Bureau 39

Bureau 39 Bureau of Extraterrestrial Affairs Name: - Alias: Bureau 39 Bureau of Extraterrestrial Affairs Leaders: Unknown Summary: Extraterrestrial Foreign Affairs Affiliation: United States Government Department of State Faction: United States of America (Earth-1)

Officially, the United States Government denies the existence of a Bureau of Extraterrestrial Affairs, as it has been dubbed by conspiracy theorists, stating that there have been no encounters between the United States and nations or governments of an extraterrestrial nature, and thus there has never been a need for a formal framework for diplomacy and foreign affairs relating to aliens. Officially, while extraterrestrials are known to exist, they have been encountered by the United States only as refugees, such as Superman, and that sustained contact - peaceful or otherwise - is simply not viable across the interstellar distances involved.

Unofficially, the United States is aware of several alien incursions and near-misses since the advent of global communications and detection during the Cold War, and suspects numerous past visitations dating back centuries. The officially non-existent organisation known as Bureau 39 exists as an off-the-books division of the State Department, maintaining diplomatic relations with known alien nations, and collating information and intelligence from alien refugees and other sources, to brief the President regarding any potential threats from off-world.