Internal Organization Setup of Shijiazhuang Foreign Affairs Office

According to the above responsibilities, Shijiazhuang Foreign Affairs Office has five internal organs:

(1) Secretariat (concierge reception)

Responsible for secretarial, information, meetings, confidentiality, archives, information construction and other daily government work; Responsible for the drafting of comprehensive written materials of the whole office; Responsible for research work; Responsible for the personnel organization, organization and family planning work of organs and institutions directly under them; Responsible for finance, agency logistics, state-owned assets management and security work; Responsible for the management and service of retirees; Responsible for the training of cadres in foreign affairs and overseas Chinese affairs system; Responsible for sending foreign exchange personnel, trainees and Chinese teachers abroad; Responsible for the establishment and management of the city's foreign language talent pool, and undertake the qualification evaluation of professional and technical positions of foreign language professionals in the city; Responsible for the unified coordination of external publicity work; Responsible for coordinating and guiding the concierge reception of major foreign affairs activities in the city; Responsible for receiving foreign and Hong Kong and Macao journalists who come to Shijiazhuang for interviews; Responsible for the foreign etiquette training of foreign-related units in the city. To undertake the daily work of the Foreign Affairs Leading Group Office of the Municipal Party Committee.

(2) Foreign-related Management Office (twin cities Office)

Responsible for the examination and approval of the city's public servants going abroad and going to Hong Kong and Macao; Take the lead in coordinating the annual city leaders' visit; Take the lead in undertaking the examination and approval of municipal leading cadres' visits; Review the annual visit plans of county (city), district and municipal departments; Guide visa application; To be responsible for inspecting and tracking the overseas activities of delegations going abroad on business and going to Hong Kong and Macao; Responsible for the management of the city's official passports; Responsible for the management of visas for going abroad on business; Responsible for examining and approving foreigners' applications to China, and handling visa notification letters and telegrams and other consular services for foreigners invited to China as authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Responsible for reviewing the application for invitation letters from foreign experts; Responsible for the management of foreign journalists' visits to stone, and responsible for the management of Hong Kong and Macao journalists' visits to stone jointly with relevant departments; Responsible for the business guidance, inspection and management of foreign-related units in the city; Responsible for the examination and approval and management of foreign language training institutions in conjunction with relevant departments; To handle the preliminary examination and approval of the qualifications of foreign teachers employed by schools in this Municipality in conjunction with relevant departments; Conducting anti-terrorism liaison with foreign countries; To undertake the management of the activities of overseas NGOs in Shijiazhuang and the participation of NGOs in the activities of overseas NGOs in our city; Responsible for the management and coordination of overseas institutions stationed in Shijiazhuang; Responsible for the management of foreign-related intermediaries in the city; Handling the international liaison between the International Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the International AIDS Prevention and Control Organization; Cooperate with relevant departments to manage foreigners in this city and handle foreign-related cases; Work with relevant departments to stop public funds from going abroad; To coordinate consular protection; To guide consular certification; Responsible for the coordination and handling of foreign-related emergency affairs of major public emergencies. Responsible for the unified formulation of the city's international sister city work plan, and organize the implementation; Responsible for the examination and approval of establishing friendly relations between the whole city and foreign cities; Responsible for the statistical report of the annual work of sister cities in the city.

(3) Overseas Chinese Affairs Office

Fully grasp the situation of overseas Chinese, study and formulate policies and regulations on overseas Chinese; Cooperate with relevant departments to carry out publicity and education on overseas Chinese affairs; Responsible for overseas Chinese poverty alleviation and donation; Responsible for overseas Chinese letters and visits; To undertake the identity authentication of overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots and the settlement and resettlement work in Laishi; Responsible for the enrollment of overseas Chinese and the care of higher vocational children of returned overseas Chinese and their relatives; To carry out friendly work for overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots and their organizations; To undertake or guide the invitation and reception of overseas Chinese, Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao; Cooperate with relevant departments to attract investment and introduce talents; Responsible for the identification of overseas Chinese, overseas Chinese-funded enterprises and enterprises invested by Hong Kong and Macao compatriots; To examine and handle matters concerning overseas Chinese and Hong Kong and Macao submitted by relevant units to the municipal party committee and municipal government for approval; Assist relevant departments to carry out overseas Chinese affairs in Taiwan; Responsible for the examination and approval of worldwide and regional overseas Chinese clan activities held in Shijiazhuang; Accepting letters and visits from returned overseas Chinese, their relatives and overseas Chinese, and coordinating complaints from overseas Chinese-funded enterprises; Responsible for overseas Chinese law enforcement.

(4) Asia, Africa, Oceania, Europe and America.

The main responsibilities of the Asia-Africa-Oceania Office and the European and American Office are: to be responsible for the communication between the city and the corresponding regions respectively; Study the basic situation of the corresponding region; To undertake the reception of visiting state guests and party guests; Go through the examination and approval procedures for inviting important foreign guests to visit; Specifically handle foreign exchanges such as municipal leaders going abroad (border) on business; Responsible for inviting and receiving foreign embassies and consulates in China personnel to visit, as well as China embassy and consulate personnel to visit; Responsible for the investigation, liaison and examination and approval of the establishment of friendly relations between the city and its counties (cities) and foreign cities; Responsible for exchanges and cooperation with sister cities in the corresponding countries, and responsible for external liaison; Responsible for examining and approving honorary titles awarded to foreign friends; Responsible for the external publicity work in the corresponding areas, and review important foreign affairs reports; Responsible for liaison, coordination and translation of major foreign affairs activities in the city.