1 FAM 420
BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS (EB)
(CT:ORG-431; 10-26-2017)
(Office of Origin: EB-ENR/EX)
1 FAM 421 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS (EB)
1 FAM 421.1 Responsibilities
(CT:ORG-431; 10-26-2017)
a. The Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business
Affairs (EB):
(1) Reports to the Under Secretary for Economic
Growth, Energy, and the Environment (E);
(2) Formulates and implements international economic
policies aimed at protecting and advancing U.S. economic, political, and
security interests by managing U.S. bilateral and multilateral economic
relations through negotiated agreements and other initiatives in the fields of
trade, finance, development, transportation, communications, agriculture and
food, and resources policy. The Assistant Secretary also provides policy
guidance and implementing support for the Secretary's participation in the
Trade Policy Committee and related bodies;
(3) Provides, in coordination with the Assistant
Secretaries of the regional and other relevant bureaus, an adequate, regular
flow of information concerning the U.S. Government's multilateral economic and
commercial policies, policy deliberations, legislative developments, and
diplomatic exchanges, especially on matters that may result in negotiations and
representations abroad;
(4) Has substantive and coordinating responsibility
for 1 FAM 420,
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB);
(5) Has Departmental responsibility with respect to
assisting the U.S. business community and developing and implementing policies
and actions in international commercial and business affairs;
(6) Conducts policy analysis that covers broad areas
of our foreign economic policy in five functional areas:
(a) International finance and development;
(b) Trade policy and negotiations;
(c) Cyber, international
communications and information policy;
(d) Threat finance countermeasures
and economic sanctions; and
(e) Transportation affairs.
b. The following offices serve under the purview of the
Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs (EB):
(1) Special
Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs (EB/CBA);
(2) Cyber, International
Communications and Information Policy (EB/CIP);
(3) Threat Finance Countermeasures
and Economic Sanctions (EB/TFS);
(4) International Finance and Development (EB/IFD);
(5) Trade Policy and Negotiations
(EB/TPN); and
(6) Transportation Affairs (EB/TRA).
c. The following offices serve under the purview of
the Senior Advisor:
(1) Office of Economic Policy Analysis and Public
Diplomacy (EB/EPPD):
(a) Policy Analysis Team (EB/EPPD/PA); and
(b) Public Diplomacy Team (EB/EPPD/PD); and
(2) Executive Director (EB-ENR/EX).
1 FAM 421.2 Organization
(CT:ORG-431; 10-26-2017)
See Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs on OpenNet for
a current organizational chart of the
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB).
1 FAM 421.3 Authorities
(CT:ORG-275; 07-03-2012)
The following authorities apply:
(1) 22 U.S.C. 2651a and 22 U.S.C. 2656;
(2) Public Law 102-138, 22 U.S.C. 2656h, International
Credit Reports;
(3) Section 802 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958:
49 U.S.C. 40105;
(4) Delegation of Authority 121, dated October 21,
1970 (E.O. 11539, as amended, Meat Import Controls);
(5) Delegation of Authority 123, dated April 24, 1972
(E.O. 11651, as amended, Textile Trade Agreements);
(6) Delegation of Authority 136, dated May 17, 1976
(Issuing Special Warnings to Mariners);
(7) Delegation of Authority 190, dated May 24, 1991
(functions conferred on the Secretary by 8 U.S.C. 1288, Limitations on
Performance of Longshore Work by Alien Crewmen);
(8) Delegation of Authority 219, dated October 29,
1996 (functions vested in the Secretary by E.O. 10530, related to transmittal
of approval to the FCC of submarine cable landing licenses);
(9) Delegation of Authority 232, dated April 16, 1999
(functions vested in the Secretary by Section 2225 of Public Law 105-277, 8
U.S.C. 1182d, Denial of Visas to Confiscators of American Property);
(10) Delegation of Authority 331, dated December 16,
2009 (authority to represent the Department on the Committee on Foreign
Investment in the United States to the extent permitted by law);
(11) Delegation of Authority 337, dated June 24, 2011
(authority to represent the Department on the Federal Interagency Working Group
established by the SelectUSA Executive Order 13577, of June 15, 2011);
(12) Delegation of Authority 293-2, dated October 23,
2011, which delegated the following functions to the EB Assistant Secretary:
(a) The functions conferred upon the Secretary by the
Export Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2404(k) and 50 U.S.C. 2405(k), and
the functions conferred by section 1-102(b) of Executive Order 12214, relating
to negotiations with other countries, subject to the concurrences required by
the Department of State Circular 175 Procedure;
(b) The function conferred upon the Secretary of State
by section 3(b) of E.O. 10900 of January 5, 1961, revoked and superseded by
E.O. 12752 of February 25, 1991, ensuring that all functions exercised under
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.), and other statutes as amended, are consistent with the foreign policy of
the United States; and
(c) Any functions that may be necessary and appropriate
to implement the programs and activities for which the Assistant Secretary is
responsible;
(13) Delegation of Authority 214, dated September 20,
1994 (functions vested in the Secretary by 22 U.S.C. 2707, International
communications and information policy, and 22 U.S.C. 2370a, Expropriation of
United States property); and
(14) Other authorities, as appropriate.
