The United States Mission's Office of Host Country Affairs assures
that the obligations of the United States to the United Nations organization and to the UN community in New York are upheld.
The Office also serves a variety of important liaison functions between the world's largest and most prestigious
diplomatic community on the one hand, and federal and local government agencies, businesses, and private citizens on the other.
Some of the Office's most important services to the United Nations community include:
Facilitating and evaluating registration and accreditation.
Acting as a law enforcement liaison to ensure safety, security, cooperation and respect.
Providing visa services for registered members of the official United Nations community in New York with a valid visa status.
Assisting with legal and/or paralegal problems.
Administering the employment authorization program.
Serving as primary liaison between the UN community and the City of New York on diplomatic parking and other municipal or local issues.
Assisting the diplomatic community with requests for airport arrival or departure courtesies.
Serving as the United States representative on the UN's Committee on Relations with the Host Country.
