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Central
Intelligence Agency - Responsible for collecting intelligence, correlating and evaluating intelligence related to the national security and providing appropriate dissemination of such intelligence, and providing overall direction for and coordination of the collection of national intelligence outside the United States. |
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Foreign
Agricultural Service - Part of the Agriculture
Department, works to improve foreign market access for
U.S. products. Operates programs designed to build new markets
and improve the competitive position of U.S. agriculture
in the global marketplace. |
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International
Trade Administration - Part of the Commerce
Department, provides practical information to help select
markets for products. Ensures access to international markets
as required by U.S. trade agreements. Safeguards the
U.S. from unfair competition from dumped and subsidized
imports. |
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State
Department - Leading U.S. foreign affairs agency. Advances
U.S. objectives and interests in shaping a freer, more secure,
and more prosperous world through its primary role in developing
and implementing the President's foreign policy. Also supports
the foreign affairs activities of other U.S. Government
entities including the Commerce
Department and the Agency
for International Development. Provides an array of
important services to U.S. citizens and to foreigners seeking
to visit or immigrate to the U.S. For historical State Department information, see UIC's Electronic Research Collections. |
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Area
Handbooks/Country Studies - 300+ page books that present
a description and analysis of the historical setting and
the social, economic, political, and national security systems
and institutions of a particular country throughout
the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems
and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Around
100 countries are covered, except Canada and Western European
countries. The books were originally written between 1988
and 1998. |
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Consular Information Sheets - Basic information about travel to a particular country, from the State Department. Includes health conditions, crime, unusual currency or entry requirements, any areas of instability, and the location of the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate in the country. |
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Country
Background Notes - Brief guides provide information
on a country's leaders, politics, economy, and relations
with the U.S. Written by State Department officials. Each
country is usually updated once every couple of years. |
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Foreign
Relations of the United States - Historical record of
American foreign policy is produced by the State Department's
Office of
the Historian. First published in 1861, Foreign
Relations of the United States preserves a key part
of American history in more than 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 Department,
and other foreign affairs agencies. |
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Market Research Library - Search for market research reports and/or country commercial guides, prepared by U.S. Commercial Service and the State Department. |
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State
Magazine - Published monthly by the
State Department to facilitate communication between
management and employees at home and abroad and to acquaint
employees with developments that may affect operations
or personnel.
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Travel Warnings - Latest recommendations from the State Department on countries to avoid. |
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Travelers'
Health - Various publications from the
Centers for Disease Control about health concerns for
travelers abroad. |
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World
Factbook - Comprehensive resource of facts and statistics
on more than 250 countries and other entities published
by the Central Intelligence
Agency. |
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