, call 202-663-1520. 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. As of April 1990, representatives at 144 Embassies, 9 missions , 71 consulates general, 26 consulates, 1 branch office, and 23 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 tr ained 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 responsibility for implementing the U.S. foreign policy by any and all U.S. Government personnel wi thin 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 relati ons 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, Go vernment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- United States Diplomatic Offices -- Foreign Service (C: Consular Office; N: No Embassy or Consular Office) head level 1 :Country/Embassy head level 1 :Ambassador ----------------------------------------------------------------- Albania/Tirana ....... William E. Ryerson Algeria/Algiers ....... Mary Ann Casey Angola/Luanda (N) ....... Edmond De Jarnette (Director) Antigua and Barbuda/St. Johns ....... Bryant J. Salter (Charge˙AE1) Argentina/Buenos Aires ....... James R. Cheek Australia/Canberra ....... Edward J. Perkins Austria/Vienna ....... (Vacancy) Bahamas/Nassau ....... (Vacancy) Bahrain/Manama ....... (Vacancy) Bangladesh/Dacca ....... William B. Milam Barbados/Bridgetown ....... G. Philip Hughes Belgium/Brussels ....... Bruce S. Gelb Belize/Belize City ....... Eugene Scassa Benin/Cotonou ....... Ruth A. Davis Bolivia/La Paz ....... Charles R. Bowers Botswana/Gaborone ....... David Passage Brazil/Brasilia ....... Richard Huntington Melton Brunei Darussalam/Bandar Seri Begawan ....... Theresa A. Tull Bulgaria/Sofia ....... H. Kenneth Hill Burkina Faso/Ouagadougou ....... Edward Brynn Burma/Rangoon ....... (Vacancy) Burundi/Bujumbura ....... (Vacancy) Cambodia ....... Charles H. Twining, Jr. (Charge˙AE1) Cameroon/Yaounde˙AE1 ....... Harriet Isom Canada/Ottawa ....... (Vacancy) Cape Verde/Praia ....... Joseph M. Segars Central African Republic/Bangui ....... Robert E. Gribbin III Chad/N'Djamena ....... Richard Bogosian Chile/Santiago ....... Curtis W. Kamman China, People's Republic of/Beijing ....... Stapleton Roy Colombia/Bogota˙AE1 ....... Morris D. Busby Comoros, Federal and Islamic Republic of the/Moroni (N) ....... Kenneth Peltier Congo, People's Republic of the/Brazzaville ....... Jas. D. Phillips Costa Rica/San Jose˙AE1 ....... Luis Guinot Cyprus/Nicosia ....... Robert E. Lamb Czechoslovakia/Prague ....... Adrian A. Basora Denmark/Copenhagen ....... Richard B. Stone Djibouti, Republic of/Djibouti ....... Charles R. Baquet III Dominica/Roseau (N) ....... (Vacancy) Dominican Republic/Santo Domingo ....... Robert S. Pastorino Ecuador/Quito ....... (Vacancy) Egypt/Cairo ....... Robert H. Pelletreau El Salvador/San Salvador ....... (Vacancy) Equatorial Guinea/Malabo ....... John E. Bennett Ethiopia/Addis Ababa ....... Marc A. Baas Fiji/Suva ....... (Vacancy) Finland/Helsinki ....... John H. Kelly France/Paris ....... Pamela C. Harriman Gabon/Libreville ....... Joseph C. Wilson IV Gambia/Banjul ....... Arlene Render Germany, Federal Republic of/Bonn ....... Robert M. Kimmitt Ghana/Accra ....... Kenneth L. Brown Greece/Athens ....... (Vacancy) Grenada/St. George's ....... Annette Veler (Charge˙AE1) Guatemala/Guatemala ....... (Vacancy) Guinea/Conakry ....... Dane F. Smith, Jr. Guinea-Bissau, Republic of/Bissau ....... Roger A. McGuire Guyana/Georgetown ....... George Jones Haiti/Port-au-Prince ....... Leslie M. Alexander (Charge˙AE1) Holy See/Vatican City ....... Raymond L. Flynn Honduras/Tegucigalpa ....... William T. Pryce Hong Kong/Hong Kong (C) ....... Richard W. Mueller Hungary/Budapest ....... Charles H. Thomas II Iceland/Reykjavik ....... (Vacancy) India/New Delhi ....... (Vacancy) Indonesia/Jakarta ....... Robert L. Barry Ireland/Dublin ....... (Vacancy) Israel/Tel Aviv ....... William C. Harrop Italy/Rome ....... (Vacancy) Ivory Coast/Abidjan ....... Hume Horan Jamaica/Kingston ....... (Vacancy) Japan/Tokyo ....... Walter F. Mondale Jerusalem (C) ....... Molly Williamson Jordan/Amman ....... Roger G. Harrison Kenya/Nairobi ....... (Vacancy) Kiribati, Republic of/Parawa (N) ....... (Vacancy) Korea/Seoul ....... James T. Laney Kuwait/Kuwait ....... Edward W. Gnehm, Jr. Laos/Vientiane ....... Victor L. Tomseth Lebanon/Beirut ....... Ryan Crocker Lesotho/Maseru ....... (Vacancy) Liberia/Monrovia ....... William H. Twaddell Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Socialist People's/Tripoli ....... (Vacancy) Liechtenstein (N) Luxembourg/Luxembourg ....... Edward M. Rowell Madagascar/Antananarivo ....... Dennis P. Barrett Malawi/Lilongwe ....... George Michael T.F. Pistor Malaysia/Kuala Lampur ....... John Stern Wolf Maldives/Male˙AE1 (N) ....... Marion V. Creekmore, Jr. Mali/Bamako ....... Herbert D. Gelber Malta/Valletta ....... (Vacancy) Marshall Islands/Majuro ....... David C. Fields Mauritania/Nouakchott ....... Gordon S. Brown Mauritius/Port Louis ....... (Vacancy) Mexico/Mexico, D.F. ....... John D. Negroponte Micronesia/Kolonia ....... March Fon Eu Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar/ ....... Donald C. Johnson Morocco/Rabat ....... (Vacancy) Mozambique/Maputo ....... Townsend B. Friedman, Jr. Nauru/Yaren (N) ....... (Vacancy) Nepal/Kathmandu ....... (Vacancy) Netherlands/The Hague ....... (Vacancy) New Zealand/Wellington ....... Josiah H. Beeman Nicaragua/Managua ....... (Vacancy) Niger/Niamey ....... Jennifer C. Ward Nigeria/Lagos ....... William L. Swing Norway/Oslo ....... (Vacancy) Oman/Muscat ....... David Dunford Pakistan/Islamabad ....... John C. Monjo Panama/Panama˙AE1 ....... Deane Roesch Hinton Papua New Guinea/Port Moresby ....... Richard W. Teare Paraguay/Asuncio˙AE1n ....... John D. Glassman Peru/Lima ....... (Vacancy) Philippines/Manila ....... John D. Negroponte Poland/Warsaw ....... (Vacancy) Portugal/Lisbon ....... Everett E. Briggs Qatar/Doha ....... Kenton Keith Romania/Bucharest ....... John R. Davis, Jr. Russian Federation/Moscow ....... Thomas R. Pickering Rwanda/Kigali ....... Robert A. Flaten Sao Tome˙AE1 and Principe/Sao Tome˙AE1 (N) ....... Joseph C. Wilson IV San Marino (N) Saudi Arabia/Riyadh ....... (Vacancy) Senegal/Dakar ....... Mark Johnson Seychelles, Republic of/Victoria, Mahe ....... (Vacancy) Sierra Leone/Freetown ....... Lauralee Peters Singapore/Singapore ....... (Vacancy) Solomon Islands/Honiara ....... Richard W. Teare Somali Democratic Republic/Mogadishu (N) ....... Robert Gosende (Director) South Africa/Pretoria, Transvaal ....... Princeton Lyman Spain/Madrid ....... (Vacancy) Sri Lanka/Colombo ....... Teresita Schaeffer St. Christopher and Nevis/Basseterre (N) ....... Reginald J. McHugh (Charge˙AE1) St. Lucia/Castries (N) ....... (Vacancy) St. Vincent and the Grenadines/Kingstown (N) ....... (Vacancy) Sudan/Khartoum ....... Donald K. Petterson Suriname/Paramaribo ....... John P. Leonard Swaziland/Mbabane ....... Stephen Rogers Sweden/Stockholm ....... (Vacancy) Switzerland/Bern ....... (Vacancy) Syria/Damascus ....... Christopher Ross Tanzania/Dar es Salaam ....... Peter J. De Vos Thailand/Bangkok ....... David Lambertson Togo/Lome˙AE1 ....... Harmon E. Kirby Tonga/Nuku'alofa (N) ....... (Vacancy) Trinidad and Tobago/Port-of-Spain ....... Sally Cowal Tunisia/Tunis ....... John T. McCarthy Turkey/Ankara ....... Richard C. Barkley Tuvalu/Funafuti (N) ....... (Vacancy) Uganda/Kampala ....... Johnnie Carson United Arab Emirates/Abu Dhabi ....... William Rugh United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland/London ....... Raymond G.H. Seitz Uruguay/Montevideo ....... Richard C. Brown Vanuatu, Republic of/Port Vila (N) ....... Richard W. Teare Venezuela/Caracas ....... Michael M. Skol Western Samoa/Apia ....... Robert T. Yamate (Charge˙AE1) Yemen Arab Republic/Sanaa ....... Arthur Hughes Yugoslavia/Belgrade ....... Warren Zimmermann Zaire/Kinshasa ....... (Vacancy) Zambia/Lusaka ....... Gordon L. Streeb Zimbabwe/Harare ....... E. Gibson Lanpher ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- 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. I t 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 Beta and $12.50 in 3/4- inch format, plus a $3 mailing and handling fee from Video Transfer, Inc., 5710 Arundel Avenue, Rockville, MD 20552. Phone, 301-881-0270. Conferences, Seminars, Speaking Engagements, Briefings The Bureau of Public Affairs arranges a variety of programs, both in Washington, DC, and nationwide, designed to bring officials into personal contact