Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)

The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) is a Federal Advisory Committee with a U.S. Government Charter to promote security cooperation between American business and private sector interests worldwide and the U.S. Department of State. OSAC currently encompasses the 34-member core Council, an Executive Office, over 100 Country Councils, and more than 3,500 constituent member organizations and 372 associates.

The objectives of the Council as outlined in the Charter are:

• To establish continuing liaison and to provide for operational security cooperation between State Department security functions and the Private Sector.
• To provide for regular and timely interchange of information between the Private Sector and the State Department concerning developments in the overseas security environment.
• To recommend methods and provide material for coordinating security planning and implementation of security programs.
• To recommend methods to protect the competitiveness of American businesses operating worldwide.

New Zealand Chapter

Membership of OSAC New Zealand is free for US companies and provides members with advices of Special Notices re security warnings, threat analysis and other security advisory services. 

For more info on OSAC see www.ds-osac.org (there is also a New Zealand county specific site at this website) or contact OSAC New Zealand Secretariat, Mike Hearn on tel: 09-309-9140 or email mike@amcham.co.nz