Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume
XLI, Global Issues II
Abbreviations and Terms
-
- ABA, American
Bar Association
- AF, Bureau of
African Affairs, Department of State
- AF/EPS,
Economic Policy Staff, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of
State
- AF/I, Office
of Inter-African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of
State
- AFMIC,
Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center
- AF/P, Public
Affairs Staff, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
- AF/RA,
Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of
State
- AF/S, Office
of Southern African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department
of State
- AFR/DP,
Office of Development Planning, Bureau for Africa, Agency for
International Development
- AID, Agency
for International Development
- AID/AA/DS, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Development Support, Agency for International Development
- AID/AA/LEG, Assistant Administrator, Office of
Legislative Affairs, Agency for International Development
- AID/AA/PDC, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Private and Development Cooperation, U.S. Agency for International
Development
- AID/AA/PPC, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Program and Policy Coordination, U.S. Agency for International
Development
- AID/AF,
Bureau for Africa, Agency for International Development
- AID/AFR,
Bureau for Africa, Agency for International Development
- AID/AFR/DR, Office of Development Resources, Bureau
for Africa, Agency for International Development
- AID/AFR/EA, Office of East Africa Affairs, Bureau
for Africa, Agency for International Development
- AID/AFR/TR, Office of Technical Resources, Bureau
for Africa, Agency for International Development
- AID/ANE/TR, Office of Technical Resources, Bureau
for Asia and the Near East, Agency for International
Development
- AID/ASIA/TR, Office of Technical Resources, Bureau
for Asia, Agency for International Development
- AID/DAA/ST, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau
for Science and Technology, Agency for International
Development
- AID/DS/POP, Office of Population, Bureau for
Development Support, Agency for International Development
- AID/ES,
Office of the Executive Secretary, Agency for International
Development
- AID/GC,
Office of the General Counsel, Agency for International
Development
- AID/LAC/DR, Office of Development Resources, Bureau
for Latin America and the Caribbean, Agency for International
Development
- AID/NE/TECH, Office of Technical Support, Bureau
for Near East, Agency for International Development
- AID/PPC,
Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination, Agency for International
Development
- AID/PPC/PDPR, Office of Policy Development and
Program Review, Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination, Agency
for International Development
- AID/S,
Directorate for Health and Population, Bureau of Science and
Technology, Agency for International Development
- AID/S&T/H, Office of Health, Bureau for Science
and Technology, Agency for International Development
- AID/S&T/POP, Office of Population, Bureau
for Science and Technology, Agency for International
Development
- AID/SER/MP, Office of Management Planning, Bureau
for Program and Management Services, Agency for International
Development
- AIDS,
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- AMB,
Ambassador
- AMCITS,
U.S. citizens
- AP, adjusted
protection
- APA, American
Psychiatric Association
- ARA, Bureau
of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/ECP,
Office of Regional Economic Policy, Bureau of Inter-American
Affairs, Department of State
- ARC,
AIDS-related complex
- AZT,
azidothymidine
-
- BBC, British
Broadcasting Corporation
- BIWS, Bureau
of International Whaling Statistics
-
- C, Counselor of
the Department of State
- CA/PC,
Program Planning and Coordination Staff, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of State
- CBW, chemical
and biological weapons
- CCC,
Commodity Credit Corporation
- CDC, Centers
for Disease Control
- CDE,
confidence- and security-building measures and disarmament in
Europe
- CDU,
Christian Democratic Union
- CEFIC,
European Chemical Industry Council
- CEQ, Council
on Environmental Quality
- CFC,
chlorofluorocarbons
- CIA, Central
Intelligence Agency
- COMUSNAVPHIL
Subic Bay, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces,
Philippines, Subic Bay
- CPSCU,
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- CSCE,
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- CW, chemical
weapons
-
- D, Deputy
Secretary of State
- DAA/AFR,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, Agency for
International Development
- DAS, Deputy
Assistant Secretary
- DCIT, Draft
Convention Informal Text
- DCM, Deputy
Chief of Mission
- DI,
