The Information Resource Center (IRC)

General Information

The Information Resource Center (IRC) is a component of the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Haiti. It is a reference research center which aims at providing comprehensive and authoritative information on issues such as U.S. Policy, Democratization, Rule of Law and Human Rights, Trade Liberalization, and Media in the United States to those who need to make informed decisions.

The IRC emphasizes electronic resources rather than books, but it has a collection of reference books, periodicals, pamphlets, government documents and a variety of electronic resources, which are regularly updated. It provides also on-line access to the latest governmental information and legislation.

The Center is intended to meet the needs of professionals, including government policy makers and other sector officials, political leaders, business people, journalists and those whose work require them to have in-depth information about the United States.

Our IRC staff welcomes serious inquiries concerning the United States. Reference queries can be made in person from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or by mail, fax or telephone at the address mentioned below:

Information Resource Center
c/o Office of Public Affairs
14, Avenue Marie Jeanne
Tel: 222-1504, 222-5726
Fax: 223-8324
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Please also note that the IRC is not open on U.S. or Haitian official holidays.

Other websites focused on information about the U.S.:

• For all sorts of information about the United States
• The official site of the U.S. Department of State
• The Library of Congress, the largest library collection in the world
• The Smithsonian Institution, Museum Collection
• The White House
• The U.S. House of Representatives-Congress
• The U.S. Senate-Congress