Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration

Executive agency of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration
Agency overview

Formed	June 19, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-06-19)
Jurisdiction	Executive branch
Headquarters	Washington, D.C. 38°54′14″N 77°02′20″W / 38.904°N 77.0388°W / 38.904; -77.0388
Agency executive	Luis Dávila Pernas, Executive Director
Key document	Act No. 77 of 1979
Website	www.prfaa.pr.gov

The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA)—Spanish: Administración de Asuntos Federales de Puerto Rico—is the executive agency of the government of Puerto Rico that represents the government of the island and its dependencies and municipalities before entities of or in the United States, including:

The Federal Government of the United States
Local and State Governments of the United States
Public or Private Entities in the United States

The administration is similar to a State-Federal relations office and serves as the primary liaison between Puerto Rico's officials, the White House, Congress, and the federal agencies of the United States. Additionally, the office interacts with national organizations representing U.S. governors of other states such as the National Governors Association and the Southern Governors' Association. PRFAA also coordinates the lobbying efforts of the Puerto Rico executive branch in Washington, DC, and assists other Puerto Rican agencies and municipalities in grant-seeking efforts. The agency is also supposed to support the work of the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico but the relationship tends to be tumultuous when the governor and the resident commissioner come from different political parties.

PRFAA's headquarters are located in Washington, D.C., at 1100 17th Street NW, while its Regional Office is located at 22 W Monument Ave # 5, Kissimmee, Florida.

Directors

Main article: List of Directors of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration

1973–1975: José A. Cabranes, PPD
1981–1985: Joaquín A. Márquez
José Ortiz Dalliot
Wanda Rubianes
Xavier Romeu
2001–2004: Mari Carmen Aponte, PPD
2005–2008: Eduardo Bhatia, PPD
2008–2009: Flavio Cumpiano, PPD
2009: Richard Figueroa, PNP
2009–2013: Nicole Guillemard, PNP
2013–2017: Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral, PPD
2017–2019: Carlos R. Mercader Perez, PNP
2019–2020: Jennifer M. Storipan, PNP
2021–2023: Carmen M. Feliciano, PNP, Democratic Party
2023–Present: Luis Dávila Pernas, PNP, Democratic Party

References

"PRESUPUESTOS ANTERIORES" (PDF). www.presupuesto.pr.gov.
"Leadership". December 4, 2019.
"Official Statement Carmen M. Feliciano". Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration. January 29, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

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Governor's offices	Environmental Quality Board Office of the Inspector General Chief of Staff
Posts	Chief of Staff Governor's Advisory Board
Executive departments	Agriculture Consumer Affairs Corrections and Rehabilitation Economic Development and Commerce Education Family Health Housing Justice Labor and Human Resources Natural and Environmental Resources Sports and Recreation State Transportation and Public Works Treasury
Fiscal agent and financing	AFI AFICA Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure of Puerto Rico COFINA Economic Development Bank Financing of Housing Authority Government Development Bank Municipal Financing Agency Public-Private Partnerships Authority Public Financing Corporation
Government-owned corporations	AAA AEE Aqueducts and Sewers Conservatory of Music Institute of Puerto Rican Culture PRASA PREPA Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority University of Puerto Rico
Other executive agencies	Commission on Cooperative Development Commission on Safety and Public Protection Commissioner of Financial Institutions Education Council Federal Affairs Administration FEI Special Independent Prosecutor State Commission on Elections Telecommunications Regulatory Board

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