Department of State 2 in the United States

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• Department of State
• Department of State 3
• Department of State 4
• Department of State 5

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 protecting the Secretary of State and other senior Government of?cials,
resident and visiting foreign dignitaries, and foreign missions in the United States;
conducting criminal, counterintelligence, and personnel security investigations;
ensuring the integrity of international travel documents, sensitive information,
classi?ed processing equipment, and management information systems;
the physical and technical protection of domestic and overseas facilities of
the Department of State; providing professional law enforcement and
security training to U.S. and foreign personnel; and a comprehensive,
multifaceted overseas security program serving the needs of U.S. missions and
the resident U.S. citizens and business communities. Through the Office of

Foreign Missions, the Bureau regulates the domestic activities of the foreign diplomatic community in the areas of taxation, real property acquisitions, motor
vehicle operation, domestic travel, and customs processing.

For further information, contact the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Phone, 571–345–2507.
Fax, 571–345–2527. Internet, http://www.diplomaticsecurity.state.gov.

Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs

The Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (EEB) promotes international trade, investment, economic development, and financial
stability on behalf of the American people. EEB works to build prosperity
and economic security at home and abroad by implementing policy related
to international development and reconstruction, intellectual property
enforcement, international energy issues, terrorism ?nancing and economic
sanctions, international communications and information policy, and aviation
and maritime affairs. EEB formulates and carries out U.S. foreign economic policy
and works to sustain a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world.

For further information, contact the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs. Phone, 202–647–7971. Fax, 202–647–5713. Internet, http://www.state.gov/e/eeb.

Educational and Cultural Affairs

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs administers the principal
provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (the FulbrightHays
Act), including U.S. international educational and cultural exchange
programs. These programs include the prestigious Fulbright Program for
students, scholars, and teachers; the International Visitor Leadership Program,
which brings leaders and future leaders from other countries to the United States
for consultation with their professional colleagues; and professional, youth,
sports, and cultural exchanges. Programs are implemented through cooperative
relationships with U.S. nongovernmental organizations that support the Bureau’s
mission.

For further information, contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Phone, 202– 632–6445. Fax, 202–632–2701. Internet, http://exchanges.state.gov/.

Foreign Missions

The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) operates the motor vehicles, tax, customs, real property, and travel programs to regulate and serve
the 175 foreign missions in the United States and approximately 55,000 foreign
mission members and dependents. The Office is also an advocate for improved
treatment of U.S. missions and personnel abroad. It guards the U.S. public against
abuses of diplomatic privilege and preserves U.S. security interests. OFM
maintains regional of?ces in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Miami, Houston, and Honolulu.

For further information, contact the Office of Foreign Missions. Phone, 202–895–3500. Fax, 202–736–4145.

Foreign Service Institute

The Foreign Service Institute of the Department of State is the Federal Government’s primary foreign affairs-related training institution.
In addition to the Department of State, the Institute provides training for more
than 47 other government agencies. The Institute’s more than 700 courses,
including some 70 foreign language courses, range in length from 1 day
to 2 years. The courses are designed to promote successful performance in
each professional assignment, to ease the adjustment to other countries and
cultures, and to enhance the leadership and management capabilities of the
foreign affairs community.

For further information, contact the Foreign Service Institute. Phone, 703–302–6729. Fax, 703–302–7227.

Information Resource Management

The Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) provides the
Department with the information technology it needs to carry out U.S.
diplomacy in the information age. The IRM Bureau is led by the Department’s
Chief Information Officer. IRM establishes effective information resource
management planning and policies; ensures availability of information
technology systems and operations, including information technology
contingency planning, to support the Department’s diplomatic, consular, and management operations; exercises management responsibility for ensuring
the Department’s information resources meet the business requirements of the
Department and provide an effective basis for knowledge sharing and
collaboration within the Department and with other foreign affairs agencies and
partners; exercises delegated approving authority for the Secretary of State for
development and administration of the Department’s computer and information
security programs and policies.

For further information, contact the Bureau of Information Resource Management. Phone, 202–634–3678. Internet, http://www.state.gov/m/irm/.