Directorate of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
- DIA, Defense
Intelligence Agency
- DOC/NOAA/OME, Office of Oceans, Minerals, and
Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department
of Commerce
- DOD,
Department of Defense
- DOE,
Department of Energy
- DOH,
Department of Health
- DPC, Domestic
Policy Council
-
- E,
Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs
- EA, Bureau of
East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
- EA/RA,
Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State
- EAP, Bureau
of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
- EAP/J,
Office of Japanese Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State
- EAP/PHL,
Office of Philippine Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs
- EB, Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
- EB/ICD,
Office of International Commodities, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
- EB/MPM,
Marine and Polar Minerals Division, Office of International
Commodities, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of
State
- EB/OIA,
Office of Investment Affairs, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
- EC, European
Community
- ECOSOC,
Economic and Social Council, United Nations
- EEC, European
Economic Community
- EEZ,
Exclusive Economic Zone
- EIF, entry
into force
- ELISA,
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- EO, Executive
Order
- EOC,
Ethiopian Orthodox Church
- EPA,
Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA/A,
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA/OAR,
Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA/OIA,
Office of International Activities, Environmental Protection
Agency
- ESAF,
enhanced structural adjustment facility
- ESF, Economic
Support Fund
- EUR, Bureau
of European and Canadian Affairs, Department of State; Bureau of
European Affairs, Department of State
- EUR/P,
Public Affairs Adviser, Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs,
Department of State
- EUR/RPE,
Office of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
European Community, and Atlantic Political-Economic Affairs, Bureau
of European Affairs, Department of State
- EUR/SOV,
Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European and Canadian
Affairs, Department of State
- EUR/SOV/SOBI, Bilateral Political Relations,
Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European and Canadian
Affairs, Department of State
- Exdis,
Exclusive distribution
-
- FAA, Federal
Aviation Administration
- FAM,
Foreign Affairs Manual
- FBIS,
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
- FCO, Foreign
and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom
- FDA, Food and
Drug Administration
- FFN, food for
the north
- FFP, Food for
Peace
- FON, Freedom
of Navigation
- FonMin,
Foreign Minister
- FR,
Federal Register
- FRG, Federal
Republic of Germany
- FWPCA,
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
- FVA, Food for
Peace and Voluntary Assistance Bureau, Agency for International
Development
-
- GA, General
Assembly, United Nations
- GATT,
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- GI,
gastrointestinal
- GIFA,
governing international fishery agreement
- GDR, German
Democratic Republic
- GNP, gross
national product
- GOA,
Government of Argentina
- GOI,
Government of Indonesia; Government of Iceland
- GOJ,
Government of Japan
- GON,
Government of the Netherlands; Governmant of Norway
- GOP,
Government of Philippines
- GOZ,
Government of Zaire
-
- H, Legislative
and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of State
- HA, Bureau of
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
- HA/HR,
Office of Human Rights, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian
Affairs
- HHS,
Department of Health and Human Services
- HIV, human
immunodeficiency virus
- HMG, Her
Majesty’s Government (United Kingdom)
- HR, House
Resolution
- HRC, Human
Rights Commission, United Nations
- HTLV, human
T-cell lymphotropic virus
-
- IBRD,
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- ICC,
International Commerce Commission
- ICJ,
International Court of Justice
- ICP,
International Conference on Population
- ICRC,
International Committee of the Red Cross
- IDF,
Icelandic Defense Force
- IE & C,
information, education, and communication
- IFPRI,
International Food Policy Research Institute
- IG,
interdepartmental group; interagency group
- IMCO,
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization
- IMEC,
industrial market economy countries
- IMET,
International Military Education and Training
- IMF,
International Monetary Fund
- INA,
Immigration and Naturalization Act
- INF,
Intermediate Range Nuclear Force Treaty
- INR, Bureau
of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/AMR,
