The OSAC Mission The State Department - Overseas Security Advisory Council (Council) is established to promote security cooperation between American business and private sector interests worldwide (Private Sector), and the U.S. Department of State. Objectives To establish continuing liaison and to provide for operational security cooperation between State Department security functions and the Private Sector. To provide for regular and timely interchange of information between the Private Sector and the State Department concerning developments in the overseas security environment. To recommend methods and provide material for coordinating security planning and implementation of security programs. To recommend methods to protect the competitiveness of American businesses operating worldwide. For More Information: Overseas Security Advisory Council Bureau of Diplomatic Security U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20522-1003 Telephone: 571-345-2223 Facsimile: 571-345-2238 email: webmaster@ds-osac.org		Mail This Page to a Friend   Site Map   Send Us Comments!  Latest News Cyber Threat A Case of Internet Security Anxiety more  Afghanistan Allies at Odds Over How to Fight Afghan Drugs Boom more  Senegal Amnesty Highlights 180 Disappearances in Casamance more  Philippines Arroyo Lifts Ban on Death Penalty in Philippines more  Indonesia Bank Scandals May Destabilize Economy more  Bolivia Bolivia Detains 16 Muslims on Terror Tipoff -Agency more  Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia Siege Leader Gets 20 Years more  Uganda Businesses Feel Pinch As Aids Weakens Employees more  Venezuela Chávez Stressing Social Programs more  Cyber Threat Cisco issues wireless Lan security alert more  Comoros College to Prevent Terrorism more  Comoros Comoros Opposition Call for Resignation of the President more  Chile Copper Miners in Chile Vote to Strike more  Afghanistan and Pakistan Crackdown on Al Qaida Planned more  Cuba Cuba: American Companies Welcome to Explore for Oil more  Cuba Cuban Tourism Boss Fired Over Corruption more  Cyber Threat Cybersecurity task forces push for results more  France Death Toll at 5 in France Flooding more  Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Disarmament Drive in Ivory Coast more  Russia Dozens Die in Russian Train Blast more  Mozambique Election Results Announced, Renamo Boycotts more  European Union (EU) EU Said Pressuring Western Balkan Countries To Crack Down on Organized Crime more  Israel and West Bank/Gaza Ex-Minister: Accord Needs Arafat Backing more  Eritrea and Ethiopia Four Killed in Mine Accidents more  Israel and West Bank/Gaza Fragile Path to Mid-East Truce more  Mexico and United States Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Implementation on the US/Mexico Border more  Indonesia GAM Violently Defies Ban on Anniversary Observance more  Georgia Georgian Police Investigate Blast Outside TV Station more  Canada Hamas-linked Canadian Forced to Confess, says lawyer more  Cyber Threat Hollywood: Norwegian hacker a burglar more  Cyber Threat Homeland Security science division will also tackle cybersecurity more  Senegal Imam Gives Rare Voice to Militant Islam more  India and Pakistan Indian PM Confirms He Will Attend Islamabad Summit more  Indonesia Indonesia Says FBI to Investigate Papua Murders more  Israel and Syria Israel: Syria Still Backing Militants more  Japan and United States Japan Says It Won't Impose Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. more  Japan Japanese Court Upholds Death Sentence for Sect "Killing Machine" more  India and Pakistan Kashmir Separatist Rally Denied more  Kenya Kenyan Police Blame U.S. Warning for Bomb Hoaxes more  Spain Key ETA Suspect Recaptured more  Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz National Security Chief Says Ban on Extremist Group Makes His Work Easier more  Angola Large-Scale Demining Projects to Start Soon more  Latin America Latin America Brief December 5, 2003 more  Lithuania Lithuania: President Cancels Visit to US more  United Kingdom London Court Denies Bail for 'Shoe Bomber' Accomplice more  Zimbabwe Long Wait for Zimbabwean Recovery more  Malaysia Malaysia Extends Militants' Detentions more  South Africa Man Falls Victim to Gem of a Scam more  Colombia Massive Landslide Hits Colombia more  Afghanistan Militants Attack US Military Convoy In Southeast Afghanistan more  Pakistan Musharraf Seeks Ulema's Help to Curb Extremism more  Burma Myanmar Junta Frees 16 Political Prisoners more  Burma Myanmar Says to Probe Banks on Money-Laundering more  Nepal Nepal Maoist Commander Surrenders more  Worldwide Officials Concerned About Holiday Terror Threat more  Iraq Once-stable Mosul Sliding into Chaos more  Iraq Outlawed Ba'athists May Seek Political Role in Iraq more  Afghanistan Pashtuns Fear for Afghan Democracy more  Philippines Philippines Says Some Muslim Rebels Have JI Links more  Poland Polish PM Survives Crash-Landing more  Israel, United States and West Bank/Gaza Powell Meets Non-official Mideast Peace Plan Authors more  Algeria and United States Powell Urges Bouteflika to Hold Free, Fair Elections more  Sudan Rebel Group Sends First-Ever Delegation to Khartoum more  Cyber Threat Reporter's notebook: At the DHS National Cyber Security Summit more  Afghanistan Rocket Attack as Rumsfeld Visits Kabul more  India Ruling Party Wrests Key States From Indian Opposition more  Georgia Rumsfeld Due for Georgia Visit more  Russia Russia Minister sees possible Chechen Link to Blast more  Russia Russia Train Blast Was 'Terrorist' Act-Ministry more  Russia Russian Commuter Train Blast Kills 36 more  South Korea S Korea Graft Scandal Widens more  South Korea S Korea's Roh Renews Plan to Relocate Capital more  South Korea S. 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