Office Home Office Home About Us Employment Opportunities International Law Digest Remarks and Releases Contact Us HomeBureaus & Offices > The Secretary of State ...Office of the Legal Adviser hide Office of the Legal Adviser Our Mission The Office of the Legal Adviser furnishes advice on all legal issues, domestic and international, arising in the course of the Department's work. This includes assisting Department principals and policy officers in formulating and implementing the foreign policies of the United States, and promoting the development of international law and its institutions as a fundamental element of those policies. The Office is organized to provide direct legal support to the Department of State's various bureaus, including both regional and geographic offices (those which focus on specific areas of the world) and functional offices (those which deal with specific subject matters such as economics and business, international environmental and scientific issues, or internal management). Acting Legal Adviser Richard C. Visek Offices Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Ethics and Financial Disclosure Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law Office of the Legal Adviser for Law Enforcement and Intelligence Office of Treaty Affairs Other Legal Adviser Offices