Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration

The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA)—Spanish: Administración de Asuntos Federales de Puerto Rico—is the executive agency of the government of Puerto Rico that represents the government of the island and its dependencies and municipalities before entities of or in the United States, including:[1]

Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration
Agency overview
FormedJune 19, 1979 (1979-06-19)
JurisdictionExecutive branch
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Agency executive
  • Jennifer M. Storipan, Executive Director
Key document
Websitewww.prfaa.pr.gov

The administration is similar to a State-Federal relations office and serves as the primary liaison between Puerto Rico's officials, the White House, Congress, and the federal agencies of the United States. Additionally, the office interacts with national organizations representing U.S. governors of other states such as the National Governors Association and the Southern Governors' Association. PRFAA also coordinates the lobbying efforts of the Puerto Rico executive branch in Washington, DC, and assists other Puerto Rican agencies and municipalities in grant-seeking efforts. The agency is also supposed to support the work of the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico but the relationship tends to be tumultuous when the governor and the resident commissioner come from different political parties.

PRFAA's headquarters are located in Washington, D.C., at 1100 17th Street NW, while its Regional Office is located at 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive, Orlando, FL 32809.

Directors
Main article: List of Directors of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration

References
  1. "PRESUPUESTOS ANTERIORES" (PDF). www.presupuesto.pr.gov.
  2. "Leadership". December 4, 2019.


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