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Chad and his colleagues in the Diplomatic Security Service work together to ensure that the U.S. Department of State can carry out its foreign policy missions safely and securely. In the United States, Diplomatic Security personnel protect State Department facilities as well as the Secretary of State and high-ranking foreign dignitaries and officials visiting the country. Diplomatic Security also plays a vital role in protecting U.S. diplomatic missions and their personnel overseas, securing critical information systems, investigating passport and visa fraud, and fighting terrorism. #AmericanHeroesWeek

Check Your Status for the 2015 Diversity Visa Lottery →

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If you applied for the 2015 Diversity Visa lottery, you can now check your status online.
You may receive an e-mail from the U.S. government that reminds you to check your status through the DV Entrant Status Check, but the government will not e-mail you the results. Be suspicious of e-mails that claim you’ve won. Learn how to spot and report Diversity Visa lottery scams.

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USA.gov: 2015 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration is Open from Oct. 1 - Nov. 2 →

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Online registration for the 2015 Diversity Visa Lottery will begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and close on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4).
This congressionally mandated program makes available up…

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Want to know more about the new visa guidelines for same-sex spouses? Check out our Google+ Hangout moderated by Chris Johnson, chief political and White House reporter for the Washington Blade, with:

David Stewart, Consul General of the U.S. Embassy in London;
Don Heflin, Managing Director of the State Department’s Visa Office; and
Victoria Neilson, Legal Director of Immigration Equality, which advocates on behalf of LGBT and HIV-positive individuals.

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From Visas to Visitors—More Travel, More Tourists, More Jobs

About the Author: Tara Sonenshine serves as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

We at the State Department are well aware of the dynamic global tourism market of the 21st century – and the opportunities it presents to expand our trade and investment everywhere. So we are working to promote and support our own travel and tourism industry to engender jobs and business for our citizens, and to make travelling to the United States as welcoming as possible.

Last week, we celebrated UN World Tourism Day, which the United Nations World Tourism Organization observes every year to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political, and economic value. And today, for the first time, our Travel and Tourism Conference will bring together leaders from the travel and tourism industry to find… more »

(Source: blogs.state.gov)

Launching the New J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program Website

Screenshot of the J1 Visa website on June 1, 2011. [State Department Image]

About the Author: Ann Stock serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Today, we are launching the new J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program website. Each year, more than 350,000 students, professors, summer work travel participants, Au Pairs, and camp counselors travel to work or study in the United States. J-1 visas are a critical component of our mission to promote mutual understanding.

This new site will make it easier for visitors, program sponsors and host families to find the information they need. Enhancements include an interactive facts and figures map, participant and sponsor information, and our “participant testimonials” section, providing first person accounts of experiences in the United States. Videos and interactive content extend the site’s reach into the social media forum. The site also allows those with only mobile… more »

(Source: blogs.state.gov)

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Check Your Status for the 2015 Diversity Visa Lottery →

USA.gov: 2015 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration is Open from Oct. 1 - Nov. 2 →

From Visas to Visitors—More Travel, More Tourists, More Jobs

Launching the New J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program Website