Official U.S. government information about the
Global Positioning System (GPS) and related topics
Department of State
Mission
GPS Roles and Responsibilities
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Promotes U.S. foreign policy objectives within the National Executive Committee and the GPS community.
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Leads international consultations and negotiations with other nations on GPS-related issues.
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Chairs the GPS Interagency Working Group (GIWG).
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Works with the National Coordination Office to plan and coordinate international GPS outreach activities.
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Supports and participates in the International Committee on GNSS (ICG).
Visit the ICG website - Leads U.S. delegations to the World Radio Conferences of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), where spectrum allocations affecting GPS are negotiated.
- Handles export licensing for military GPS technology.
- Supports the use of GPS for a broad variety of governmental activities, including delimitation of boundaries, fisheries enforcement, health information tracking, remote sensing, and geographic information systems.
GPS Leadership
These links lead to other government websites:
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TBD
Member, National Executive Committee for Space-Based PNT -
TBD
Member, Executive Steering Group -
Ms. Valda Vikmanis-Keller
Director, Office of Space Affairs
Relevant Units
These links lead to other government websites:
- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES)
- Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB)
- Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM)
Point of Contact
Jeff Auerbach
State Department Representative to NCO
(202) 482-5838
