The Bureau of Public Affairs (PA) carries out the Secretary's mandate to help Americans understand the importance of foreign affairs. The Bureau is led by Assistant Secretary Philip J. (P.J.) Crowley. Ian C. Kelly serves as Department Spokesman. Robert A. Wood serves as Deputy Spokesman.
The PA Bureau vigorously pursues the State Department's mission to inform the American people and to feed their concerns and comments back to the policymakers. It accomplishes this in a variety of ways, which include:
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