1 FAM 422 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR TRADE POLICY AND negotiations (EB/TPn)
(CT:ORG-431; 10-26-2017)
a. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations (EB/TPN):
(1) Develops policy recommendations and has
responsibility within the Department for:
(a) Advancing global, regional, and bilateral trade
negotiations, including the accession of additional countries to existing trade
agreements; and
(b) Crafting new
trade programs and initiatives that further U.S. overseas economic development
objectives and create additional export opportunities for U.S. businesses,
farmers, ranchers, and workers;
(2) Works closely with other U.S. Government agencies,
overseas posts, and the U.S. private sector to address and resolve trade
disputes, and eliminate trade barriers; and
(3) Develops and coordinates the Department's strategy
and position on trade capacity building, food security, international trade
aspects of domestic legislation, operation and extension of existing trade
preference programs, development of new programs, textile and apparel trade
policy, and import-relief measures.
b. The following offices serve under the purview of the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations:
(1) Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs (EB/TPN/BTA);
(2) Office of Multilateral Trade Affairs (EB/TPN/MTA);
(3) Office of Agricultural Policy (EB/TPN/AGP).
1 FAM 423 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR Threat Finance countermeasures and economic Sanctions (eb/tfs)
(CT:ORG-431; 10-26-2017)
a. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Threat Finance Countermeasures and Economic Sanctions (EB/TFS):
(1) Oversees the development and implementation of
U.S. economic policies and objectives relating to multilateral and bilateral
economic sanctions programs, including coordination with relevant U.S.
Government agencies, foreign governments, and multilateral organizations;
(2) Coordinates Department efforts to develop and
implement measures to counter threat financing utilized by terrorist entities,
pirate groups, and other illicit organizations;
(3) Oversees formulation and implementation of
policies related to conflict diamonds and trade in certain other resources in
order to curb exploitative production and trade, including through advocacy for
due diligence and supply chain-oriented initiatives;
(4) Supports global sanctions and terrorism finance
enforcement and capacity-building initiatives; and
(5) Cultivates relationships with the Congress, the
U.S. and foreign publics, commercial entities, and nongovernmental
organizations to produce greater understanding of the Departments policies and
operational environment, as well as securing collaborative approaches to threat
finance, sanctions, and conflict-resolution problems.
b. The following offices and divisions serve under the
purview of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counter Threat Finance and
Sanctions:
(1) Office of Threat Finance Countermeasures
(EB/TFS/TFC); and
(2) Office of Economic Sanctions Policy (EB/TFS/SPI).
1 FAM 424 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR cyber, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
AND INFORMATION POLICY (EB/CIP)
(CT:ORG-431; 10-26-2017)
a. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber, International Communications and
Information Policy (EB/CIP):
(1) Formulates and coordinates the implementation and
oversight of international telecommunications and information policy;
(2) Maintains liaison with executive branch
departments, agencies, and offices involved with international communications;
consults with these departments, agencies, and offices to formulate U.S.
positions; and oversees participation in negotiations with foreign governments;
and
(3) Has substantive responsibility for providing
communication guidance to U.S. representatives to international organizations,
and maintains liaison with representatives and officials of foreign governments
on communications and information policy issues.
b. The following offices serve under the purview of the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications and Information
Policy:
(1) Office of Bilateral and Regional Affairs
(EB/CIP/BA);
(2) Office of Multilateral Affairs (EB/CIP/MA); and
(3) Office of Technology and Security Policy
(EB/CIP/TS).
