Public Affairs Section
St. Petersburg
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) is responsible
for the public diplomacy activities of the U.S. Consulate General
in St. Petersburg - communicating American interests directly to
foreign audiences, including opinion leaders and key institutions.
It is one of four U.S. State Department public diplomacy centers
in the Russian Federation, the second largest after the Public Affairs
Section of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
PAS St. Petersburg administers most U.S. Government
cultural, educational, press and information programs throughout
Northwest Russia. Office is located at Moika Embankment number 36,
on the fourth floor of the “Northern Capital" business center.
In addition to providing information to the newsmedia
about U.S. Government and U.S. Consulate General policies, the Public
Affairs Section features an Information
Resource Center (open to visitors by appointment) containing
a significant collection of up-to-date American reference materials,
periodicals and literature, as well as a video
collection. PAS St. Petersburg also administers a number
of cultural, educational, and professional exchange
programs. These academic and other exchange programs
are aimed at a wide variety of scholars and specialists, including
EFL teachers, students, journalists, public administrators, and
civic activists.
The Information Resource Center receives a daily
digest (available electronically) called the Washington
Files, a compilation of news stories about official U.S.
Government activities along with official texts from the White House,
the State Department, the Department of Defense, and other sources.
It also regularly receives Electronic
Journals on economic, trade, environmental, and other
topics.
The Public Affairs Section in St. Petersburg was
officially opened on December 17, 1993, and is currently headed
by Mrs. Mary E. Countryman, Consul for Press and Culture of the
U.S. Consulate General in St.
Petersburg.
Information Resource
Center- Washington
Files- Electronic
Journals- Academic
exchanges - Public
Affairs Section Calendar- Department
of State Reports on Russia
Mailing address:
Public Affairs Section
The United States Consulate General in St. Petersburg
36 Moika Embankment
Northern Capital House (4th floor)
St. Petersburg, 191186
Tel. +7 (812) 336-7760, fax: +7 (812) 336-7766
E-mail: ircpeter@state.gov
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