Persons permitted Diplomatic Pouch privileges should familiarize themselves with the guidelines and restrictions that pertain to their case and observe these guidelines and restrictions carefully. Diplomatic pouch privileges and limitations are set forth under the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations. The Vienna Convention and international law limit the use of diplomatic pouches to correspondence and items for official use. The Department permits U.S. citizen employees to use pouches to transmit limited amounts of mail, when it is determined to be in the best interest of the Department. Only individuals and organizations specifically authorized to use the pouch may do so.
Mail is sent in the pouch solely at the risk of the sender.
The Department assumes no responsibility for mail in the pouch. Make the request through the administrative officer. Postage at the appropriate U.S. domestic rate must be affixed to mail for pouch transmission. All mail must show a complete and valid return address, including Agency. The ZIP code number must appear in the last line of the address following the city and state by not more than two spaces.