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The '''Bureau of Consular Affairs''' ('''CA''') is a bureau of the [[United States Department of State]] reporting to the [[Under Secretary of State for Management|under secretary of state for management]]. The mission of the Bureau is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of [[Consular assistance|consular services]] and [[immigration]]. {{As of|2021|}}, the bureau is headed by the [[Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs]], [[Rena Bitter]].
The '''Bureau of Consular Affairs''' ('''CA''') is a bureau of the [[United States Department of State]] reporting to the [[Under Secretary of State for Management|under secretary of state for management]]. The mission of the Bureau is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services and immigration.
 
The bureau is headed by the [[Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs]].


==History==
==History==
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== Offices ==
== Offices ==
The Bureau of Consular Affairs manages eight offices: the Offices of the Comptroller, Consular Systems & Technology, Executive Director, Fraud Prevention, Overseas Citizen Services, Policy Coordination & Public Affairs, Passport Services, and Visa Services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/about/organization.html|title=Organization|website=travel.state.gov|access-date=2016-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119234924/https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/about/organization.html|archive-date=November 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The Bureau of Consular Affairs manages eight Office of:
 
* Comptroller,  
* Consular Systems & Technology,  
* Executive Director,  
* Fraud Prevention,  
* Overseas Citizen Services,  
* Policy Coordination & Public Affairs,  
* Passport Services, and  
* Visa ServiceS<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/about/organization.html|title=Organization|website=travel.state.gov|access-date=2016-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119234924/https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/about/organization.html|archive-date=November 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


=== Office of Comptroller ===
=== Office of Comptroller ===