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Bureau of Consular Affairs

State Department

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Overview

The Bureau of Consular Affairs has two main responsibilities - strengthening U.S. border security and providing passports and visas to U.S. citizens. It is also responsible for protecting Americans abroad, and will work with foreign governments if a citizen is injured, arrested or a victim of a crime abroad.

There are 11,000 members of the bureau spread across more than 300 locations.

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