Key Officers Foreign Service Posts

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artment of State
Key Officers
Foreign Service Posts
Guide for
Business Representatives
It is most Important that correspondence to a
Foreign Service post be addressed to a section
or position rather than to an officer by name.
This will eliminate delays resulting from the for
warding of official mail to officers who have
transferred. Normally, correspondence con
cerning commercial matters should be ad
dressed simply "Commercial Section" followed
by the name and correct mailing address of the
post. (Samples of correct mailing addresses ap
pear on page x.)
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Publication 7877
Revised January 1984
FOREIGN AFFAIRS INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT CENTER
Publishing Services Division
For Key Officer updates:
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Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
20402.
KEY
OFFICERS
OF
FOREIGN I
SERVICE
POSTS
Guide for Business
Representatives
The Key Officers Guide lists key officers at For
eign Service posts with whonn American business
representatives would most likely have contact. All
embassies, missions, consulates general, and con
sulates are listed.
At the head of each U.S. diplomatic mission are
the Chief of Mission (with the title of Ambassador,
Minister or Charge d'Affaires) and the Deputy Chief
of Mission. These officers are responsible for all com
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ponents of the U.S. Mission within a country, includ
ing consular posts.
At larger posts, Commercial Officers represent
U.S. commercial interests within their country of
assignment. Specializing in U.S. export promotion,
Commercial Officers assist American business
through: arranging appointments with local busi
ness and government officials; providing counsel on
local trade regulations, laws, and customs; iden
tifying importers, buyers, agents, distributors, and
joint venture partners for U.S. firms; and other busi
ness assistance.
At smaller posts, U.S. commercial interests are
represented by Economic/Commercial Officers who
also have economic responsibilities.
Financial Attaches analyze and report on major
financial developments and their implications for
U.S. policies and programs.
Political Officers analyze and report on political
developments and their potential impact on U.S.
interests.
Labor Officers follow the activities of labor or
ganizations and can supply information on wages,
nonwage costs, social security regulations, labor atti
tudes toward American investments, etc.
Consular Officers extend to U.S. citizens and their
property abroad the protection of the U.S. Govern
ment. They maintain lists of local attorneys, act as
liaison with police and other officials and have the
authority to notarize documents. The Department
recommends that business representatives residing
overseas register with the consular officer; in
troubled areas, even travelers are advised to register.
The Administrative Officer is responsible for the
normal business operations of the post, including
purchasing for the post and its commissary.
Regional Security Officers are responsible for
providing physical, procedural, and personnel secu
rity services to U.S. diplomatic facilities and per
sonnel; their responsibilities extend to providing in-
country security briefings and threat assessments
to business executives.
Scientific Attaches follow scientific and techno
logical developments in the country.
Agricultural Officers promote the export of U.S.
agricultural products and report on agricultural pro
duction and market developments in their area.
The AID Mission Director is responsible for AID
programs, including dollar and local currency loans,
grants, and technical assistance.
The Public Affairs Officer is the post's press and
cultural affairs specialist, and maintains close con
tact with the local press.
Business representatives planning a trip over
seas should include in their preparations a visit or
telephone call to the nearest U.S. Department of
Commerce District Office. The District Office can
provide extensive information and assistance as well
as a current list of legal holidays in the countries to
be visited. If desired, the District Officer can also
provide advance notice to posts abroad of the repre
sentative's visit.
Some of the services jointly provided by the De
partments of State and Commerce to U.S. business
firms interested in establishing a market for their
products, or expanding sales abroad, include:
—The Trade Opportunities Program (TOP)
which provides specific export sales leads of U.S.
products and services;
—World Traders Data Report (WTDR) which pro
vides detailed financial and commercial informa
tion on individual firms abroad upon request
from U.S. companies;
—Agent Distributor Service (ADS) which helps
U.S. firms find agents or distributors to represent
their firms and market their products abroad; and
—Information about foreign markets for U.S.
products and services and U.S.-sponsored ex
hibitions abroad in which American firms can
participate and demonstrate their products to
key foreign buyers.
