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In September 2000, the State Department building (previously known as "Main State", and often called by the metonym "Foggy Bottom") was named in honor of President Harry S. Truman. [7] As of 2007, more than 8000 employees worked in the Truman Building. [8]
The United States Department of State’s Operations Center (S/ES-O) [1] monitors world events, prepares written briefs for the Secretary of State and other U.S. State Department senior officials, and facilitates communication between the State Department and the rest of the world. [2]
Schake, Kori N. State of disrepair: Fixing the culture and practices of the State Department. (Hoover Press, 2013). Simpson, Smith. Anatomy of the State Department (1967) Warwick, Donald P. A Theory of Public Bureaucracy: Politics, Personality and Organization in the State Department (1975).
State Department expands passport phone center hours, and U.S. senator calls for more hiring amid flood of applications Rob Wile Updated July 18, 2023 at 4:24 PM
The Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) is a bureau of the United States Department of State reporting to the under secretary of state for management.The mission of the Bureau is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services and immigration.
The Bureau is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration and the official currently acting in this capacity is PRM Acting Assistant Secretary Marta C. Youth. Youth has headed PRM since former Assistant Secretary Julieta Valls Noyes retired from the Foreign Service on October 4, 2024 [ 2 ] .
The Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) is a bureau within the U.S. Department of State tasked with promoting economic security and prosperity at home and abroad. It reports to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. The Bureau's work lies at the nexus of economic prosperity and national security.
The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is the principal law enforcement and security agency of the United States Department of State (DOS). [1] [2] As the operational division of DOS Bureau of Diplomatic Security, its primary mission is to provide security to protect diplomatic assets, personnel, and information, and combat transnational crimes connected to visa and passport fraud.