US Department of State Background Notes

Reinman reviews US Department of State Background Notes, an Internet resource available at www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/index.htm. This online resource US Bureau of Public Affairs is keeping with the mission of the agency to assist foreign affairs agency heads with developing policies, plans, and programs to achieve foreign policy goals. The site contains reports including facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.