1 FAM 150
BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS (WHA)
(CT:ORG-463; 07-30-2018)
(Office of Origin: WHA/EX)
1 FAM 151 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
The Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
(WHA):
(1) Reports directly to the Under Secretary for
Political Affairs (P);
(2) Has the responsibilities of an Assistant Secretary
that are stated in 1
FAM 112; and
(3) Has substantive and coordinating responsibility
for 1 FAM 150,
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA).
1 FAM 151.1 Organization
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
An organization chart of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs (WHA) is found at 1 FAM Exhibit
151.1.
1 FAM 151.2 Authorities
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) authorities
include:
(1) 22 U.S.C. 2651a and 22 U.S.C. 2656, which are the
general authorities of the Secretary of State for managing the Department and
conducting foreign relations;
(2) Delegation of Authority 233, dated May 1, 1996,
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996;
(3) Paragraph (e) of Section 2, Delegation of
Authority 293-2, dated October 23, 2011, Authorities Under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 and Other Related Acts; and
(4) Other authorities, as appropriate.
1 FAM 152 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
(CT:ORG-218; 07-28-2009)
See 1 FAM 113.
1 FAM 153 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (WHA/EX)
1 FAM 153.1 The Executive Director
(CT:ORG-218; 07-28-2009)
See 1 FAM 116.
1 FAM 153.2 Florida Regional Center
(WHA/EX/FRC)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
The Florida Regional Center (WHA/EX/FRC) reports to the
Office of the Executive Director (WHA/EX) and provides regional management and
support services to posts throughout the entire hemisphere.
1 FAM 154 U.S. PERMANENT MISSION TO THE
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (WHA/USOAS)
(CT:ORG-370; 07-07-2015)
a. The chief of mission of the U.S. Permanent Mission
to the Organization of American States (USOAS) serves as the Permanent U.S.
Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS). As Permanent U.S.
Representative, the incumbent represents the United States at the Permanent
Council and other OAS bodies.
b. The deputy U.S. representative serves as deputy
chief of mission and acts as Alternate U.S. Representative on the Permanent
Council of the (OAS).
c. The U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of
American States (USOAS) serves as the central coordination point for
communications between the U.S. Government and the Organization of American
States in Washington, DC and all permanent and observer missions accredited
thereto, including any OAS-related Inter-American Organizations of which the
United States is a member; e.g., Pan American Institute for Geography and
History, Inter-American Childrens Institute, and Inter-American Institute for
Cooperation on Agriculture.
1 FAM 155 OFFICE DIRECTORS
(CT:ORG-218; 07-28-2009)
See 1 FAM 114.
1 FAM 155.1 Office of Policy
Planning and Coordination (WHA/PPC)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
a. The Office of Policy Planning and Coordination
(WHA/PPC) provides strategic review, analysis, and recommendations on country,
sub-regional, and regional policy matters; identifies gaps in policy and
emerging needs and develops recommendations for the Assistant Secretary and the
principal deputy assistant secretary (PDAS) to meet requirements and mitigate
strategic risk; and prepares public remarks for the Assistant Secretary and the
PDAS.
b. This office manages, in appropriate coordination
with the Bureau of Legislative Affairs (H), WHAs outreach to Members and staff
of the U.S. Congress, including strategy, briefings, travel, and testimony.
c. This office provides broad oversight, guidance, and
coordination on U.S. foreign assistance programs in the Western Hemisphere,
including guidance to both field and domestic offices on program management and
evaluation, and donor coordination.
d. WHA/PPC helps develop and implement bureau policy on
such functional issues as democratic governance, organized crime,
counterterrorism, international organizations, political-military affairs, and
human rights, including coordination with specialized bureaus, offices, and
agencies, and representation of the bureau in interagency working groups.
e. WHA/PPC organizes policy talks with governments
outside the region and other policy outreach to advance bureau objectives.
f. Other responsibilities of this office include those
stated in 1 FAM
118.1.
