Acronyms and Abbreviations

A

ACABQ: Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (United Nations)

ACP Countries: Refers to the 66 developing countries of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific

ADC: Advanced Developing Countries

ADST: Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training

AEP: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

a.i. ad interim

B

BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation

BHN: Basic Human Needs

C

CAP: Common Agricultural Policy (of the European Community -- now Union)

CARICOM Caribbean Community

CIS Commonwealth of Independent States

CHARGÉ or CHARGÉ D’Affairs: Person in charge of an embassy or mission temporarily (Chargé, a.i. - ad interim); or permanently if below the rank of Ambassador or Minister (Chargé en titre or en pied)

CIA: Central Intelligence Agency

CMEA: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

(W COCOM: Coordinating Committee on Export Controls arsaw Pact - same as CEMA and COMECON)

COM: Commercial Office (at a foreign service post); also Chief of Mission

COMATT: Commercial Attaché (at a foreign service post)

CPI consumer price index

CPC: Committee on Program and Coordination (United Nations)

CV: Curriculum VITAE

CONS: Consular Section (at a foreign service post) CSC: Civil Service Commission

D

DACOR: Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired

DAO: Defense Attaché Office (at a foreign service post)

DFA: Department of Foreign Affairs (of a foreign country)

E

EC: European Community (formerly European Communities, successor to EEC); also Office of Economic Analysis

ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States

ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States

ECDC: Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries

ECE: Economic Commission for Europe (United Nations); also Export Council for Europe

ECSC: European Coal and Steel Community

ECU: European Currency Unit

EMS: European Monetary System

EMU: European Monetary Union

EMUA: European Monetary Unit of Account

EDI: European Defense Initiative

ERS: Exchange Rate System (of the European Community)

ESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok)

EURATOM: European Atomic Energy Community

EUREK: European-Wide Network for Industrial Research and Development

Europo l European Police Office

EXIMBANK: Export-Import Bank

F

FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation

FECOM: Fond Européen de Cooperation Monétaire (European Monetary Cooperation Fund or EMCF)

FFP: Food for Peace

FS: Foreign Service

FSO: Foreign Service Officer

FSR: Foreign Service Reserve (Officer)

FSS: Foreign Service Staff (Officer)

FSSO: Foreign Service Staff Officer

TZ: Foreign Trade Zone

G

GLOBE: Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment

GDP gross domestic product

GNP gross national product

I

ICEM: International Committee for European Migration

ICJ: International Court of Justice (at the Hague)

IMF: International Monetary Fund

INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization

IRC: International Red Cross

IV: Immigrant Visa

ITO: International Trade Organization

K

KIA: Killed in Action

L

LAS League of Arab States

LOS: Law of the Sea

M

MFN: Most Favored Nation

MILATT: Military Attaché (at a Foreign Service post)

MIA: Missing in Action

MTN: Multilateral Trade Negotiation

N

NAFTA: North American Free Trade Area or Agreement

NAMI: NATO Military Committee

NASA: National Aeronautical and Space Administration

NATCAP: National Technical Cooperation Assistance Plan

NIV: Non-Immigrant Visa

NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NODIS: No Distribution

NSC: National Security Council

NSDD: National Security Decision Directive

NTBs: Non-Tarriff Barriers

NTU: New Threat Upgrade

NWIO: New World Information Order

O

OAPEC: Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries

OAS: Organization of American States

OAU: Organization of African Unity

OEC: Organization for Economic Cooperation; also Organisation Européenne du Charbon (European Coal Organisation)

OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OECS: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

OPR: Operations

OEEC: Organization for European Economic Cooperation

OES: Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

OSARC: Office of Southern African Regional Cooperation (of USAID)

OSCE: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (successor to CSCE)

P

PAA: Pan American Airways

PCV: Peace Corps Volunteer

PD: Presidential Directive

PNG: Persona Non Grata

PPT: Passport Services*

PQLI: Physical Quality of Life Index

R

REPTO: Reporting Officer

RIF: Reduction in Force

S

SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SEATO: South East Asia Treaty Organization

T

TDY: Temporary Duty

TGIF: Thank God It’s Friday

U

UAE: United Arab Emirates

UN: United Nations

UNCLOS: United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

UNCSTD: United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development

UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP: United Nations Development Programme

UNECA: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

UNEF: United Nations Emergency Forces

UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme

UNFAO: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

UNGA: United Nations General Assembly

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHRC: United Nations Human Rights Council

UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund

UNSC: United Nations Security Council

UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization

V

VAT: Value-Added Tax

VER: Voluntary Export Restraints

VO: Visa Office

W

WFP World Food Programme

WHO: World Health Organization

WTO: World Trade Organization

WWF: World Wildlife Fund

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