All U.S. federal government agencies may request waivers of the two-year home-country physical presence requirement on behalf of exchange visitors who are subject to this requirement. Each federal government agency listed below has provided the Department of State, Waiver Review Division with the name of the individual authorized by the head of that agency to sign letters requesting waivers of the two-year home-country physical presence requirement. NOTE: Federal agencies not listed below have not provided this information to us.
Agencies making such requests are required to carefully consider each application. If the agency determines that it is in the public interest that you remain in the United States, it may submit the required documents for a Request by an Interested U.S. Federal Government Agency (Step 3 of the Instructions).
Appalachian Regional Commission
Earl Gohl
Federal Co-Chair
1666 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20235
POC: Deanne Reed-Fairfax
Tel. (202) 884-7786
Delta Regional Authority
Christopher A. Masingill
Office of the Federal Co-Chairman
236 Sharkey Avenue, Ste. 400
Clarksdale, MS 38614
POC: Amanda Taylor
Tel. (662) 624-8600 ext. 26
Fax. (662) 624-8537
Department of Agriculture
Joseph J. Jen
Undersecretary for Research Education and Economics
Washington, DC 20250
POC: Linda Seckel or Debbie Davis
Tel. (301) 504-4525
Fax. (301) 504-4518
Department of Commerce
Scott B. Quehl, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant
Secretary for Administration
14th & Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20230
Tel. (202) 482-4951
Department of Defense
Nancy L. Spruill, Director
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
Room 3E1025
3020 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-3020
POC: Drew Setterberg
Tel. (703) 697-3459
Fax. (703) 695-2086
http://www.acq.osd.mil/ecs/jlwaivers.html
Department of Education
Karen Wenk, Executive Director
Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Board
1990 K Street, NW, Rm. 8076
Washington, DC 20006-8540
Tel. (202) 502-7817
Department of Energy
Ingrid Kolb
Director, Office of Management
1000 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20585
POC: Debra Hunter
Program Manager
Passport and Visas Office/Exchange Visitor
Program Tel. No: 202-586-4526 (Bus)
202-586-0406 (Fax)
Email: Debra.hunter@hg.doe.gov
Department of Health and Human Services
Rebecca Powell
330 C Street, SW.
Switzer Building, Room 2008
Washington, DC 20201
POC: Rebecca Powell
Phone: (202) 260-0399
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mel Martinez
Secretary
Washington, DC 20410
Tel. (202) 708-1781
Department of Interior
William Bettenberg, Director
1849 C Street N.W., MS 4426
Washington, DC 20240
POC: Lawrence I. Sperling
Director. Office of International Affairs
Tel: (202) 208-3805
Email: Lawrence_sperling@ios.doi.gov
Department of Transportation
Kirk K. Van-Tine
General Counsel, International Affairs
4000 7 th Street, SW, Room 10428
Washington, DC 20590
POC: Don Horn
Tel. (202) 366-4702
Fax. (202) 366-3388
Department of Veterans Affairs
Elias Hernandez
Chief, Consultant for Human Resources
Veterans Health Administration
(10A2A) 810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
(202) 461-7367
POC: Farine Cohen
Tel. (202) 461-7179
Fax. (202) 273-6639
Email: Farine.Cohen@va.gov
Alternate signatory:
Denise Biaggi-Ayer
Director, Human Resources
Management Group
Tel. (202) 461-6107
Library of Congress
James Madison Memorial Building
Librarian of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, S.E., LM-608
Washington, DC 20540-1000
POC: James Billington
Tel. (202) 707-5205
Fax. (202) 707-1714
National Endowment for the Arts
Pennie Ojeda
Director of International Activities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 528
Washington, DC 20506
POC: International Program Office
Tel. (202) 682-5562
Fax. (202) 682-5024
NASA Headquarters
John Hall (ARO)
Division Director
Aerospace Technology & Interagency Liaison
Office of External Relations
Washington, DC 20546-0001
Jim Higgins (RO)
POC: Helen Lambert
Tel. (202) 358-2069
Fax. (202) 358-4355
National Science Foundation
Dr. Machi F. Dilworth, Director
Office of International Science and Engineering
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Stafford II, Suite 1155
Arlington, VA 22230
POC: Robert Webber
Tel. (703) 292-7569
Email: rwebber@nsf.gov
Smithsonian Institution
John E. Huerta, Esq.
General Counsel
1000 Jefferson Dr., S.W. Room H400
Washington, DC 20506
POC: Grace Jaegar
Tel. (202) 357-2538
Fax. (202) 357-4310
United States Agency for International Development
James F. Nindel
Director, Office of Education
United States Agency for International Development
Ronald Reagan Building (EGAT/ED)
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC 20523-1000
POC: Linda Walker - ARO
Tel. (202) 712-1786
Fax. (202) 216-3229
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, S.W.
Washington, D.C., 20024-2126
POC: Ronald F. Cuffe
Tel. (202) 488-0400
Fax. (202) 314-0364
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