Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration explained

Agency Name:Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
Type:bureau
Seal:US Department of State official seal.svg
Preceding1:Bureau of Refugee Programs
Jurisdiction:Executive branch of the United States
Employees:225 (FY 2016)[1]
Budget:$3.1 billion (FY 2015)
Chief1 Name:Julieta Valls Noyes
Chief1 Position:Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Parent Department:U.S. Department of State

The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is a bureau within the United States Department of State.

It has primary responsibility for formulating policies on population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs. The Bureau is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration and the official currently acting in this capacity is PRM Assistant Secretary Julieta Valls Noyes. Noyes has headed PRM since March 31, 2022..[2]

The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) provides aid for and seeks to enhance the protection of refugees, victims of conflict and stateless people around the world, and manages the US Refugee Admissions Program to resettle refugees in the United States. PRM is a major funder of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other aid groups. PRM also promotes the United States' population and migration policies in international fora and with other governments.

PRM's principal authorities derive from statutes, including the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 and the Refugee Act of 1980.[1]

History

The bureau's predecessor, the Bureau of Refugee Programs, began in late-1979. In 1993, the bureau added population issues to its portfolio, and the bureau was changed into its current form, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.[1]

Organization

The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration is divided into ten unique offices.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inspection of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Inspector General of the Department of State. February 8, 2017. February 23, 2018.
  2. Web site: Richard Albright . state.gov . . June 30, 2021.
  3. Web site: 1 FAM 520 Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). Foreign Affairs Manual. U.S. Department of State. June 7, 2012. January 30, 2016.
  4. Web site: State Department Student Internship Brochure. U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources. September 2014. December 10, 2015.