Department of State 5 in the United States

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Population, Refugees, and Migration

The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration directs the Department’s
population, refugee, and migration policy development. It administers
U.S. contributions to international organizations for humanitarian
assistance- and protection-related programs on behalf of refugees, con?ict
victims, and internally displaced persons, and provides U.S. contributions to
nongovernmental organizations which 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 Department of
Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, and various
State and private voluntary agencies. It coordinates U.S. international population
policy and promotes its goals through 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
the Department’s international migration policy through bilateral and multilateral
diplomacy. The Bureau oversees efforts to encourage greater participation in
humanitarian assistance and refugee resettlement on the part of foreign
governments and uses humanitarian diplomacy to increase access and
assistance to those in need in the absence of political solutions.

For further information, contact the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Phone,
202–453–9271. Fax, 202–453–9294. Internet,http://www.state.gov/g/prm.

Public Affairs

The Bureau of Public Affairs (PA) carries out the Secretary’s foreign policy objectives and helps American and foreign audiences understand the importance of foreign affairs. Led by the Assistant Secretary, who also serves as Department spokesman, the Bureau pursues the State Department’s mission to inform the American people and foreign audiences and to relay concerns and comments back to policymakers.

For further information, contact the Bureau of Public Affairs. Phone, 202–647–6575.

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 arranging visits of foreign chiefs of
state, heads of government, and other high of?cials to the United States;
organizing credential presentations of newly arrived Ambassadors, as presented
to the President and to the Secretary of State; operating the President’s
guest house, Blair House; organizing delegations representing the President at
of?cial ceremonies abroad; conducting of?cial ceremonial functions and public
events; interpreting the of?cial order of precedence; conducting outreach
programs of cultural enrichment and substantive brie?ngs of the Diplomatic
Corps; accrediting of over 118,000 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; publishing of diplomatic and consular
lists; resolving problems arising out of diplomatic or consular immunity, such as
legal and police matters; and approving the opening of embassy and consular
of?ces 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.

Resource Management

The Bureau of Resource Management, led by the Chief Financial Officer, integrates strategic planning, budgeting, and performance
to secure departmental resources. The Bureau manages all departmental
strategic and performance planning; budgeting and resource management
for operation accounts; global financial services, including accounting, disbursing, and payroll; issuance of financial statements and oversight of
the Department’s management control program; coordination of national
security resources and remediation of vulnerabilities within the Department’s
global critical infrastructure; and management of the International
Cooperative Administrative Support Services Program.

For further information, contact the Bureau ofResource Management. Phone, 202–647–7490. Internet, http://www.state.gov/s/d/rm/.

Veri?cation, Compliance, and Implementation

The Bureau of Veri?cation, Compliance, and Implementation is responsible for
ensuring and verifying compliance with international arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments. The
Bureau also leads negotiation and implementation efforts with respect to
strategic arms control, most recently the new START Treaty, and conventional
forces in Europe. The Bureau is the principal policy representative to the
intelligence community with regard to veri?cation and compliance matters,
and uses this role to promote, preserve, and enhance key collection and
analytic capabilities and to ensure that intelligence veri?cation, compliance, and
implementation requirements are met. The Bureau staffs and manages treaty
implementation commissions, creating negotiation and implementation policy
for agreements and commitments, and developing policy for future arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament arrangements. It also provides support
to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policymaking,
including information technology support and secure government-togovernment
communication linkages with foreign treaty partners. The
Bureau is also responsible for preparing veri?ability assessments on proposals
and agreements, and reporting these to Congress as required. The Bureau
also prepares the President’s Annual Report to Congress on Adherence to
and Compliance With Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments, as well as the reports required by the Iran, North
Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act.

For further information, contact the Bureau of Veri?cation, Compliance, and Implementation. Phone, 202–647–5315. Fax, 202–647–1321.

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 U.S. Foreign Service.

Trained representatives stationed worldwide 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.

Ambassadors are the personal representatives of the President and
report to the President through the Secretary of State. Ambassadors have
full 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 of?cial U.S. policy, and maintaining cordial relations with that
country’s government and people.

For a complete listing of Foreign Service posts, including addresses,
telephone numbers, and key of?cials, visit www.usembassy.gov.