1 FAM 155.2 Office of Regional
Economic Policy and Summit Coordination (WHA/EPSC)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
a. The Office of Regional Economic Policy and Summit
Coordination (WHA/EPSC) develops recommendations and coordinates action within
the bureau on economic and financial policies relating to:
(1) Latin American debt problems and other financial
and large-scale problems (Financial Division);
(2) Overall economic aid allocations, including in
support of social development initiatives, and specific support for
implementation of the labor and environmental provisions of free-trade
agreements;
(3) Energy policy, including support of U.S. domestic
legislation on energy security and diversification, as well as agricultural
policy, which cuts across trade and energy due to the emergence of biofuels;
(4) Environmental, science, technology, and health
policy;
(5) Trade agreements, including foreign policy
elements of negotiation and implementation of trade agreements, and unilateral
trade preference programs such as the Caribbean Basin Initiative; and
(6) Regional economic integration initiatives,
recognizing both the strong desire in the Hemisphere for integration and the
benefits to the United States of the stability and prosperity that more
integrated trade and investment in the Hemisphere would produce.
b. WHA/EPSC coordinates support for the periodic Summit
of the Americas:
(1) Leads interagency development of U.S. commitments
to carry out social, educational, economic development, and democracy goals
agreed to at the Summit;
(2) Participates in multilateral negotiations to
develop Summit agendas, declarations, and shared commitments;
(3) Monitors progress on agreed goals between summits,
both domestically and through the multilateral Summit Implementation Review
Group meetings; and
(4) Provides staff support to the National Summit of
the Americas Coordinator.
1 FAM 155.3 Office of Andean
Affairs (WHA/AND)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
The Office of Andean Affairs (WHA/AND) is responsible for
the countries of:
(1) Bolivia;
(2) Colombia;
(3) Ecuador;
(4) Peru; and
(5) Venezuela.
1 FAM 155.4 Office of Brazilian and
Southern Cone Affairs (WHA/BSC)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
The Office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs (WHA/BSC)
is responsible for the countries of:
(1) Argentina;
(2) Brazil;
(3) Chile;
(4) Paraguay; and
(5) Uruguay.
1 FAM 155.5 Office of Canadian
Affairs (WHA/CAN)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
The Office of Canadian Affairs (WHA/CAN) is responsible
for Canadian affairs.
1 FAM 155.6 Office of Caribbean
Affairs (WHA/CAR)
(CT:ORG-264; 04-16-2012)
The Office of Caribbean Affairs (WHA/CAR) is responsible
for the following:
(1) Antigua and Barbuda;
(2) Aruba;
(3) The Bahamas;
(4) Barbados;
(5) Dominica;
(6) Dominican Republic;
(7) Grenada;
(8) Guyana;
(9) Jamaica;
(10) Dutch Caribbean;
(11) St. Kitts and Nevis;
(12) St. Lucia;
(13) St. Vincent and the Grenadines;
(14) Suriname; and
(15) Trinidad and Tobago.
1 FAM 155.7 Office of Central
American Affairs (WHA/CEN)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
The Office of Central American Affairs (WHA/CEN) is responsible
for the countries of:
(1) Belize;
(2) Costa Rica;
(3) El Salvador;
(4) Guatemala;
(5) Honduras;
(6) Nicaragua; and
(7) Panama.
1 FAM 155.8 Office of the
Coordinator for Cuban Affairs (WHA/CCA)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
The Office of the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs (WHA/CCA)
is responsible for Cuban affairs.
1 FAM 155.9 Office of Mexican
Affairs (WHA/MEX)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
The Office of Mexican Affairs (WHA/MEX) is responsible for
Mexican affairs.
1 FAM 155.10 Office of Public
Diplomacy and Public Affairs (WHA/PDA)
(CT:ORG-263; 04-03-2012)
See 1 FAM 114.2.
1 FAM 155.11 Office of the Haiti
Special Coordinator (WHA/HSC)
(CT:ORG-415; 05-30-2016)
The Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator (WHA/HSC) is
responsible for Haitian affairs.
1 FAM 156 THROUGH 159 UNASSIGNED