DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520 Phone, 202±647±4000 SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT Chief of Staff ELAINE K. SHOCAS Executive Assistant DAVID M. HALE Special Assistant to the Secretary and WILLIAM J. BURNS Executive Secretary of the Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal DEIDRE A. DAVIS Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights Chief of Protocol MOLLY M. RAISER Chairman, Foreign Service Grievance Board JAMES OLDHAM Civil Service Ombudsman TED A. BOREK Deputy Secretary of State STROBE TALBOTT Under Secretary for Political Affairs PETER TARNOFF Under Secretary for Economic and JOAN E. SPERO Agricultural Affairs Under Secretary for Global Affairs TIMOTHY E. WIRTH Under Secretary for Arms Control and LYNN E. DAVIS International Security Affairs Under Secretary for Management PATRICK F. KENNEDY, Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration GENIE NORRIS, Acting Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs MARY A. RYAN Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security ERIC JAMES BOSWELL Chief Financial Officer RICHARD L. GREENE Director General of the Foreign Service and ANTHONY C.E. QUAINTON Director of Personnel Medical Director, Department of State and CEDRIC E. DUMONT, M.D. the Foreign Service Executive Secretary, Board of the Foreign LEO VOYTKO, JR. Service Director of the Foreign Service Institute TERESITA C. SCHAEFFER Director, Office of Foreign Missions ERIC JAMES BOSWELL Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugee, PHYLLIS E. OAKLEY and Migration Affairs Inspector General JACQUELINE L. WILLIAMS-BRIDGER Director, Policy Planning Staff JAMES B. STEINBERG Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs BARBARA LARKIN Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human JOHN SHATTUCK Rights, and Labor Legal Advisor MICHAEL J. MATHESON, Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs GEORGE MOOSE Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific CHARLES KARTMAN, Acting Affairs Assistant Secretary for European and JOHN KORNBLUM Canadian Affairs Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs JEFFREY DAVIDOW 388 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 389 Permanent Representative of the United HARRIET C. BABBITT States of America to the Organization of American States Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs DAVID WELCH, Acting Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs ROBIN L. RAPHEL Assistant Secretary for Economic and DANIEL K. TARULLO Business Affairs Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and TOBY TRISTER GATI Research Assistant Secretary for International PRINCETON LYMAN Organization Affairs Assistant Secretary for Oceans and EILEEN CLAUSSEN International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs R. NICHOLAS BURNS, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Politico- THOMAS E. MCNAMARA Military Affairs Assistant Secretary for International ROBERT S. GELBARD Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs U.S. Coordinator, International VONYA B. MCCANN Communications and Information Policy United States Mission to the United Nations 1 799 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 to the EDWARD GNEHM, JR. United Nations United States Representative for Special KARL F. INDERFURTH Political Affairs in the United Nations United States Representative on the VICTOR MARRERO Economic and Social Council United States Representative for U.N. (VACANCY) 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. 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 1 A description of the organization and functions of the United Nations can be found under Selected Multilateral Organizations in this book. 390 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL United States participates; and represents the United States at more than 800 international conferences annually. The Department of State, the senior areas where public purposes are widely executive department of the U.S. applied are detailed below and on the Government, was established by act of following pages. July 27, 1789, as the Department of Economic and Agricultural Affairs The Foreign Affairs and was renamed Under Secretary for Economic and Department of State by act of September Agricultural Affairs is principal adviser to 15, 1789 (22 U.S.C. 2651 note). the Secretary and Deputy Secretary in the formulation and conduct of foreign Office of the Secretary economic policy. Specific areas for Secretary of State The Secretary of which the Under Secretary is responsible State, the principal foreign policy adviser include international trade, agriculture, to the President, is responsible for the energy, finance, transportation, and overall direction, coordination, and relations with developing countries. supervision of U.S. foreign relations and International Security Affairs The for the interdepartmental activities of the Under Secretary for International U.S. Government overseas. The Security Affairs is responsible for Secretary is the first-ranking member of assuring the integration of all elements of the Cabinet, is a member of the National the Foreign Assistance Program as an Security Council, and is in charge of the effective instrument of U.S. foreign operations of the Department, including policy and serves as Chairman of the the Foreign Service. The Office of the Arms Transfer Management Group. Secretary includes the offices of the Other areas of responsibility include Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, international scientific and technological Assistant Secretaries, Counselor, Legal issues, communications and information Adviser, and Inspector General. Some policy, and technology transfers. Regional Bureaus Six Assistant Secretaries direct the Groups in the National Security Council activities of the geographic bureaus, system. These groups discuss and decide which are responsible for our foreign issues that can be settled at the Assistant affairs activities throughout the world. Secretary level, including those arising These are the Bureaus of African Affairs, out of the implementation of National European and Canadian Affairs, East Security Council decisions. They prepare Asian and Pacific Affairs, Inter-American Affairs, and Near Eastern Affairs, and policy papers for consideration by the South Asian Affairs. Council and contingency papers on The regional Assistant Secretaries also potential crisis areas for Council review. serve as Chairmen of Interdepartmental Functional Areas Diplomatic Security The Bureau of secure environment for conducting Diplomatic Security, established under American diplomacy and promoting the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and American interests worldwide. Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as amended The Assistant Secretary of State for (22 U.S.C. 4803 et seq.), provides a Diplomatic Security is responsible for: DEPARTMENT OF STATE 391 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY DEVELOPMENT UNITED STATES OF STATE PERMANENT UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO INFORMATION THE UNITED NATIONS AGENCY ARMS CONTROL DEPUTY SECRETARY AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY POLICY EQUAL EMPLOYMENT COORDINATOR FOR EXECUTIVE CHIEF OF STAFF PROTOCOL OPPORTUNITY AND COUNTER- SECRETARY PLANNING CIVIL RIGHTS TERRORISM COUNCIL UNDER SECRETARY UNDER SECRETARY UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC FOR ARMS CONTROL UNDER SECRETARY UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AND AGRICULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL FOR MANAGEMENT FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS AFFAIRS AFFAIRS SECURITY AFFAIRS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL- DEMOCRACY, AFRICAN BUSINESS MILITARY FOREIGN SERVICE HUMAN RIGHTS, AFFAIRS AFFAIRS AFFAIRS INSTITUTE AND LABOR INTERNATIONAL EAST ASIAN NARCOTICS AND AND PACIFIC ADMINISTRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS AFFAIRS OCEANS AND EUROPEAN AND CONSULAR INTERNATIONAL CANADIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENTAL AND AFFAIRS SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS DIPLOMATIC POPULATION, INTER- SECURITY AMERICAN REFUGEES, OFFICE OF AFFAIRS AND MIGRATION FOREIGN MISSIONS NEAR FINANCE AND EASTERN MANAGEMENT AFFAIRS POLICY SOUTH DIRECTOR GENERAL ASIAN OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS SERVICE AND DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR ORGANIZATION FAMILY LIAISON AFFAIRS OFFICE PERSONNEL INTELLIGENCE INSPECTOR LEGISLATIVE LEGAL ADVISOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND GENERAL AFFAIRS RESEARCH DIPLOMATIC, CONSULAR, AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS AND DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 392 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL Ðsecurity and protective operations planning and implementation of security abroad and in the United States; programs. Ðcounter-terrorism planning and The Office of Policy, Planning, and coordination; Budget assists in developing and Ðsecurity technology development; coordinating Department and Ðforeign government security