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US Department of State Dispatch, August 22, 1994

Publications

Dispatch is a weekly magazine produced by the Bureau of Public Affairs. It chronicles U.S. foreign policy using major speechess by the President and Secretary of State, congressional testimony by the Secretary and other senior State Department officials, fact sheets and chronologies on international events, analyses of foreign policy issues, maps and profiles of countries in the news, updates on U.S. initiatives on crisis areas, and regular listings of U.S. treaty actions and ambassadorial appointments. It is indexed every six months.

Dispatch is available by subscription from either of the following:

Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20402-9371

Tel: 202-783-3238

Fax: 202-512-2233

GPO offers first- or third-class delivery of Dispatch. Call the number above for prices.

National Technical Information Service (NTIS) 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161-2171

Tel: 703-487-4630

Fax: 703-321-8547

NTIS offers first-class and overnight delivery service for Dispatch. Call the number above for prices.

Subscriptions to other State Department publications may also be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents.

* Background Notes are concise pamphlets describing 170 countries (excluding the U.S.) and selected international organizations.

* Diplomatic List is a quarterly accounting of foreign diplomatic representatives in Washington, DC.

* Employees of Diplomatic Missions, issued every three months, lists employees of foreign diplomatic missions in Washington, DC, who are not listed in the Diplomatic List.

* Treaties and Other International Acts, issued irregularly, contains the complete official texts of agreements entered into by the United States with other nations.

* Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts--Guide for Business Representatives, published twice a year, lists key officers at foreign service posts with whom American business representatives would most likely have contact. All embassies, missions, consulates general, and consulates are listed.

All questions concerning availability and price should be directed to the Superintendent of Documents at the Superintendent of Documents at the address and/or telephone number given above.

* U.S. Department of State Telephone Directory, published twice a year, is available from:

U.S. Department of State Publications Distribution Division Washington, DC 20520

Tel: 202-647-2518

On-Line Service

Since September 1992, the Department of State has been a major contributor to the U.S. Government Printing Office's Federal Bulletin Board Service (BBS). The Bureau of Public Affairs has provided a wealth of information, including:

* Transcripts of daily press briefings;

* Major speeches and statements by the Secretary of State;

* Complete texts of the weekly magazine Dispatch;

* Background Notes on countries and selected international organizations;

* Congressional testimony and major speeches by senior officials of the Department's geographic areas;

* Major congressional reports such as Patterns of Global Terrorism, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, and International Narcotics Control Strategy Report;

* Administrative and referencerelated publications such as Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts, Guide to Doing Business With the Department of State, Diplomatic List, etc.; and

* Information on economic and trade matters, including the North American Free Trade Agreement, Asia-Pacific Economic Council, and country-specific textile agreements.

Access the bulletin board with a personal computer, modem (setting: 8, 1, none), telecommunications software, and telephone line by calling 202-512-1387. It is also accessible through the Internet: Telnet Federal. BBS.GPO.GOV 3001. There is no charge for time online and no subscription fee. Prices to download files are reasonable; the minimum charge per file is $2. For purchases, customers may pay by VISA, MasterCard, or GPO deposit account, For credit card purchases, GPO requires 24 hours to validate the information from the time you register on the BBS as a new user. To open a GPO deposit account, call 202-512-0822.

CD-ROM

The Public Affairs Bureau's CD-ROM, U.S. Foreign Policy on CD-ROM, contains 800 foreign policy documents in easily searchable form. Documents include speeches by the President, Secretary of State, and other senior officials of the Clinton and Bush Administrations as contained in Dispatch magazine from January 1990 to May 1993. Also included are:

* Background Notes on countries and major international organizations;

* Daily press briefing transcripts (1991-92);

* Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (1993);

* International Narcotics Control Report (1992-93);

* Patterns of Global Terrorism (1992-93); and

* Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (1993).

The CD is designed for use on IBM-compatible PCs with 500 KB RAM and MS DOS 3.0 or better. It is also network capable.

The CD is available at many depository libraries as well as other libraries. It is sold by the Government Printing Office for $29 (order number S/N 044-000-02355-5). Orders may be charged to major credit cards and faxed to 202-512-2250.