Foreign Affairs

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Country Studies/Area Handbooks		from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Search their pages, or use their list of about 90 countries
Country Background Notes		provide information on a country's leaders, politics, economy, and relations with the U.S.
Country Commercial Guides		present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis
Dept. of State Electronic Research Collection		Foreign Affairs Network (DOSFAN) archival site
Foreign Affairs Online		a massive collection of several thousand links to important sites for the study of international relations.
U.S. Department of State
Foreign Relations of the US		350+ individual volumes, each volume documents the major foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity of the U.S. government and contains declassified records from the White House, the State Dept, and other foreign affairs agencies
State Magazine		from the State Dept to facilitate communication between management and employees at home and abroad and to acquaint employees with developments that may affect operations or personnel.
World News Connection		(FBIS) 1995- Index for 1977-1996 on Docs CD-ROM PREX 7.10/3:Index 1977-1996 1979-1996 Full Text available: Docs Microfiche PREX 7.10/3: 1979-1998 Docs CD-ROM PREX 7.10/3: 1996-1998
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Department of State International Information Programs
State Department Daily Press Briefings
U.S. Institute of Peace
Immigration and Naturalization Service - provides a detailed history of a given country and identifies all of the groups at risk for human rights abuses--from the Department of Justice.
Initiative on Conflict Resolution (INCORE) -country guides provide scholarly information on ethnic conflicts in a few selected countries.
America's Overseas Presence in the 21st Century The Overseas Presence Advisory Panel (OPAP) is evaluating how best to organize and manage the United States overseas presence represented by thirty Federal agencies (excluding military) to reflect recent changes in technology, and world politics and economy.
Annual Budget Requests -- Summary and Highlights provides information about the International Affairs category of the federal budget, called Function 150, which includes funding for the programs and activities of four cabinet departments, seven independent agencies, three foundations, and numerous other international organizations. Budget in Brief provides more specific information about the Department of State budget. Congressional Budget Justification provides detailed information about the Foreign Operations portion of Function 150.

LISTS Diplomatic List - contains the names of the members of the diplomatic staffs of all missions and their spouses. Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts - lists key officers (telephone and fax numbers) for U.S. agencies at Foreign Service posts who assist American business representatives around the world. Foreign Consular Offices in the US - contains a complete and official listing of the foreign consular offices and officers.

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