1 FAM 425 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT (EB/IFD)
(CT:ORG-355; 02-05-2015)
a. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for International
Finance and Development (EB/IFD) develops policy recommendations and has
responsibility within the Department for:
(1) Advancing global, regional, and bilateral
investment policy and negotiations, including the accession/adherence of
additional countries to existing investment arrangements and guidelines;
(2) Developing and implementing strategies to promote
improved investment climates worldwide, including the provision of guidance to
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation on investment insurance and guarantees
in less developed countries;
(3) Developing and implementing Department positions
for the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment;
(4) Developing, executing, and supporting initiatives
designed to strengthen the international financial system working with all key
international financial institutions;
(5) Managing international banking and tax issues;
(6) Negotiating the rescheduling or forgiveness of
foreign debts to the U.S. Government and the collection of overdue debts;
(7) Developing and executing initiatives designed to
advance good public financial management and anti-corruption efforts, including
through the OECD Working Group on Bribery;
(8) Developing, executing, and supporting initiatives
designed to advance the U.S. development and international economic policy
agenda through the G-7, the G-20, multilateral development banks, the
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, the U.S.
Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and the United Nations; and
(9) Crafting new financial/investment and development
programs that further U.S. overseas economic objectives and create additional
export opportunities for U.S. businesses.
b. The following offices serve under the purview of the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development:
(1) Office of Monetary Affairs (EB/IFD/OMA);
(2) Office of Development Finance (EB/IFD/ODF); and
(3) Office of Investment Affairs (EB/IFD/OIA).
1 FAM 426 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR TRANSPORTATION AFFAIRS (EB/TRA)
(CT:ORG-275; 07-03-2012)
a. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation
Affairs (EB/TRA):
(1) Supervises the development and implementation of
policies and programs concerning international transportation, including both
international aviation and international shipping;
(2) Leads, or supervises subordinates leadership of,
U.S. Government delegations in bilateral and multilateral air services
negotiations with foreign governments and coordinates U.S. Government
activities to ensure that rights secured in air services agreements are fully
respected; and
(3) Develops, coordinates, and applies policies
formulated under the auspices of international organizations with
transportation responsibilities, including the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization.
b. The following offices serve under the purview of the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs:
(1) Office of Aviation Negotiations (EB/TRA/AN); and
(2) Office of Transportation Policy (EB/TRA/OTP).
1 FAM 427 OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL AND
BUSINESS AFFAIRS (EB/cba)
(CT:ORG-355; 02-05-2015)
a. The Office of Commercial and Business Affairs
(EB/CBA):
(1) Serves as the focal point for the Department's
outreach to the U.S. business community and has primary responsibility in the
Department for developing, analyzing, and coordinating efforts to vigorously
support and facilitate U.S. business interests abroad; and
(2) Works closely with the Departments regional
bureaus, other U.S. Government agencies, and with Congress to promote support
for U.S. businesses abroad, and provides assistance to U.S. firms seeking help
with business problems abroad.
(3) At the
direction of the Secretary, EB/CBA works closely with the White House, the
Departments regional and functional bureaus, other U.S. government agencies,
and the private sector to lead the Departments efforts to promote
entrepreneurship worldwide.
(4) Works closely with other U.S. Government agencies,
overseas posts, and the U.S. private sector, supported by the Trade
Directorate, to address and resolve trade disputes relating to intellectual
property protection and enforcement, including classification of countries
under Special 301. Develops, executes, and supports broad initiatives designed
to strengthen intellectual property rights.
b. The Office of International Intellectual Property
Enforcement (EB/CBA/IPE) serves under the purview of the Office of Commercial
and Business Affairs.
1 FAM 428 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(EB-ENR/EX)
(CT:ORG-275; 07-03-2012)
a. The Executive Director (EB-ENR/EX) directs the
provision of the full range of administrative services to the bureau, including
organization, budget, personnel, security, and administrative services.
See 1 FAM 116.
b. The Executive Director also serves in the same
capacity for the Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR). See 1 FAM 466.
1 FAM 429 UNASSIGNed