Office of Foreign Missions
- Rebecca Gonzales, Director of the Office of Foreign Missions
The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) is a component of the United States Department of State to provide services to American diplomatic personnel abroad and foreign diplomats residing in the United States. It was created by the U.S. Congress to help implement the Foreign Missions Act of 1982, which provides the legal foundation for facilitating secure and efficient operations of U.S. missions abroad, and of foreign missions and international organizations in the U.S.; pursuant to the act, the OFM ensures all diplomatic benefits, privileges, and immunities are properly exercised in accordance with federal laws and international agreements.[1]
Mission
The Office of Foreign Missions has four missions.
- Ensure equitable treatment for United States diplomatic and consular missions abroad and their personnel through reciprocity;
- Regulate the activities of foreign missions in the United States in a manner that will protect the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States;
- Ensure compliance of diplomatic privileges and immunities for foreign diplomats and officials residing in the United States to enhance U.S. security;
- Provide appropriate privileges, benefits, and services on a reciprocal basis to the foreign mission community in the United States.
As an advocate for reciprocal agreements, OFM presses for fair treatment of U.S. personnel abroad while assuring foreign diplomats based in the United States receive the same treatment that each respective government provides in return. Additionally, OFM assists foreign missions in dealing with local government offices in the United States.
OFM also provides a range of services to the foreign diplomatic community, including issuance of vehicle titles, vehicle registrations, driver's licenses, and license plates; processing of tax exemption and duty-free customs requests; and facilitation of property acquisitions through local zoning law procedures. By assisting, advising, and regulating services for foreign diplomats, their dependents, and their staffs while residing in the United States.
Finally, OFM establishes and maintains relationships with U.S. law enforcement and security communities at the national, state, and local levels to educate them about diplomatic privilege and immunity issues.
See also
References
- ^ Dept Org Chart (state.gov)
External links
- Official website
- DC Plates
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- Headquarters: Harry S Truman Building
- Antony Blinken, Secretary of State
- Kurt M. Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State
- Richard R. Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
- John R. Bass, Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
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