Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
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The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is a bureau within the United States Department of State
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It has primary responsibility for formulating policies on population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs. The Bureau is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
. The acting Assistant Secretary for the bureau as of December 31, 2007 is Samuel M. Witten.
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
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It has primary responsibility for formulating policies on population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs. The Bureau is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration is the head of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration within the United States Department of State...
. The acting Assistant Secretary for the bureau as of December 31, 2007 is Samuel M. Witten.
External links
- Official Web site
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