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Geographic Bureaus
1 FAM 110
STATEMENTS OF COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES OF REGIONAL BUREAUS
(CT:ORG-416; 06-14-2017)
(Office of Origin: S/ES-EX)
1 FAM 111 APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL
STATEMENTS
(CT:ORG-240; 05-02-2011)
In view of the similarity of responsibilities of the
geographic regional bureaus, a single set of functional statements is provided
to be generally applicable to all regional bureaus, except 1 FAM 118.1,
which applies to all public affairs advisers assigned to the Department. If
functions of any bureau, or of one of its units, differ significantly from
those set forth in the general statements, the differences are covered in the
separate bureau functional statements which follow this section.
1 FAM 112 ASSISTANT SECRETARY
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The Assistant Secretary:
(1) Is responsible for the general conduct of U.S.
foreign relations with the countries within the geographic region assigned to
the bureau;
(2) By Presidential directive, assists the Secretary
of State in providing overall direction, coordination, and supervision of
interdepartmental activities of the U.S. Government in the countries within
their geographic area. This includes ensuring the adequacy of U.S. policy for
the countries within their regions and of the plans, programs, resources, and
performance for implementing that policy. Also, the Assistant Secretary is
particularly watchful for indications of developing crises and ensures appropriate
action is initiated on a timely basis;
(3) Actively supports chiefs of mission (COMs) in
their geographic area and assists the COMs in carrying out their official duty
to implement U.S. foreign policy and lead their missions effectively;
(4) Serves as Executive Chairman of the National
Security Council (NSC) Interdepartmental Group (NSC-IG) established by the
President, with full powers of decision on all matters within the purview of
the NSC-IG, unless a member who does not concur requests the upward referral of
a matter;
(5) Directly supervises the policy and operations of
the bureau and provides overall guidance to the Foreign Service establishments
within the region;
(6) Exercises the authority conferred on the Secretary
of State to authorize leave of absence of chiefs of mission who receive
compensation in accordance with section 411 of the Foreign Service Act, as
amended; and
(7) Ensures the provision of an adequate, regular flow
of information to posts abroad on U.S. Government policies, policy
deliberations, and diplomatic exchanges at Washington, especially on matters
that may result in negotiations and representations abroad.
1 FAM 113 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The deputy assistant secretary performs such duties as may
be assigned by the Assistant Secretary.
1 FAM 114 DIRECTORS
1 FAM 114.1 Country Directors
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
a. Country directors serve as the single focus of
responsibility for leadership and coordination of Department and interdepartmental
activities of the U.S. Government within their country or countries of
assignment. This includes:
(1) Providing continuing interdepartmental and
intradepartmental planning, coordination, and implementation of decisions;
(2) Raising specific matters for consideration by the
NSC-IG and participating in NSC-IG discussions concerning their country or
countries of assignment; and
(3) Serving as the base for crisis operations, as
necessary.
b. Country directors provide general instructions and
guidance for the operations of the Foreign Service establishments in their
country or countries of assignment, including the provision of an adequate,
regular flow of information on U.S. Government policies, policy deliberations,
and diplomatic exchanges at Washington, DC, especially on matters that may
result in negotiations and representations abroad.
c. Country directors ensure support to the
ambassador's needs both within the Department and government-wide, and to the
mission's entire range of requirements: policy, program, resources,
operations, and administration.
d. Country directors maintain and coordinate
relationships with foreign missions in the United States.
e. Country directors provide regular guidance on
Foreign Service reporting.
1 FAM 114.2 Public Diplomacy
Functions
(CT:ORG-416; 06-14-2017)
a. A bureaus public diplomacy office (or, as established in some bureaus, its press and public diplomacy
office) is responsible for ensuring that public
diplomacy considerations play an integral role in
bureau strategic planning and that public opinion abroad is considered
in the policy-making process and in diplomatic tasks related to bureau issues.
b. The public diplomacy
office is comprised of staff responsible for geographic subregions, regional
programs, and specific functions (which may include press/public affairs,
policy and planning, digital diplomacy, countering violent extremism, and
cultural and exchange programs). Some of the PD Office staff may be assigned or
embedded in a regional office within the bureau, specifically to work on
public diplomacy issues for that office.
c. Each public diplomacy
office is headed by a public diplomacy office director (PDOD). The PDOD
reports to the Assistant Secretary through the Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible
for public diplomacy.
d. The public
diplomacy office formulates strategies, usually implemented by posts abroad to
foreign publics, generally including foreign-based media, to promote
understanding of the United States and support for U.S. policy.
e. The public
diplomacy office ensures that public diplomacy activities abroad support
strategic bureau performance plan goals.
