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DEPARTMENT of STATE 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520 Phone, 202–647–4000 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 for (VACANCY) Counterterrorism U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator MARK DYBUL, Acting Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and RANDALL FORT Research Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs JEFFREY T. BERGNER Chairman, Foreign Service Grievance Board JACQUELINE RATNER Chief of Protocol RAYMOND P. MARTINEZ, Acting 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 Rights BARRY WELLS Director, Policy Planning Staff STEPHEN KRASNER Inspector General HOWARD J. KRONGARD Legal Adviser JOHN B. BELLINGER III Special Assistant to the Secretary and HARRY K. THOMAS, JR. Executive Secretary of the Department Under Secretary for Arms Control and (VACANCY) International Security Affairs Assistant Secretary for International JOHN C. ROOD Security and Nonproliferation Assistant Secretary for Political-Military STEPHEN D. MULL, Acting Affairs Assistant Secretary for Verification, PAULA A. DESUTTER Compliance, and Implementation Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and (VACANCY) Agricultural Affairs Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy DANIEL S. SULLIVAN and Business Affairs Under Secretary for Democracy and Global PAULA J. DOBRIANSKY Affairs Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human BARRY F. LOWENKRON Rights, and Labor Assistant Secretary for Oceans and CLAUDIA A. MCMURRAY International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Assistant Secretary for Population, ELLEN R. SAUERBREY Refugees, and Migration Under Secretary for Management HENRIETTA H. FORE Assistant Secretary for Administration RAJKUMAR CHELLARAJ Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs MAURA HARTY 294 VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:05 Aug 07, 2007 Jkt 211657 PO 00000 Frm 00302 Fmt 6995 Sfmt 6995 C:\GOVMAN\211657\211657.040 APPS10 PsN: 211657 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 295 Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security RICHARD J. GRIFFIN and Director of the Office of Foreign Missions Assistant Secretary for Information JAMES VAN DERHOFF Resource Management and Chief Information Officer Assistant Secretary for Resource BRADFORD R. HIGGINS Management and Chief Financial Officer Director and Chief Operating Officer of CHARLES E. WILLIAMS Overseas Buildings Operations Director General of the Foreign Service GEORGE M. STAPLES and Director of Human Resources Director of the Foreign Service Institute RUTH A. WHITESIDE Director, Office of Medical Services LAURENCE G. BROWN Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. NICHOLAS BURNS Assistant Secretary for African Affairs JENDAYI E. FRAZER Assistant Secretary for East Asian and CHRISTOPHER R. HILL Pacific Affairs Assistant Secretary for European and DANIEL FRIED Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary for International ANNE W. PATTERSON Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Assistant Secretary for Western THOMAS A. SHANNON, JR. Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs C. DAVID WELCH Assistant Secretary for South and Central RICHARD A. BOUCHER Asian Affairs Ambassador and Coordinator for MAUREEN E. QUINN Afghanistan Assistant Secretary for International KRISTEN SILVERBERG Organization Affairs Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and KAREN P. HUGHES Public Affairs Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and SEAN IAN MCCORMACK Spokesman for the Department of State Assistant Secretary for Educational and DINA HABIB POWELL Cultural Affairs Coordinator, International Information JEREMY CURTIN, Acting Programs Permanent Representative of the United ROBERT MANZANARES, Acting States of America to the Organization of American States VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:05 Aug 07, 2007 Jkt 211657 PO 00000 Frm 00303 Fmt 6995 Sfmt 6995 C:\GOVMAN\211657\211657.040 APPS10 PsN: 211657 296 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL United States Mission to the United Nations 1 799 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 to the ALEJANDRO DANIEL WOLFF United Nations United States Representative for Special JACKIE W. SANDERS Political Affairs in the United Nations United States Representative on the RICHARD T. MILLER Economic and Social Council United States Representative for U.N. MARK D. WALLACE Management and Reform [For the Department of State statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 22, Part 5] 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 Asian Affairs, and Western Hemisphere by act of July 27, 1789, as the Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and was Administration The Bureau of renamed Department of State by act of Administration provides support September 15, 1789 (22 U.S.C. 2651 programs and services to Department of note). State and U.S. embassies and consulates. Secretary of State The Secretary of These functions include administrative State is responsible for the overall policy, domestic emergency direction, coordination, and supervision management, and management of of U.S. foreign relations and for the owned or leased facilities in the United States; procurement, supply, travel, and interdepartmental activities of the U.S. transportation support; diplomatic Government abroad. The Secretary is the pouch, domestic mail, official records, first-ranking member of the Cabinet, is a publishing, library, and language member of the National Security services; support to the schools abroad Council, and is in charge of the that educate dependents of U.S. operations of the Department, including Government employees assigned to the Foreign Service. diplomatic and consular missions; and Regional Bureaus Foreign affairs small and disadvantaged business activities worldwide are handled by the utilization. Direct services to the public geographic bureaus, which include the and other Government agencies include: Bureaus of African Affairs, European and authenticating documents used abroad Eurasian Affairs, East Asian and Pacific for legal and business purposes; Affairs, Near East Affairs, South and responding to requests under the 1 A description of the organization and functions of the United Nations can be found under Selected Multilateral Organizations in this book. VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:05 Aug 07, 2007 Jkt 211657 PO 00000 Frm 00304 Fmt 6995 Sfmt 6995 C:\GOVMAN\211657\211657.040 APPS10 PsN: 211657 VerDate Aug 312005 11:05 Aug 07, 2007 Jkt211657 PO00000 Frm00305 Fmt6995 Sfmt6995 C:\GOVMAN\211657\211657.040 APPS10 PsN: 211657 DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY OF STATE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADMINISTRATOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE CHIEF OF STAFF EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY UNDER SECRETARY FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT COUNSELOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS MANAGEMENT GLOBAL AFFAIRS ECONOMIC, ENERGY, ARMS CONTROL AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PUBLIC AFFAIRS AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS AFFAIRS AFRICAN AFFAIRS EAST ASIAN AND ADMINISTRATION CONSULAR AFFAIRS DEMOCRACY, PACIFIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY HUMAN RIGHTS ASSISTANT SECRETARY EDUCATION AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY INTERNATIONAL AND LABOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND SECURITY AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS ASSISTANT SECRETARY NONPROLIFERATION ASSISTANT SECRETARY DIPLOMATIC HUMAN RESOURCES EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTANT SECRETARY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE FOREIGN MISSIONS FOREIGN SERVICE AND DIRECTOR OCEANS AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY POLITICAL-MILITARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEAR EASTERN SOUTH ASIAN FOREIGN SERVICE OVERSEAS BUILDINGS AFFAIRS AFFAIRS INSTITUTE OPERATIONS AFFAIRS VERIFICATION, INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF STATE ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY COMPLIANCE, AND DIRECTOR DIRECTOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION PROGRAMS WESTERN INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS ASSISTANT SECRETARY POPULATION, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR INFORMATION RESOURCE REFUGEES AND HEMISPHERE MANAGEMENT MEDICAL SERVICES AFFAIRS AFFAIRS MIGRATION ASSISTANT SECRETARY CHIEF INFORMATION DIRECTOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OFFICER OFFICE OF WHITE HOUSE LIAISON DIRECTOR LEGISLATIVE RESOURCE POLICY PLANNING INTELLIGENCE AND CHIEF OF COUNTERTERRORISM INSPECTOR CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL AFFAIRS MANAGEMENT STAFF RESEARCH PROTOCOL GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR FOR GENERAL
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