The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is a bureau within the

United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other na ...

. 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 The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration is the head of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration within the United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Dep ...

; this office is currently vacant. The current Bureau head is PRM Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard Albright in his capacity as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary. Albright has headed PRM since January 20, 2021. 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

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(UNHCR), the

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(ICRC), the

International Organization for Migration The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations agency that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers. The IOM wa ...

(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

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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.

Organization

The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration is divided into ten unique offices. *Front Office *Office of the Comptroller *Office of the Executive Director *Office of Policy and Resource Planning *Office of Multilateral Coordination and External Relations **Communicates U.S. policy in multilateral organizations, including

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, the

, and the

*Office of Refugee Admissions **Refugee Processing Center *Office of Population and International Migration **Represents the United States in the

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and the UN Commission on Population and Development *Office of Assistance for Africa *Office of Assistance for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas *Office of Assistance for Asia and the Near East

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* {{authority control PRM Refugees in the United States Human migration Population organizations Government agencies established in 1993