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Department of State (DOS
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The Honorable Anthony J. Blinken
Secretary of State
KEY PERSONNEL Scott A. Tiedt
Director, Transportation Management Division & Acting Director, Logistics Operations 202-472-8410 • tiedtsa@state.gov
Diego Yanez
Branch Chief, Transportation Operations Branch 202-472-8430 • yanezd@state.gov
Charles Olden
Branch Chief, Transportation Management & Claims Branch 202-472-8440 • oldencw@state.gov
Mark Dellinger
Director, Travel Management and Policy Division 202-472-8420 • dellingermd@state.gov
Nicky Frantz
Daniel Coker
Amy Kara
Director, European Logistical Support Office (ELSO) +32-3-540-2015 • karaam@state.gov
Bernard Thompson
Despatch Agent (Acting), Despatch Agency – New York 732-855-8880 • thompsonbl@state.gov
Ray Schoenberg
Maureen L. Gabbard
Luis E. Carpio
Despatch Agent, US Logistics Center – Brownsville 956-982-3916 • carpiole@state.gov T he Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President’s chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President’s foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and US Agency for International Development (USAID). The Secretary has responsibilities, by virtue of law or Executive Order, with respect to such matters as international educational and cultural affairs, information activities, foreign assistance, food for peace, arms control and disarmament, supervision of programs authorized by the Peace Corps Act, social science research, immigration, and refugee assistance.
The Secretary has authority and responsibility to the full extent permitted by law for the overall direction, coordination, and supervision of interdepartmental activities of the United States government overseas. This authority includes continuous supervision and general direction of Peace Corps programs, economic assistance, military assistance, military education and training, and military sales programs.
The primary mission of the Office of Logistics Operations is to provide transportation (Freight Forwarding/Customs House Brokerage) and logistical support for the Department’s Embassies, Branch Offices, Missions, Consulates, US Liaison Offices, and various other field offices throughout the world. The Office of Logistics Operations also supports approximately 30 other US government civilian agencies including several Foreign Affairs Agencies (i.e. USAID, Peace Corps [PC], Foreign Agricultural Service [FAS], Foreign Commercial Service [FCS], and Arms Control and Disarmament Agency [ACDA]).
