Brief synopsis of each sub-organization follows:

The mission of the Office of Resource Management is to support the Office of Policy and International Affairs (PI) by: (1) minimizing the administrative requirements assigned to managers and staff, (2) providing management direction in support of goals and objectives, and (3) ensuring the efficient and effective management of the acquisition process and of the administrative services provided to the PI workforce. PI-10 plans, develops, coordinates, and executes programmatic, financial, and administrative management activities for PI. The Office of Resource Management is the official point of contact for PI on issues pertaining to resource related support activities and for MA, CR, DOE field offices and the national laboratory systems. The Office of Resource Management is responsible for obtaining and managing funds, workforce, security, facilities, equipment, and administrative support services. PI-10 develops, reviews, and issues quality control guidelines, operational procedures for policy studies, and administrative services.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Energy Policy sets strategic objectives and priorities for worldwide export promotion activities and provides leadership on energy and environmental export issues. The Office is responsible for monitoring and analyzing world energy market developments and the international political, economic, and strategic factors that influence these developments; providing policy recommendations on a wide range of international energy security issues; managing relevant U.S./DOE bilateral relationships; ensuring protection of U.S. interests in bilateral and multilateral treaties and obligations that affect energy services, commodities, and technology.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary is charged with managing the Office of Russian and Eurasian Affairs (PI-21) and the Office of African and Middle Eastern Affairs (PI-22) and serves as a bridge between the Assistant Secretary and staff offices to implement Administration policy.

The Office of Russian and Eurasian Affairs develops strategies to foster U.S. energy investment and trade to improve energy security, strengthen economic competitiveness and further global environmental initiatives in Russia, Europe and Central Asia. The Office works to remove impediments to international energy trade that will improve access to world energy markets. The Office analyzes energy policy, market trends, investment and trade issues and their impact on U.S. national security, foreign policy and trade policy objectives. The office coordinates DOE policy issues and working relationships with other agencies, portfolio countries, and international organizations and serves as the primary DOE point of contact with these countries and organizations. The Office implements policies and programs aimed at enhancing exports of U.S. energy services and equipment and serves as the Department's focal point for energy firms seeking Federal assistance to overcome barriers in overseas markets.

The Office of African and Middle Eastern Affairs is responsible for developing strategies to foster energy investment and trade that will improve energy security, strengthen economic competitiveness and further global environmental initiatives. The Office formulates and implements policies designed to remove impediments to international energy trade that will improve accessibility in world energy markets, principally in the oil and gas sectors. The Office analyzes energy policy, market trends, investment and trade issues and their impact on U. S. national security, foreign policy, trade policy, and environmental objectives. The Office coordinates DOE policy issues and working relationships with specific nations and international organizations, including the International Energy Agency and the International Energy Forum Secretariat; and serves as the primary DOE point of contact with these countries and organizations, including in support of U.S. objectives related to energy disruption response and the energy producer-consumer dialogue. The Office implements policies and programs aimed at enhancing exports of U.S. energy services, commodities and equipment and serves as the Department's focal point for energy firms seeking Federal assistance to overcome barriers in overseas markets in assigned countries and regions.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Energy Cooperation implements Administration policy for, and supports the development of international cooperation on science and technology issues and energy policy issues. The Office conducts studies and projects that serve the strategic corporate interests of the Department. This work includes analysis and recommendations on international Departmental R&D policies and investment priorities, management structure and communications strategies. The Office also works closely with the Department's business lines to guide and coordinate their individual research, development, deployment and international collaboration strategies.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary is charged with managing the Office of International Science and Technology Cooperation (PI-31), the Office of European and Asian Affairs (PI-32) and the Office of American Affairs (PI-33) and serves as a bridge between the Assistant Secretary and staff offices to implement Administration policy.

The Office of International Science and Technology Cooperation is responsible for implementing Administration policy for the overall international science and technology activities of the Department as well as overseeing the development and negotiation of DOE international science and technology cooperation agreements throughout the world. The Office works closely with all Departmental program offices, the State Department, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and other agencies to assure consistency of international science and technology activities with domestic technology policy with the Department's energy, economic, environmental, and national security mission and with U.S. foreign policy objectives.

The Office of European and Asian Affairs is responsible for developing strategies to foster energy investment and trade that will improve energy security, strengthen economic competitiveness and further global environmental initiatives in Europe and Asia. The Office develops strategies to remove impediments to international energy trade. The Office analyzes energy policy, market trends, investment and trade issues and their impact on U.S. national security, foreign policy, and trade policy objectives. The Office coordinates DOE policy issues and working relationships with specific nations and international organizations and serves as the primary DOE point of contact with these countries and organizations. The Office implements policies and programs aimed at enhancing exports of U.S. energy services, commodities and equipment and serves as the Department's focal point for energy firms seeking Federal assistance to overcome barriers in overseas markets. This office is also responsible for solving practical international energy problems and for promoting new responses for dealing with the problems through multilateral and bilateral activities.