with the public. National foreign policy conferen ces and briefings for specific audiences -- including business leaders, educators, nongovernmental organization representatives, and other domestic groups -- are held at the Department of State. Foreign policy specialists from the Department of State are available for speaking engagements outside the Washington, DC, metropolitan area before public audiences, including nongovernmental organizations, academic and business groups, as well as for briefing local editors and journalists. Regional foreign policy conferences also are held in cooperation with local sponsors in major cities throughout the country. For further information, write to the Office of Public Liaison, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State, Room 5831, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 202-647-1433. Contracts General inquiries may be directed to the Office of Acquisitions (A/OPR/ACQ), Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 703-875-6000. 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 th at 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 an d 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 cancelled 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, Diplomatic and Congressional Travel Branch. Phone, 202-326-6234. 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/POD , P.O. Box 18657, Washington, DC 20036-8657. 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 Freedom of Information Privacy and Classification Review, Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., W ashington, DC 20520-1512. Phone, 202-647-8484. 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 Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Requesters should provide as much identifying information as possible about the document to assist the Department in locating it. Include subject matter, timeframe, originator of the information, or any other helpful data. 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 t he Director, Office of Freedom of Information, Privacy and Classification Review. To expedite processing of requests, individuals should specify the system of records they wish to have searched and should provide the following identifying information: ful l 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, 202-647-8484. Directions to the reading room may be obtained from receptionis ts at public entrances to the Department. Missing Persons, Emergencies, Deaths of Americans Abroad For information concerning missing persons, emergencies, travel advisories, and arrests or deaths of Americans abroad, contact the Citizens Emergency Center, Department of State. Phone, 202-647-5225 . Correspondence should be directed to: Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. Inquiries regarding citizenship, international parental child abduction, judicial assistance, overseas voting, and adoption of foreign children by private U.S. citizens should be directed to: Citizens Consular Service, Bureau of Consular Affairs , Room 4817, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 202-647-3666. Passports For information concerning the issuance of U.S. passports, contact Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 1425 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20524 (phone, 202-647-0518), or any of the field offices. Additional information concerning passp ort applications is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Field Offices -- Passport Office head level 1 :City head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, MA ....... Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Bldg., 02222 ....... 617-565-6998 Chicago, IL ....... Federal Bldg., 60604 ....... 312-353-7155 Honolulu, HI ....... Federal Bldg., 96850 ....... 808-541-1919 Houston, TX ....... 1919 Smith St., 77002 ....... 713-653-3153 Los Angeles, CA ....... 11000 Wilshire Blvd., 90024-3615 ....... 310-575-7070 Miami, FL ....... Federal Office Bldg., 33130 ....... 305-536-4681 New Orleans, LA ....... 701 Loyola Ave., 70113 ....... 504-589-6728 New York, NY ....... Rockefeller Ctr., 10111-0031 ....... 212-399-5290 Philadelphia, PA ....... Federal Bldg., 19106 ....... 215-597-7480 San Francisco, CA ....... 