Office of Active Measures, Analysis, and Response, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/ID,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-Departmental Affairs, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/RSE,
Office of Research and Analysis, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
- INS,
Immigration and Naturalization Service
- IO, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IO/D, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of International Organization
Affairs
- IO/ECO,
Economic Development Division, Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for International Economic and Social Affairs, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IO/HR,
Office of Human Rights Affairs, Bureau of International Organization
Affairs, Department of State
- IO/T/SCT,
Deputy Director for Scientific Programs, Bureau of International
Scientific Affairs, Department of State
- IPPF,
International Planned Parenthood Federation
- ITM,
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
- ITSH,
international transport, storage and handling
- IUSAC,
Institute for the United States and Canada
- IV,
intravenous
- IWC,
International Whaling Commission
-
- JCS, Joint
Chiefs of Staff
-
- KGB,
Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnost (Soviet
security agency)
-
- L, Legal
Adviser, Department of State
- L/EBC,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Economic, Business, and Communication
Affairs, Department of State
- L/HRR,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Human Rights and Refugees, Department of
State
- L/OES,
Office of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, Legal Adviser, Department of State
- L/T, Treaty
Affairs, Legal Adviser, Department of State
- LAV,
lymphadenopathy-associated virus
- LDC, less
developed country
- LDP, Liberal
Democratic Party of Japan
- LOS, Law of
the Sea
- LOU, limited
official use
-
- M/COMP,
Office of the Comptroller, Bureau of Management, Department of
State
- M/MED,Office
of Medical Services, Bureau of Management, Department of
State
- M/MO,
Management Operations, Bureau of Management, Department of
State
- MAUT,
Multi-attribute Utility Theory
- MBFR, Mutual
and Balanced Force Reductions
- MC,
Missionaries of Charity
- MDB,
multi-lateral development bank
- MFA, Minister
of Foreign Affairs
- MMPA, Marine
Mammal Protection Act
- MMWR,
Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report
- MOU,
memorandum of understanding
- MT, metric
ton
-
- NAS/IOM,
National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine
- NASA,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NATO, North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NEA, Bureau
of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
- NEA/IAI,
Office of Israel and Arab-Israeli Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern
and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
- NEA/RA,
Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State
- NEPA,
National Environmental Policy Act
- NFP, natural
family planning
- NGO,
non-governmental organization
- Niact,
night action
- NIAID,
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- NIEO, New
International Economic Order
- NIH, National
Institutes of Health
- NMFS,
National Marine Fisheries Service
- NOAA,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA/NMFS, National Marine Fisheries Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NODIS, no
distribution
- NOFORN, no
foreign dissemination
- NPW,
nuclear-powered warships
- NSC, National
Security Council
- NSDD,
National Security Decision Directive
- NSSD,
National Security Study Directive
-
- OAU,
Organization of African Unity
- OECD,
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OES, Bureau
of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
Department of State
- OES/CP,
Coordinator of Population Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of
State
- OES/E,
Office of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, Bureau of
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
Department of State
- OES/ENH,
Office of Environment and Health, Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State
- OES/ENR,
Office of Food and Natural Resources, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of
State
- OES/O,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Oceans and Fisheries Affairs,
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs
- OES/OLP,
Office of Ocean Law and Policy, Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State
- OFDA, Office
of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, Agency for International
Development
- OMB, Office
of Management and Budget
- OPD, Office
of Policy Development, Executive Office of the President
- OSD, Office
of the Secretary of Defense
- OSTP, Office
of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the
President
- OTEC, Ocean
Thermal Energy Conversion