f. Specifically, under the direction of the PDOD the public
diplomacy office:
(1) Develops a public diplomacy strategy for all major
bureau policy issues, including regional and
global issues;
(2) Works with the
regional bureaus DAS responsible for public diplomacy, regional and
functional offices within the bureau, the
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (R), the R family of
bureaus and offices, and appropriate other
regional and functional bureaus, to develop and carry out public
diplomacy strategies in programs that include:
(a) Media/information events;
(b) Exchanges;
(c) Speakers;
(d) Digital and video-based dialogues;
(e) Web sites and social
media;
(f) Publications; and
(g) Other available tools;
(3) Coordinates with own and other relevant bureau
press and/or public affairs offices to assure that public statements intended
for foreign audiences are also appropriate for domestic audiences and vice
versa, and ensures that distribution channels for public diplomacy program material prepared for
foreign audiences pursuant to the Smith-Mundt Act
(22 U.S.C. 1431 -1480) are
separated from those prepared for domestic audiences as appropriate;
(4) Coordinates with the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) on allocation and management
of international exchange programs that are aligned with foreign policy goals,
including advancement of the mutual understanding between citizens of the
United States and foreign countries that undergirds peaceful and cooperative
U.S. foreign relations;
(5) Has specific budget
and oversight requirements for public diplomacy programs at posts abroad;
(6) Works with posts
abroad to prioritize public diplomacy programs and resources to support bureau
goals;
(7) Recommends to the
Assistant Secretary, the DAS responsible for public diplomacy, and the Under
Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (R) resource allocations for
public diplomacy program activities at posts abroad;
(8) Monitors and
supports the flow of public diplomacy resources between missions abroad and
Washington, DC headquarters, particularly resources from R, the Office of
Policy, Planning, and Resources (R/PPR); the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs (ECA), and the Office of International Information Programs (IIP),
working to ensure the posts have the resources they need to fulfill their
public diplomacy mandates;
(9) Identifies issues for
the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) on which public opinion reporting
is desirable;
(10) Works as appropriate
with nongovernment organizations (NGOs), academics, private sector
representatives, and interagency counterparts in support of public diplomacy
campaigns;
(11) Maintains
relationships with public diplomacy sections at foreign missions in the United
States; and,
(12) Performs other
functions appropriate to public diplomacy.
1 FAM
114.2-1 Other Public Diplomacy
Units
(CT:ORG-416; 06-14-2017)
In addition to the responsibilities given in 1 FAM 114.2,
other public diplomacy units, including those in
the functional bureaus:
(1) Identify with senior bureau management, public
diplomacy priorities especially regarding goals, audiences, time lines, and
messages; and
(2) Represent bureau interests to the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources (R/PPR), the Office of International
Information Programs (IIP), the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
(ECA), the Bureau of Public Affairs (PA), the
Global Engagement Center, and public opinion elements of the Bureau of
Intelligence and Research (INR) for program purposes.
1 FAM 115 STAFF DIRECTOR, NSC
INTERDEPARTMENTAL GROUP (NSC-IG)
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The Staff Director, NSC Interdepartmental Group (NSC-IG)
provides staff support to the Assistant Secretary, who serves as Executive
Chairman of the NSC-IG; ensures the submission of pertinent information and
recommendations by the interdepartmental members for NSC-IG consideration; and follows
up on the execution of their decisions.
1 FAM 116 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The executive director:
(1) Provides overall direction to all administrative
and management activities for the bureau and for Foreign Service posts in the
region and develops and executes programs for the bureau in support of
substantive policy decisions;
(2) Maintains liaison and coordinates with other areas
of the Department and other U.S. agencies with respect to requirements for and
utilization of personnel and financial resources; and
(3) On behalf of the Assistant Secretary, exercises,
with authority to redelegate, all administrative authorities delegated to and
vested in the bureau by the central administrative area of the Department,
except those authorities required by law, regulation, or otherwise, to be
performed by the Assistant Secretary or higher authority, or by others specifically
designated in writing.
1 FAM 117 STAFF ASSISTANT TO THE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The staff assistant to the Assistant Secretary acts as
staff aide to the Assistant Secretary and that officer's principal
subordinates, directing the flow of action and information documents to and
from them, ensuring coordination and completion of action.
1 FAM 118 SPECIAL ADVISERS
(CT:ORG-62; 01-31-1995)
The titles and functions of most commonly required special
advisers to the Assistant Secretary and the bureau are outlined below. In
special cases, the Assistant Secretary may require other types of advisers.
These are listed in the individual bureau sections. Some bureaus combine a
number of these advisers into one office unit under a director.
