The Office of Public Affairs considers the American public its ultimate customers, and the public's thirst for knowledge about the CIA is evident by the large volume of letters, phone calls, e-mails, and faxes the office receives each year.  The Public Communications Branch staff is responsible for responding to those public inquiries as promptly and responsively as security considerations allow.  You may contact us by mail or by phone or fax during our normal business hours Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. US Eastern Standard Time. You may also contact us anytime by e-mail via our comment form.

As part of its outreach efforts, the Public Communications Branch staff provides briefings about the Agency and its role in the Intelligence Community to groups from colleges, universities, civic organizations, other government agencies, and foreign affairs organizations.  The Branch receives so many requests that, due to staffing limitations, it must evaluate them on a case-by-case basis in its efforts to reach out to as many and as diverse groups as possible.