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U.S. Department of State Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs 
What We Do | Contacts | Documents | Open Skies Agreements | Related Sites Organization Transportation Affairs is organized into: Aviation Negotiations | Transportation Policy The Office of Aviation Negotiations is responsible for negotiating civil aviation market-access agreements with other governments. The office advises the Secretary of State on bilateral civil aviation issues and develops and implements strategies to further the U.S. policy goal of a liberal international aviation regime. Officers assigned to the Office of Aviation Negotiation manage U.S. international civil aviation policy and relations with other countries, while working closely with the Department of Transportation, U.S. embassies, other U.S. Government agencies and American aviation interests. Officers also assist U.S. airlines in resolving issues involving commercial rights in overseas markets. The United States has concluded 35 Open Skies air services agreements since 1992 with partners in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, as well as major market-opening agreements with Canada, France and Japan. The Office of Transportation Policy develops and coordinates policy on international civil aviation, maritime, and land transport issues, including policy research, safety and security, discriminatory and unfair practices, commercial and operational problems encountered abroad, overflight/landing authorizations, port access, environmental protection and accident investigations. The office consists of the divisions: Aviation Programs and Policy | Maritime and Land Transport Policy Aviation Programs and Policy (OTP/AVP) AVP participates in the development of policy on international civil aviation issues with broad substantive and/or multinational application, such as those involving the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Union (EU). AVP also handles issues involving aviation safety and security, international air transportation liability, discriminatory and unfair practices, tariffs, fuel, charter flights, user charges, airline taxation and remittances, currency exchange, preclearance, airport utilization, overflight/landing authorizations, airspace control (including GPS), aircraft noise and exhaust emissions regulations, military-civil relations, technical assistance, accident investigations, and airworthiness.
Maritime and Land Transport Policy (OTP/MA) The Division of Maritime and Land Transport Policy focuses on economic, political and technical developments affecting international shipping, land transportation and intermodal services, such as foreign legislation and policy, competition regulation, industry trends and commercial practices. The division works closely with representatives of major U.S. and foreign shipping lines and their customers to resolve problems created by foreign restrictions. OTP/MA officers also participates in meetings with maritime officials of other countries and in multilateral shipping meetings at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization, (WTO) and the United Nations.
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