U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Assisting U.S. businesses is a major responsibility of the U.S. Department of State, including its more than 250 diplomatic and consular establishments in more than 140 foreign countries. State Department diplomatic and consular personnel abroad and domestic State Department personnel offer the small business or new-to-market exporter a variety of services including professional guidance and advice on doing business abroad, assistance in developing foreign contacts and, in the event of investment disputes with foreign governments, help in reaching amicable settlement.

This section lists State Department Country Desk Officers and Passport Offices throughout the United States.

STATE DEPARTMENT COUNTRY DESK OFFICERS

Country Phone (202)

Afghanistan 647-9552
Albania 647-3187
Algeria 647-4680
Andorra 647-1412
Angola 647-8252
Antigua and Barbuda 647-2621
Argentina 647-2401
Armenia 647-8671
Australia 647-9691
Austria 647-1484
Azerbaijan 647-8671
Bahamas 647-2621
Bahrain 647-6572
Baltic States 647-3187
Barbados 647-2621
Belarus 647-6764
Belgium 647-6071
Belize 647-4980
Belorus 647-8671
Benin 647-2865
Bermuda 647-8027
Bhutan 647-2141
Bolivia 647-3076
Botswana 647-8252
Brazil 647-9407
Brunei 647-3276
Bulgaria 647-3188
Burkina Faso 647-3066
Burma 647-7108
Burundi 647-3139
Cambodia 647-3133
Cameroon 647-1707
Canada 647-2170
Cape Verde 647-3391
Centr. African Repub. 647-3139
Chad 647-1707
Chile 647-2407
China 647-6300
Colombia 647-3023
Comoros 647-5684
Congo 647-3139
Cook Islands 647-3546
Costa Rica 647-3381
Cuba 647-9272
Cyprus 647-6113
Czechoslovakia 647-3298
Denmark 647-5669
Diego Garcia 647-8913
Djibouti 647-8852
Dominica 647-2621
Dominican Republic 647-2620
Ecuador 647-3338
Egypt 647-1228
El Salvador 647-4961
Equatorial Guinea 647-3139
Estonia 647-3188
Ethiopia 647-8852
European Community 647-1708
Finland 647-6071
France 647-2663
Gabon 647-1707
Gambia 647-3395
Georgia 647-8691
Ghana 647-4567
Greece 647-6113
Grenada 647-2621
Guadeloupe 647-2620
Guatemala 647-4980
Guinea 647-2865
Guinea-Bissau 647-4567
Guyana 647-4195
Haiti 647-4195
Honduras 647-3381
Hong Kong 647-6300
Hungary 647-3298
Iceland 647-5669
India 647-2351
Indonesia 647-3276
Iran 647-6111
Iraq 647-5692
Ireland 647-5669
Israel 647-3672
Italy 647-2453
Ivory Coast 647-2865
Jamaica 647-2620
Japan 647-3125
Jordan 647-1022
Kazakhstan 647-6859
Kenya 647-5684
Kyrgyzstan 647-8956
Korea 647-7717
Kuwait 647-6562
Laos 647-3133
Latvia 647-3187
Lebanon 647-1030
Lesotho 647-8252
Liberia 647-3391
Libya 647-4674
Lithuania 647-3187
Luxembourg 647-6664
Macao 647-6300
Madagascar 647-5684
Malawi 647-8433
Malaysia 647-3276
Maldives 647-2351
Mali 647-3066
Malta 647-2453
Martinique 647-2620
Mauritania 647-2865
Mauritius 647-5684
Mexico 647-9894
Moldova 647-8671
Mongolia 647-6300
Morocco 647-4675
Mozambique 647-8252
Namibia 647-8252
Nepal 647-1450
The Netherlands 647-6664
Netherlands Antilles 647-2620
New Zealand 647-9691
Nicaragua 647-4975
Niger 647-3066
Nigeria 647-3395
Norway 647-5669
Oman 647-6558
Pacific Islands 647-3546
Pakistan 647-9823
Panama 647-4986
Paraguay 647-2296
Peru 647-3360
The Philippines 647-1221
Poland 647-1070
Portugal 647-1412
Qatar 647-6572
Romania 647-3187
Russia 647-9806
Rwanda 647-3139
Saudi Arabia 647-7550
Senegal 647-2865
Seychelles 647-5684
Sierra Leone 647-3395
Singapore 647-3278
Somalia 647-8852
South Africa 647-8432
Spain 647-1412
Sri Lanka 647-2351
Sudan 647-9742
Suriname 647-4195
Swaziland 647-8252
Sweden 647-6071
Switzerland 647-1484
Syria 647-1131
Taiwan 647-7711
Tajikistan 647-8956
Tanzania 647-5684
Thailand 647-7108
Togo 647-2865
Trinidad/ Tobago 647-2621
Tunisia 647-3614
Turkey 647-6114
Turkmenistan 647-8956
Uganda 647-5684
Ukraine 647-6795
United Arab Emirates 647-6558
United Kingdom 647-8027
Uruguay 647-2296
Uzbekistan 647-8956
Venezuela 647-3338
Vietnam 647-3132
Yemen, Rep. of 647-6571
Yugoslavia 647-4138
Zaire 647-2080
Zambia 647-8433
Zimbabwe 647-9429

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PASSPORT AGENCIES

CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles Passport Agency
11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 13100
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310/575-7080

San Francisco Passport Agency
525 Market Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94105-2773
Phone: 415/744-4008

CONNECTICUT
Stamford Passport Agency
One Landmark Square
Broad and Atlantic Streets
Stamford, CT 06901
Phone: 203/325-1803

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington Passport Agency
1425 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20524
Phone: 202/326-6021

FLORIDA
Miami Passport Agency
51 Southwest First Avenue, Third Level
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: 305/536-6979

HAWAII
Honolulu Passport Agency
300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite C-106
Honolulu, HI 96850
Phone: 808/541-1918

ILLINOIS
Chicago Passport Agency
230 South Dearborn Street, Suite 380
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312/353-7164

LOUISIANA
New Orleans Passport Agency
701 Loyola Avenue, Suite T-12005
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504/589-2335

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Passport Agency
10 Causeway Street, Suite 247
Boston, MA 02222
Phone: 617/565-7195

NEW HAMPSHIRE
National Passport Center
31 Rochester Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03810
Phone: 603/334-0500

NEW YORK
New York Passport Agency
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 270
New York, NY 10111
Phone: 212/399-5930

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Passport Agency
600 Arch Street, Suite 4426
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215/597-8027

TEXAS
Houston Passport Agency
1919 Smith Street, Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77022
Phone: 713/575-7080

WASHINGTON
Seattle Passport Agency
915 Second Avenue, Suite 992
Seattle, WA 98174
Phone: 206/553-7963

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