The Office of American Affairs is responsible for developing strategies to foster energy investment and trade that will improve energy security, strengthen economic competitiveness and further global environmental initiatives in the Western Hemisphere. The Office contributes to the formulation of policies designed to remove impediments to international energy trade that will improve accessibility in world energy markets. The Office analyzes energy policy, market trends, investment and trade issues and their impact on U. S. national security, foreign policy and trade policy objectives. The Office coordinates DOE policy issues and working relationships with specific nations and international organizations and serves as the primary DOE point of contact with these countries and organizations. The Office implements policies and programs aimed at enhancing exports of U.S. energy services, commodities and equipment and serves as the Department's focal point for energy firms seeking Federal assistance to overcome barriers in overseas markets.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary is the focal point for policy analysis, analytic support, and policy advice to the Assistant Secretary and DOE leadership on issues relating to energy demand and supply, energy markets, energy efficiency, energy R&D, and the environment, including air quality and climate change. The Office provides Department-wide coordination when undertaking analysis on policies and issues that affect multiple offices to assure Departmental consistency. Working with other offices in PI and within the Department, the Office develops and executes analytic priorities, synthesizes policy analysis, ensures integration of Department-wide policy analysis activities. The Office's output supports the development of domestic and international energy policy and serves as the basis for interagency consultations and formal regulatory interventions. In addition, the Office provides assistance in preparing for and responding to energy market disruptions and energy emergencies. The Office also coordinates and recommends science and technology policies relating to the Department's energy, science, and environmental missions.

The Office of Economic Analysis provides assessment and analysis of the allocation and efficiency aspects of existing and proposed energy policies, as well as recommending policy instruments to address identified national energy challenges. The subject areas of the Office include oil and gas, natural gas, renewable energy forms, coal, and electricity, from exploration, development, production, refining, and transport through end-use and full fuel-cycle issues. The work of the Office is guided by reliance on markets and market incentives, technology development for improved energy efficiency, and efficient diversification of energy supplies to improve national energy security, as guided by current policy statements.  It is also the role of this Office to assist in the communication of Departmental goals and policies to other federal agencies, to energy sector stakeholders, and to the public.

The Office of Oil and Gas Analysis conducts economic and policy analyses related to oil supply, refining and use; natural gas supply, distribution and use; home heating oil; liquefied natural gas, alternative fuels, and automotive fuel efficiency, and analyses of environmental policies (air quality regulations and laws; surface, ground, and drinking water regulations and laws; endangered species, coastal zone management, and other environmental regulations, laws, and treaties) affecting petroleum and its products, transportation fuels, and natural gas. The Office provides a focal point to coordinated Departmental oil, transportation fuels, and natural gas analyses with an emphasis on policy analysis in support of: maintaining reliable supplies of reasonably priced fuels for consumers; addressing fuel efficiency and alternative fuels use to meet national policy interests; and reducing domestic reliance on imported fuels from unstable sources. The Office provides analysis and develops options with respect to significant environmental issues – such as climate change, criteria air pollutants and water quality – that potentially affect the demand, supply, and price of petroleum and its products, transportation fuels, and natural gas within the United States.

The Office of Technology Analysis provides analysis of technology-related policies and initiatives related to the development and use of traditional and alternative generation technologies, electric power transmission systems, and electric power distribution systems including cost of production, emission control options, and barriers to technology uptake. The Office provides analysis of and recommendations on technology policies that include the development of technology portfolios that have a high potential to increase future U.S. oil security and contribute to clean-energy development. The Office develops technology scenarios and analyzes their interaction with the energy economy using modeling tools that have a high-degree of technology detail. The results of this modeling analysis are used to inform energy policy development and policy recommendations on issues associated with domestic and international energy markets. The Office also serves as a focal point on cross-cutting technology portfolio analysis for the Department and across relevant Federal agencies.

The Office of Climate Change Policy and Technology serves as the Department's focal point for developing, coordinating, and implementing the Administration's climate change initiatives as they pertain to DOE and, to the extent delegated to DOE, other agencies, and supports Cabinet and sub-Cabinet-level committees on related policy and program formulation and implementation. The Office is responsible for formulating and managing a balanced policy portfolio of activities, including technological research, development, and deployment; emissions intensity reductions; and international cooperation. It provides overall Departmental strategic direction for and centralized coordination of climate change activities and serve as DOE's lead representative in interagency, intergovernmental, and international proceedings relating to climate change.

Current activities falling under the cognizance and organization of this Office include: (a) the U.S. Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP), authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005; (b) the voluntary greenhouse gas reporting system, authorized under the Energy Policy Act of 1992; (c) Climate VISION; (d) Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate; (e) policy related activities of the voluntary greenhouse gas reporting system; (f) the Climate Technology Initiative; (g) G8 Climate Change Action Plan; (h) U.S.-EU High Level Dialogue on Climate Change and Clean Development; (i) climate change bilateral agreements; (j) activities under the UN Framework Convention; (k) IPCC Working Group III on Mitigation and related activities; (l) the Major Economies Process for Energy Security and Climate Change; and others.