Vision: Bringing Jiangsu Province to the World Top 5 Missions of Jiangsu Provincial Foreign Affairs Office: 1. To enforce national foreign policies and regulations, and carry out missions assigned by the provincial CPC Committee and the Provincial People’s Government 2. To formulate foreign affairs regulations and policies in accordance with the provincial strategy of “Two Initiatives”, make proposals for foreign affairs regulations and decision-making, guide and coordinate foreign affairs of all departments and service the provincial social and economic development 3. To inspect the implementation of foreign policies and regulations in relative departments, coordinate major international events in the province, and be in charge of or assist the arrangement of major international affairs in the province 4. To examine and approve short-term official outbound visit and inbound visits within the authorized field, issue and administrate passports and visa applications of short-term official outbound visit, issue notifications of inbound visits and other consul affairs 5. To coordinate the arrangement of foreign affairs for the provincial leadership, report and organize reception for VIP foreign guests See detailed missions at: http://www.jsfao.gov.cn/english/NewsDetail.asp?NewsID=10252