In all matters pertaining to foreign trade, the
nearest U.S. Department of Commerce District Of
fice should be your first point of contact. Foreign
trade specialists at these facilities render valuable
assistance to U.S. business representatives engaged
in international commerce.
For additional information about Foreign Service
activities overseas, or for specialized assistance with
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unusual problems, you are invited to visit, tele
phone, or write the Office of Business and Export
Affairs (formerly the Office of Commercial Affairs),
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. De
partment of State, Washington, D.C. 20520. Tele
phone [phone].
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DISTRICT OFFICES
ALABAMA San Francisco—Fed. BIdg.
Box 36013, 450 Golden Gate
Birmingham—Suite 200-201,
Ave. 94102; Tel (415)
908 S. 20th St. 35205; Tel
556-5860
[phone]
COLORADO
ALASKA
Denver—Rm. 177, U.S. Cus
Anchorage—701 C St., P.O.
tomhouse, 721 - 19th St.
Box 32, 99513; Tel (907)
80202; Tel [phone]
271-5041
CONNECTICUT
ARIZONA
Hartford—Rm. 610-B, Fed.
Phoenix—Suite 2950, Valley
Off. BIdg., 450 Main St.
Ctr. Bank BIdg., 201 N. Cen
06103; Tel [phone]
tral Ave. 85073; Tel. (602)
261-3285
FLORIDA
ARKANSAS Miami—Rm. 821, City
National Bank BIdg., 25 W.
Little Rock—Suite 635, Sav
Flagler St. 33130; Tel (305)
ers Fed. BIdg., 320 W.
350-5267
Capitol Ave. 72201; Tel (501)
378-5794 Clearwater—128 N.
Osceola Ave. 33515; Tel
CALIFORNIA [phone]
Los Angeles—Rm. 800, Jacksonville— 3 Inde
11777 San Vicente Blvd. pendent Dr. 32202
90049; Tel [phone] Tel [phone]
San Diego—110 West C Tallahassee—Co 11 i ns
St. 92101; Tel (714) BIdg., Rm G-20. 32304;
293-5395 Tel [phone]
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GEORGIA
KENTUCKY ^M
Atlanta—Suite 600,1365 Louisville—Rm. 636B, U.S.
Peachtree St. NE. 30309; Tel Post Office and Court
[phone] House BIdg. 40202; Tel (502)
582-5066
Savannah—222 U.S. Court
house & P.O. Box 9746,
125-29 Bull St. 31412; Tel LOUISIANA
[phone] ext. 204
New Orieans—432 Interna
tional Trade Mart. No. 2
Canal St. 70130; Tel (504)
HAWAII
589-6546
Honolulu-4106 Fed. BIdg.,
P.O. Box 50026, 300 Ala
Moana Blvd. 96850; Tel MAINE
[phone] Augusta (Boston DIst.)—
1 Memorial Circle, Casco
Bank BIdg. 04330; Tel (207)
ILLINOIS
623-2239
Chicago—1406 Mid. Conti
nental Plaza BIdg., 55 E. Mon
MARYLAND
roe St. 60603; Tel (312) 353-
4450 Baltimore—415 U.S. Cus
tomhouse, Gay & Lombard
Commerce Business Daliy-- Sts. 21202; Tel (301) 962-
Rm 1304, 433 W. Van 3560 ^ ^ ^H
-^M
Buren St. 60607; Tel (312)
353-2950
MASSACHUSETTS V
Boston—10th Fl., 441 Stuart
INDIANA
St. 02116; Tel (617) 223- ^ ^ ^H
Indianapolis—357 U.S. 2312 ^ ^H
Courthouse & Fed. Off. BIdg., ^M
46 E. Ohio St. 46204; Tel
MICHIGAN ^1
[phone]
Detroit—445 Fed. BIdg., 231
W. Lafayette 48226; Tel (313)
IOWA 226-3650
Des Moines—817 Fed. BIdg., Grand Rapids—300
210 Walnut St. 50309; Tel Monroe NW., Rm 409
^515) 284-4222 49503: Tel [phone]
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MINNESOTA NEW MEXICO
Minneapolis—218 Fed. Albuquerque—505 Mar
BIdg., 110 S. 4th St. 55401; quette Ave., NW., Suite 1015,
Tel [phone]; Tel [phone]
NEW YORK
MISSISSIPPI
Buffalo—1312 Fed. BIdg.,
Jackson—Jackson Mall
Ill W.Huron St. 14202; Tel
Office Ctr., Suite 3230
[phone]
300 Woodrow Wilson Blvd.
39213; Tel [phone] New York—Rm. 3718, Fed.
