Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

U.S. State Department division

Bureau of Refugee Programs

JurisdictionExecutive branch of the United StatesEmployees225 (FY 2016)^[1]Annual budget$3.1 billion (FY 2015)^[1]Bureau executive

Julieta Valls Noyes, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration

Parent departmentU.S. Department of StateWebsitewww.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-civilian-security-democracy-and-human-rights/bureau-of-population-refugees-and-migration/

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]

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 UNHCR, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the International Organization for Migration
Office of Refugee Admissions
- Refugee Processing Center
Office of Population and International Migration
- Represents the United States in the United Nations Population Fund 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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Inspection of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration". Inspector General of the Department of State. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^ "Richard Albright". state.gov. United States Department of State. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ "1 FAM 520 Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)" (PDF). Foreign Affairs Manual. U.S. Department of State. June 7, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ "State Department Student Internship Brochure" (PDF). U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources. September 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.