525 Market St., 94105-2773 ....... 415-744-4010 Seattle, WA ....... Federal Bldg., 98174 ....... 206-220-7777 Stamford, CT ....... 1 Landmark Sq., 06901 ....... 203-325-4401 Washington, DC ....... 1425 K St. NW., 20522-1705 ....... 202-647-0518 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- Publications The Department's Bureau of Public Affairs produces a variety of publications on the Department and foreign policy, including two official documentary series, Foreign Relations of the United States and American Foreign Policy: Current Document s, 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 t he world. The Office of the Historian will soon complete 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) will be completed by 1996. The American Foreign Policy annual volumes contain current official public expressions of policy that best convey the objectives of U.S. foreign policy. The series includes texts of major official messages, addresses, statements, reports, and co mmunications by the White House, Department of State, and other Federal agencies involved in the foreign affairs process. Microfiche supplements, which include additional public documents, accompany the 1981 and subsequent annual volumes. The Department's weekly magazine, Dispatch, offers a diverse compilation of speeches, congressional testimony, policy statements, fact sheets, and other foreign policy information. Background Notes provide brief, factual summaries concerning the people, history, government, economy, and foreign relations of about 180 countries (excluding the United States) and of selected international organizations. A free index is availa ble. Dispatches, Background Notes, and other materials -- including reports to Congress -- are carried over the Government Printing Office's (GPO) Federal Bulletin Board Service. This information can also be accessed through the Department of Commerc e's National Technical Information Service's FedWorld network, as well as through other data base services. A GPO deposit account may be opened by calling 202-512-0822. For information on these and other Department publications, write to Public Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State, Room 5831, Washington, DC 20520. Phone, 202-647-6575. 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 for sale for $1 by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402: Travel Tips for Older Americans contains basic information on passports, currency, health, aid for serious problems, and other useful travel tips for senior citizens. Your Trip Abroad contains basic information on passports, vaccinations, unusual travel requirements, dual nationality, drugs, modes of travel, customs, legal requirements, and many other topics for the American tourist, business representative, or student traveling overseas. A Safe Trip Abroad contains helpful precautions to minimize one's chances of becoming a victim of terrorism and also provides other safety tips. Tips for Americans Residing Abroad contains advice for more than 2 million Americans living in foreign countries. 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 o f State, Consular Affairs/Public Affairs Staff, Room 5807, Washington, DC 20520. The Bureau of Consular Affairs also publishes a series of brochures on travel to specific areas of the world. Depending on the region, the brochures cover topics such as currency and customs regulations, entry requirements, dual nationality, and restrictions on the use of photography. Copies are available from the Government Printing Office for $1. Currently available are: Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean; Tips for Travelers to Eastern Europe; Tips for Travelers to Mexico; Tips for Travelers to the Middle East and North Africa; Tips for Travelers to the People's Republic of China; Tips for Travelers to South Asia; Tips for Travelers to the USSR; Tips for Travelers to Central and South America, and Tips for Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa. Foreign Entry Requirements contains visa and other entry requirements of foreign countries. Order for 50 cents 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. 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.