Off. BIdg., 26 Fed. Plaza,
Foley Sq. 10278; Tel (212)
MISSOURI
264-0634
St. Louis—120 S. Central
Ave. 63105; Tel (314) 425- NORTH CAROLINA
3302/4
Greensboro—203 Fed.
Kansas City—Rm. 1840,601 BIdg., W. Market St., P.O.
E. 12th St. 64106; Tel (816) Box 1950. 27403; Tel (919)
374-3142 378-5345
OHIO
NEBRASKA
Cincinnati—10504 Fed. Off.
Omaha—Empire State
BIdg., 550 Main St. 45202;
BIdg., 1stFI.,300S.
Tel [phone]
19th St. 68102; Tel (402)
221-3664 Cleveland—Rm. 600,666 Eu
clid Ave. 44114; Tel (216)
522-4750
NEVADA
OKLAHOMA
Reno—1755 E. Plumb Lane
Suite 152, 89503; Tel (702) Oklahoma City (Dallas
784-5203 Dlst.>-4024 Lincoln Blvd.
73105; Tel [phone]
NEW JERSEY OREGON
Trenton—Capitol Plaza, Portland—Rm. 618,1220
8th Fl., 240 W. State St. SW. 3rd Ave. 97204; Tel
08608; Tel [phone] [phone]
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PENNSYLVANIA TENNESSEE
Philadelphia—9448 Fed. Memphis--3693 Central Ave.
BIdg., 600 Arch St. 19106; 38111; Tel [phone]
Tel [phone]
Nashville—Suite 1427, One
Pittsburgh—2002 Fed. BIdg., Commerce PI., 37239; Tel
1000 Liberty Ave. 15222; Tel [phone]
[phone]
TEXAS
PUERTO RICO
Dallas—Rm. 7A5,1100 Com
San Juan (Hato Rey>—Rm.
merce St. 75242; Tel (214)
659, Fed. BIdg. 00918; Tel
767-0542
[phone], ext. 555
Houston—2625 Fed. BIdg.
Courthouse. 515 Rusk St.
RHODE ISLAND 77002; Tel [phone]
Providence (Boston DIst.)—1
7 Jackson Walkway 02903;
[phone], ext. 22 UTAH
Salt Lake City—U.S. Court
house, 350 S. Main St. 84101;
SOUTH CAROLINA
Tel [phone]
Columbia—Strom Thur
mond Fed. BIdg., Suite 172,
1835 Assembly St. 29201;
VIRGINIA
Tel [phone]
Richmond—8010 Fed. BIdg.,
Char1e8torH-505 Fed.
400 N. 8th St. 23240; Tel
BIdg., 334 Meeting St.
[phone]
29403; Tel [phone]
Fairfax—8550 Arlington
Greenville—P.O. Box Blvd. 22031; Tel (703) 560-
5823, Station B, 29606; 6460
Tel [phone]
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WASHINGTON WISCONSIN
Seattle—Rm. 706, Lake Milwaukee—Fed. BIdg./U.S.
Union BIdg., 1700 Westlake Courthouse, 517 E. Wis. Ave.
Ave. N. 98109; Tel [phone]; Tel [phone]
5615
WYOMING
WEST VIRGINIA
Cheyenne—8007 O'Mahoney
Charleston—3000 New Fed. Fed. Ctr., 2120 Capitol
Off. BIdg., 500 Quarrier St. Ave.82001; Tel (307)772-
25301; Tel [phone], 2151
ext. 375
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