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into directorates and key offices, responsible for securing our nation.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/news-information" title="News & Information Description" class="hasChildrens"> <span>News & Information</span> </a><div class="drop"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/blog" title="" class=""> <span>Blog</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements" title="" class=""> <span>Press Releases & Statements</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony" title="" class=""> <span>Speeches & Testimony</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/cia-the-war-on-terrorism" title="" class=""> <span>CIA & 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class="drop right"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications" title="" class=""> <span>Publications</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence" title="CSI section" class=""> <span>Center for the Study of Intelligence</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom" title="" class=""> <span>Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/library/kent-center-occasional-papers" title="" class=""> <span>Kent Center Occasional Papers</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/library/intelligence-literature" title="" class=""> <span>Intelligence Literature</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a 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The Central Intelligence Agency Kids' Zone provides information about the Nation's intelligence efforts as well as other fun things for kids to do. We do not ask for nor collect any information regarding children's visits to the Kids' Zone other than as stated in the <a href="#privacy-notice">Privacy Notice</a>. The information collected as stated in the <a href="#privacy-notice">Privacy Notice</a> does not differentiate between adults and children.</p> <p>[<a class="toTop" href="#top">Top of Page</a>]</p> <p> </p> <h3><a name="declass" id="declass"></a>Accessing Declassified Information</h3> <p>If you are interested in documents recently declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency, you can access much of this information through the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170624201235/http://www.foia.cia.gov/">CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room</a> (Freedom of Information Act) on this Web site.</p> <p>The FOIA Electronic Reading Room offers an Internet-based database containing recently declassified documents on a wide variety of issues. Many of the referenced documents are available for viewing as full text images of the original document. In addition to the FOIA Electronic Reading Room, the Agency's Library contains a <a href="/web/20170624201235/https://www.cia.gov/library/related-links.html" title="Related Links">Related Links</a> section that includes links to the National Archives Records Administration and other sites where declassified documents and satellite photography may be obtained.</p> <p>[<a class="toTop" href="#top">Top of Page</a>]</p> <p> </p> <h3><a name="site" id="site"></a>Site Management</h3> <p>The Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Public Affairs (OPA) manages the overall information content, design, and, organization of the Web site. 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Please direct inquiries to the Office of Public Affairs staff:</p> <p>Office of Public Affairs</p> <p>Central Intelligence Agency</p> <p>Washington, D.C. 20505</p> <p>Phone: (703) 482-0623</p> <p>Fax: (703) 482-1739</p> <p>[<a class="toTop" href="#top">Top of Page</a>]</p> <p><b><a name="socialmedia" id="socialmedia"></a>Social Media</b></p> <p>CIA maintains accounts on several third-party social media sites (including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr).</p> <p>The CIA participates in these open forums in order to increase transparency.  Content is posted first on CIA.gov prior to dissemination on social media sites.<br><br> Your activity on third-party websites is governed by the security and privacy policies of the third-party sites.  You may wish to review the privacy policies of those sites before using them in order to understand how the information you make available on them will be used.</p> <p>While we encourage commenting and conversation on our social media profiles, please remember that they are a public forum and any information provided will be visible to the public. Please do not include your nor anyone else’s personal details such as a telephone number, home or email address, social security number or any other personal information that you do not want available to the general public.</p> <p>Comments or messages that represent criminal activities, intentions, or threats will be turned over to the appropriate law enforcement officials</p> <p>Our presence on social media sites is not intended to endorse, recommend or favor any third-party company or service provider.</p> <p>Individuals who have applied to, or are interested in applying to, positions with CIA should not associate with CIA's Facebook page or Twitter feed. That includes posting content, 'friending' or 'following' the Agency, and/or 'liking' or sharing content or commentary. Applicant communication with the Agency must be conducted in authorized channels, not via social media.</p> <p>[<a class="toTop" href="#top">Top of Page</a>]</p> <h3>For More Information <a name="info" id="info"></a></h3> <p>If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please contact the Central Intelligence Agency Web information manager in the Office of Public Affairs at the address or phone or fax numbers listed above.</p> <p>[<a class="toTop" href="#top">Top of Page</a>]</p> </div> <div class="documentByLine"> <br><div> </div> <div> Posted: Apr 10, 2007 08:02 AM<br></div> <div> Last Updated: Mar 21, 2017 11:02 AM<br></div> <br></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article></div> <aside class="content-box-2"></aside></div> </section><footer id="footer"><span class="divider"></span> <a href="#" class="logo-2"><img src="/web/20170624201235im_/https://www.cia.gov/++theme++contextual.agencytheme/images/logo-2.png" width="61" height="61" alt="Central 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