1 FAM 118.1 Public Affairs Adviser
(CT:ORG-416; 06-14-2017)
a. The responsibilities of a regional bureau public affairs adviser also
apply to public affairs advisers assigned to functional bureaus.
b. The public affairs adviser:
(1) Advises on public affairs and information matters
(policy and operations) relating to the bureau's area of responsibility;
(2) Takes the initiative in informing, assisting, and
maintaining close liaison with the Office of Press Relations (PA/Press) and the
Bureau of Public Affairs (PA) in:
(1) The development and execution of the Department's
public information policy;
(2) In coordination with
PA, ensuring compliance with Department regulations and procedures (such as 3 FAM 4170 et seq.) for review and guidance on all public
affairs activities (for example, press conferences, speeches, or manuscripts
for publication; press interviews, backgrounders, and radio-TV appearances) by
Department and other U.S. Government officials; and
(3) Providing information and policy guidance to other
U.S. agencies;
(3) Provides the Office of Press Relations with policy
guidance material for the daily news briefings and Departmental and
Presidential news conferences;
(4) Obtains the concurrence of the Office of Press
Relations and/or the Bureau of Public Affairs on all communications to other
agencies or to posts abroad concerning any aspect of public affairs;
(5) Is responsible for
coordinating public messaging with other U.S. agencies on behalf of the
geographic bureau to ensure that there is concurrence within the interagency on
policy guidance material;
(6) Acts as a
source of information within the bureau for correspondents and inquiries from
others on matters pertaining to the bureau where background information or
in-depth briefing is required; and
(7) Upon request,
assists in preparing speeches and other public information material.
1 FAM 118.2 Labor Adviser
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The labor adviser:
(1) Advises on labor, manpower, and social aspects of
U.S. foreign relations pertaining to the bureau's area of responsibility;
(2) Maintains close cooperation with the Special
Assistant to the Secretary and Coordinator of International Labor Affairs on
all labor matters, including the labor attach program, and in coordination
with that officer, maintains liaison as appropriate with other U.S. Government
departments and agencies and with U.S. labor organizations; and
(3) Advises directors for assigned countries and other
bureau officers regarding the Department's international labor affairs program
as it affects the posts in each country.
1 FAM 118.3 Economic Adviser
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The economic adviser:
(1) Advises, in coordination with the Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs (EB), when required, on economic policies and
programs affecting the region and, as requested, those affecting particular
countries;
(2) Maintains liaison or conducts negotiations on an
interdepartmental or intergovernmental level on economic and business matters
of direct concern to the bureau, in coordination with the Bureau of Economic
and Business Affairs (EB), the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(e)), as required, and subject to guidance from regional directors of
assigned countries on matters having particular effect on individual countries;
(3) Assists in the maintenance of contact with private
U.S. interests regarding economic matters; and
(4) Provides posts within the region with an adequate,
regular flow of information concerning U.S. Government regional economic and
commercial policies; policy deliberations on intraregional economic and
commercial matters; and diplomatic exchanges at Washington, DC of a regional
economic and commercial character, especially those that may result in
negotiations and representations abroad.
1 FAM 118.4 Political-Military
Adviser
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The political-military adviser:
(1) Advises on political-military matters affecting
the region as a whole or certain countries;
(2) Maintains liaison or conducts negotiations on an
interdepartmental or intergovernmental level on region-wide political-military
matters of direct concern to the bureau, in consultation with the Bureau of
Political-Military Affairs (PM);
(3) Coordinates political-military affairs within the
bureau and with other bureaus, and in particular with the Bureau of
Political-Military Affairs;
(4) Serves as liaison between the bureau and the
Department of Defense on regional matters; and
(5) Represents and coordinates for the bureau on
regional or multi-country aspects of scientific affairs and provides general
liaison with the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs (OES).
1 FAM 118.5 Regional Planning
Adviser
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The regional planning adviser:
(1) Participates in studies on current and long-range
foreign policy planning and programming;
(2) Maintains liaison with the Policy Planning Staff
(S/P); and
(3) Represents the bureau on various interdepartmental
and intra-departmental planning and programming committees when regional concerns
are involved.
1 FAM 118.6 United Nations Adviser
(CT:ORG-261; 03-28-2012)
The United Nations adviser:
(1) Advises on and coordinates the bureau position in
support of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO) on matters
affecting the region which arise in international organizations, principally
the United Nations (UN) and its specialized agencies;
(2) Serves, as appropriate, as adviser for the bureau
during the annual sessions of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA); and
(3) Advises the Bureau of International Organization
Affairs regarding composition of and instructions to U.S. delegations to
certain international organizations and conferences.
1 FAM 119 UNASSIGNED