The FAA’s Office of International Affairs (API) is responsible for providing international coordination and outreach to support the harmonization of global aviation system modernization efforts. This supports the FAA’s international mission to promote a safe, secure, seamless, and sustainable global aerospace system. 

API’s staff is located at the FAA's headquarters in Washington, D.C. and in offices strategically located around the world for in-person engagement.

Click here to view International Staff Listed by Area of Responsibility.

FAA's international offices are listed below:

• Global Strategy and Mission Support
• Africa, Europe and Middle East
• Asia-Pacific
• Western Hemisphere
• ICAO and International Training

In addition, API provides leadership for the FAA’s international programs and initiatives for harmonization of aerospace standards, prioritization and coordination of technical assistance and training, cooperative research and development, information exchanges, and other forms of international collaboration. API manages international engagements for technical assistance, training, infrastructure planning, and crisis response. API also leads the FAA's global leadership governance structure and works with FAA lines of business to collectively develop and support FAA international strategic priorities and engagements with a goal to increase safety, security, efficiency, capacity, and sustainability of the global aerospace system.  

Additional Resources:

• International Leadership
• Foreign Visitors to FAA
• International Crisis Management and Response
• Technical Assistance
• International Aviation Safety Assessments (IASA)