The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA)— es, Administración de Asuntos Federales de Puerto Rico—is the

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of the

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before entities of or in the United States, including: * The

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and

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* Public or Private Entities in the

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The administration is similar to a State-Federal relations office and serves as the primary liaison between Puerto Rico's officials, the

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, and the

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. Additionally, the office interacts with national organizations representing U.S. governors of other states such as the

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and the

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. PRFAA also coordinates the lobbying efforts of the Puerto Rico executive branch in Washington, DC, and assists other Puerto Rican agencies and municipalities in grant-seeking efforts. The agency is also supposed to support the work of the

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but the relationship tends to be tumultuous when the governor and the resident commissioner come from different political parties. PRFAA's headquarters are located in

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, D.C., at 1100 17th Street NW, while its Regional Office is located a
6925 Lake Ellenor Drive, Orlando, FL 32809

Directors

References

Secretariat of Governance of Puerto Rico Organizations based in Washington, D.C. {{PuertoRico-stub