-
- P, Under
Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- PA, Bureau of
Public Affairs, Department of State
- PAO, Public
Affairs Officer
- PDM,
Presidential Decision Memorandum
- PEES,
pre-enactment explorers
- PEN, Poets,
Essayists, and Novelists
- PIP,
Preparatory Investment Protection
- PLO,
Palestine Liberation Organization
- PM, Bureau of
Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- PMGSE,
Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia
- PPC/PDPR,
Office of Policy Development and Program Review, Bureau for Program
and Policy Coordination, Agency for International Development
- PRC, People’s
Republic of China
- PREL,
External Political Relations
- Prepcom,
Prepatory Commission
- PSA,
politically sensitive area; public service announcement
- PVO, private
voluntary organization
-
- R&D,
research and development
- RAF, Royal
Air Force (United Kingdom)
- REIO,
regional economic integration organizations
- RP, Bureau for
Refugee Programs, Department of State
- RP/RAP,
Office of Refugee Admissions and Processing, Bureau for Refugee
Programs, Department of State
- RP/RAP/AP, Admission Programs Division, Office of
Refugee Admissions and Processing, Bureau for Refugee Programs,
Department of State
- RRC, Relief
and Rehabilitation Commission (Ethiopia)
- RSA,
Reciprocating States Agreement
-
- S, Secretary of
State
- S/CSCE,
Ambassador to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in
Europe
- S/AL,
Ambassador at Large, Department of State
- S/P, Policy
Planning Staff, Department of State
- S/R,
Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Refugee Affairs
- S/S, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
- S/S–O,
Operations Center, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
- S&T/HP,
Directorate for Health and Population, Bureau of Science and
Technology, Agency for International Development
- S&T/PO,
Office of Program, Bureau for Science and Technology, Agency for
International Development
- SAA/S&T, Senior Assistant Administrator, Bureau
for Science and Technology, Agency for International
Development
- SAF,
structural adjustment facility
- SC, Security
Council, United Nations
- SecNav,
Secretary of the Navy
- Secto,
series indication for telegrams from the Secretary of State or his
party to the Department of State
- SHUM, Social
Affairs—Human Rights
- SIG, Senior
Interdepartmental Group
- SR, Senate
Resolution
- SS,
Schutzstaffel (Adolf Hitler’s personal
bodyguards)
- Stadis,
standard distribution
- START,
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
- STD, sexually
transmitted disease
- SWAPO,
South West Africa People’s Organization
-
- T, Under
Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and
Technology
- T/HEALTH,
Directorate for Health and Population, Bureau for Science and
Technology, Agency for International Development
- TDY,
temporary duty
- TG, Toronto
Group
- TPRG, Trade
Policy Review Group
- TTPI, Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands
-
- UK, United
Kingdom
- UN, United
Nations
- UNCLOS,
United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea
- UNDP, United
Nations Development Programme
- UNDRO,
United Nations Disaster Relief Organization
- UNEP, United
Nations Environment Programme
- UNFPA,
United Nations Fund for Population Activities
- UNGA, United
Nations General Assembly
- UNHCR,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNHRC,
United Nations Human Rights Commission
- UNICEF,
United Nations Children’s Fund
- UNIDO,
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- UNIFEM,
United Nations Development Fund for Women
- UNITAR,
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- UNLOSC,
United Nations Law of the Sea Conference
- UNSYG,
United Nations Secretary-General
- USAID,
United States Agency for International Development
- UCINCLANT, U.S. Commander in Chief, Atlantic
Command
- USCINCPAC, U.S. Commander in Chief, Pacific
Command
- USCINCSO, U.S. Commander in Chief, Southern
Command
- USDel, U.S.
delegation
- USDH, U.S.
direct hire
- USDOL, U.S.
Dollar
- USG, U.S.
Government
- USIA, United
States Information Agency
- USPHS, U.S.
Public Health Service
- USSR, Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics
- USTR, United
States Trade Representative
- USUN, United
States Mission to the United Nations
- UVB,
ultraviolet radiation
-
-
- WEO, Western
Europe and Others Group, United Nations
- WEOG,
Western Europe and Others Group, United Nations
- WFP, World
Food Programme, United Nations
- WG, Working
Group
- WHO, World
Health Organization
- WHO/GPA,
Global Programme on AIDS, World Health Organization
- WJC, World
Jewish Congress
- WMO, World
Meteorological Organization
- WPPA, World
Population Plan of Action
- WSJ,
Wall Street Journal
- WVRO, World
Vision Relief Organization
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- Z, Zulu
(Greenwich Mean) time
