Offices & Departments

Public Affairs Section

The Public Affairs section is the Press, Culture and Education section of the Embassy. The explosion that the world has witnessed in information and information technology has expanded the amount of information people seek in these areas, and has transformed our means of accessing that information.  Press inquiries to any section of the Embassy should be directed in the first instance to the Public Affairs Officer at the Public Affairs section. 
Our head office in Washington produces an electronic file, called USINFO, every working day.
The PAS administers a variety of educational exchange programs, including the Fulbright program. Although opportunities for undergraduate scholarships are nearly nonexistent, very large numbers of students come to the U.S. each year to take advantage of our highly advanced and frequently very specialized educational programs. PAS has an education advisor who provides accurate, comprehensive, objective and timely information about educational opportunities in the United States, along with specific guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities. The education advisor also helps individuals who have their own or other institutional means to study in the U.S., and need to know how to go about finding an appropriate university, how to apply, and how to prepare for student life in America.  The Education Advising Center is also a certified testing center for standardized admission exams like TOEFL; SAT I & II; GRE general and GRE subject exams; and, the ACT, LSAT, and MCAT by special arrangement.