Office of Congressional and Public Affairs

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The Office of Congressional and Public Affairs is a unit within the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs that manages the bureau’s relations with Congress and communicates its policies and activities to the public.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
organizational unit
country United States of America
employer civil service employees
foreign service officers
legislative affairs specialists
public affairs specialists
fieldOfWork congressional relations
foreign policy
legislative affairs
political-military affairs
public affairs
public diplomacy
strategic communications
hasAbbreviation OCPA
hasResponsibility communicating Bureau of Political-Military Affairs policies to the public
coordinating congressional outreach for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
coordinating with other State Department public affairs offices on political-military issues
developing public messaging on political-military policies and programs
facilitating information flow between the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and Congress
maintaining liaison with congressional committees that oversee foreign affairs and national security
managing relations with the United States Congress for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
preparing briefings for members of Congress and congressional staff on political-military issues
responding to congressional inquiries related to political-military affairs
supporting outreach to non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders on political-military issues
supporting public statements and press guidance for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
supporting testimony preparation for Bureau of Political-Military Affairs officials before Congress
jurisdiction United States federal government
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Harry S. Truman Building
Washington, D.C.
missionStatement to manage the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs’ relations with Congress and communicate its policies and activities to the public
parentOrganization United States Department of State
partOf Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
United States Department of State legislative affairs and congressional outreach structure
United States Department of State public affairs structure
sector public sector
worksOn defense trade and arms transfer policy communications
security assistance policy communications
worksWith Bureau of Legislative Affairs (U.S. Department of State)
Office of the Spokesperson (U.S. Department of State)
U.S. Congress
congressional committees
congressional staff
other bureaus within the U.S. Department of State

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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