---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 9b.2"
title: "22"
number: "9b.2"
heading: "Press correspondents employed by United States media organizations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/9b.2"
---

# §9b.2. Press correspondents employed by United States media organizations.


In order to obtain a Department of State press building pass, press correspondents employed by United States media organizations must:

- (a) Present to the Office of Press Relations, Department of State, a letter from his or her organization stating:
  - (1) That the applicant is a bona fide, full-time media correspondent based permanently and residing in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area;
  - (2) That the applicant is employed by the certifying organization;
  - (3) That the organization and the applicant have regular and substantial assignments in connection with the Department of State as evidence by regular attendance at the daily press briefings.
- (b) Submit to the Office of Press Relations, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, a signed application and FORM DSP-97 for a press building pass. Applicants must comply with instructions contained in paragraphs 1 and 6 of FORM DSP-97 regarding fingerprinting and prior arrests. FORM DSP-97 requires the following information:
  - (1) Name;
  - (2) Affiliation with news media organizations;
  - (3) Date of birth;
  - (4) Place of birth;
  - (5) Sex;
  - (6) Citizenship;
  - (7) Social Security or passport number;
  - (8) Marital status;
  - (9) Spouse name;
  - (10) Office address and telephone number;
  - (11) Length of employment;
  - (12) Home address and telephone number; and
  - (13) **Length of residence.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[49 FR 4465, Feb. 7, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 1686, Jan. 17, 1989]

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2658.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 4465, Feb. 7, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[49 FR 4465, Feb. 7, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 1686, Jan. 17, 1989]