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Carl Risch
Carl C. Risch (born March 10, 1970) is an American lawyer and former government official who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs within the U.S. Department of State, as the acting chief of staff for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and as Deputy Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review within the U.S. Department of Justice. Risch was also a field office director for USCIS at the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea and a Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of State. Early life and education Risch was born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, the adopted son of an auto parts factory worker. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and earned a Juris Doctor from Penn State Dickinson Law in 1995. Career After graduating from law school, Risch worked as a litigation associate for the law firm of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart. He went on to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Secretary Of State For Consular Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management The Under Secretary of State for Management is a position within the United States Department of State that serves as principal adviser to the Secretary of State and Deputy Secretary of State on matters relating to the allocation and use of Dep .... From 1953 to 1977, the position was called Administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs. The bureau is "responsible for the welfare and protection of U.S. citizens abroad, for the issuance of passports and other documentation to citizens and nationals, and for the protection of U.S. border security and the facilitation of legitimate travel to the United States" as described by the bureau's website. List of the Assistant Secretaries of State for Security and Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |