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Education Resources

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology
2101 Wilson Blvd. #302
Arlington, VA 22201
703-247-4212 • fax 703-247-4533
www.accsct.org

American Association of Community Colleges
One Dupont Circle, NW, Ste. 410
Washington, DC 20036
202-728-0200 • fax 202-833-2467
www.aacc.nche.edu

American Society for Engineering Education
1818 N Street NW #600
Washington, DC 20036
202-331-3500 • fax 202-265-8504
www.asee.org

American-Mideast ETS
1730 M St. NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036-4505
202-776-9600 • fax: 202-776-7000
www.amideast.org

The Asia Foundation
465 California St., 9th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-982-4640 • fax: 415-392-8863
www.asiafoundation.org

Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
PO Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
414-289-3400 • fax: 414-289-3411
www.ece.org

Educational Testing Services (ETS®)
Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08541
609-921-9000 • fax 609-734-5410
www.ets.org

Institute of International Education (IIE)
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3580
212-883-8200 • fax 212-984-5452
www.iie.org

International School Services (ISS)
15 Roszel Road, P.O. Box 5910
Princeton, NJ 08543
609-452-0990 • fax: 609-452-2690
www.iss.edu

International Student House
1825 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-232-4007 • fax: 202-387-4115
www.ishdc.org

NAFSA: Association of International Educators
1307 New York Ave NW, 8th FL
Washington, DC 20005-4701
202-737-3699 • fax: 202-737-3657
www.nafsa.org

National Council for International Visitors (NCIV)
1420 K Street, N.W., Ste. 800
Washington, DC 20005
202-842-1414 • fax: 202-289-4625
www.nciv.org

National Society of Professional Engineers
1420 King Street
Alexandria VA 22314-2794
703-684-2800 • fax 703-836-4875
www.nspe.org

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary Int’l
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
847-866-3000 • fax 847-328-8554
www.rotary.org

World Learning
Kipling Rd., P.O. Box 676
Brattleboro, VT 05302-0676
802-257-7751 • fax: 802-258-3248
www.worldlearning.org

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
700 S Washington St., Ste 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-836-0774 • fax 703-836-7864
www.tesol.org

U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) Formerly U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
800-375-5283
www.uscis.gov

U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
202-647-4000
www.state.gov

Travel Resources

Airlines

Air Canada: 888-247-2262 • www.aircanada.com

Air France: 800-237-2747 • www.airfrance.com

Air India: 800-223-7776 • www.airindia.com

Alitalia: 800-223-5730 • www.alitalia.com

American: 800-433-7300 • www.aa.com

British Airways: 800-247-9297 • www.britishairways.com

Continental: 800-525-0280 • www.continental.com

Delta: 800-221-1212 • www.delta.com

Gulf Air: 888-359-4853 • www.gulfair.com

Iberia: 800-772-4642 • www.iberia.com

Japan: 800-525-3663 • www.jal.com

KLM Royal Dutch: 800-225-2525 • www.klm.com

Kuwait Airways: 800-458-9248 • www.kuwait-airways.com

Lufthansa German: 800-645-3880 • www.lufthansa.com

Northwest: 800-225-2525 • www.nwa.com

Qantas: 800-227-4500 • www.qantas.com

Royal Jordanian: 800-223-0470 • www.rja.com.jo

Saudi Arabian: 800-472-8342 • www.saudiairlines.com

Singapore: 800-742-3333 • www.singaporeair.com

United: 800-864-8331 • www.united.com

US Airways: 800-428-4322 • www.usairways.com

Car Rental

Alamo: 800-462-5266 • www.alamo.com

Avis: 800-331-1212 • www.avis.com

Budget: 800-527-0700 • www.budget.com

Dollar: 800-800-3665 • www.dollar.com

Enterprise: 800-261-7331 • www.enterprise.com

Hertz: 800-654-3131 • www.hertz.com

National: 800-227-7368 • www.nationalcar.com

Payless: 800-729-5377 • www.paylesscarrental.com

Rent-a-Wreck: 800-944-7501 • www.rentawreck.com

Thrifty Car Rental: 800-847-4389 • www.thrifty.com

Bus Lines

Greyhound: 800-231-2222 • www.greyhound.com

Railway

Amtrak: 800-872-7245 • www.amtrak.com


Hotel and Motel Chains

Best Western: 800-780-7234 • www.bestwestern.com

Choice Hotels: 877-424-6423 • www.choicehotels.com
(Clarion Hotels, Cambria Suites, Comfort Inns, Comfort Suites, Econo Lodges, MainStay Suites,
Rodeway Inns, Sleep Inns, Suburban Hotels & Quality Inns)

Hilton Hotels: 800-445-8667 • www.hilton.com

Holiday Inn: 888-465-4329 • www.holiday-inn.com

Howard Johnson’s: 800-446-4656 • www.hojo.com

Hyatt Hotels: 888-591-1234 • www.hyatt.com

Inter-Continental: 800-424-6835 • www.interconti.com

La Quinta Inns & Suites: 800-753-3757 • www.laquinta.com

Marriott Hotels: 888-236-2427 www.marriott.com

Radission Hotels: 888-201-1718 • www.radisson.com

Ramada Inns: 800-272-6232 • www.ramada.com

Red Roof Inns: 800-733-7663 • www.redroof.com

Sheraton Hotels: 800-325-3535 • www.sheraton.com

Super 8 Motels: 800-800-8000 www.super8.com

Travelodge: 800-578-7878 • www.travelodge.com

Westin Hotels: 800-937-8461 • www.westin.com

Vacation/Travel Information by State

Alabama: 800-ALA-BAMA • www.touralabama.org

Alaska: www.travelalaska.com

Arizona: 866-275-5816 • www.arizonaguide.com

Arkansas: 877-727-3468 • www.state.ar.us

California: 800-862-2543 • www.visitcalifornia.com

Colorado: 800-COLORADO • www.colorado.com

Connecticut: 800-CT-VISIT • www.ctvisit.com

Delaware: 866-284-7483 • www.visitdelaware.com

Florida: 877-679-9330 • www.florida.com

Georgia: 800-VISIT-GA • www.georgia.org

Hawaii: 808-587-4220 • www.hawaii.gov

Idaho: 800-VISIT-ID • www.visitidaho.org

Illinois: 800-2-CONNECT • www.enjoyillinois.com

Indiana: 800-677-9800 • www.visitindiana.com

Iowa: 888-472-6035 • www.traveliowa.com

Kansas: 800-2-KANSAS • www.travelks.com

Kentucky: 800-225-8747 • www.travel.ky.gov

Louisiana: 800-677-4082 • www.louisanatravel.com

Maine: 888-624-6345 • www.visitmaine.com

Maryland: 866-639-3526 • www.mdisfun.org

Massachusetts: 800-227-MASS • www.mass-vacation.com

Michigan: 800-644-2489 • www.michigan.org

Minnesota: 888-868-7476 • www.exploreminnesota.com

Mississippi: 866-SEE-MISS • www.visitmississippi.org

Missouri: 800-519-2100 • www.missouritourism.com

Montana: 800-VISIT-MT • www.visitmt.com

Nebraska: 877-NEBRASKA • www.visitnebraska.org

Nevada: 800-NEVADA-8 • www.travelnevada.com

New Hampshire: 800-653-9564 • www.visitnh.gov

New Jersey: 800-VISITNJ • www.state.nj.us

New Mexico: 800-773-6396 • www.newmexico.org

New York: 800-CALL-NYS • www.iloveny.com

North Carolina: 800-VISIT-NC • www.visitnc.com

North Dakota: 800-435-5663 • www.ndtourism.com

Ohio: 800-BUCKEYE • www.discoverohio.com

Oklahoma: 800-652-6552 • www.travelok.com

Oregon: 800-547-7842 • www.traveloregon.com

Pennsylvania: 800-VISIT-PA • www.visitpa.com

Puerto Rico: www.puertorico.com

Rhode Island: 800-556-2484 • www.visitrhodeisland.com

South Carolina: 866-224-9339 • www.discoversouthcarolina.com

South Dakota: 800-SDAKOTA • www.travelsd.com

Tennessee: 615-741-2159 • www.tnvacation.com

Texas: 800-888-8TEX • www.traveltex.com

Utah: 800-200-1160 • www.utah.com

Vermont: 800-VERMONT • www.travel-vermont.com

Virginia: 800-VISIT-VA • www.virginia.org

Virgin Islands: 800-327-USVI • www.usvitourism.vi

Washington: 800-544-1800 • www.experiencewa.com

Washington, D.C.: 202-789-7000 • www.washington.org

West Virginia: 800-CALL-WVA • www.wvtourism.com

Wisconsin: 800-432-8747 • www.travelwisconsin.com

Wyoming: 800-225-5996 • www.wyomingtourism.org

Embassy of India

Chancery
2107 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008 USA
Telephone: (202) 939-7000
Fax: (202) 265-4351

Embassy Hours: 930 AM - 600 PM EST

Consular Wing
2536 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Fax: (202) 797-4693

Consulate General of India

Consulate General of India – New York
3 East 64th Street
New York, NY 10065
Tel: (212) 774-0600
Fax: (212) 861-3788

Jurisdiction:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Islands

Business hours of the Consulate are 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST, Monday to Friday

Consulate General of India – Chicago
455, North City Front Plaza Drive, NBC Tower Bldg, Suite#850,
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel.: 312-595-0405
info@indianconsulate.com<

Jurisdiction:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
.

Consulate General of India – San Francisco
540 Arguello Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel: (415) 668 0662
Fax: (415) 668 9764

Jurisdiction:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Consulate General of India – Houston
Three Post Oak Central
1990 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 600
Houston, TX 77056
Ph: (713) 626 2148/2149
Fax: (713) 626 2450
Email: cgi-hou@swbell.net

Jurisdiction:
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas State

 

Business, Commerce and Professional Resources

Indian Professionals Network
P.O. Box 49494
Atlanta, GA 30359
Ph. 678-405-4440
www.ipnatlanta.net

South Asian Bar Association
P.O. Box 65349
Washington, DC 20035
www.sabadc.org

The Indus Entrepreneurs
2903 Bunker Hill Lane Suite #108,
Santa Clara,  CA - 95054 
Phone : 408-567-0700 extn 232 
globaladmin_AT_tie.org  
www.tie.org

National Federation of Indian-American Associations™
319 Summit Hall Road   
Gaithersburg, MD 20877  USA   
Ph:301-926-3013,Fax:301-926-3378
Ph:301-935-5321,Fax:301-935-2627
Email: info@nfia.net
www.nfia.net

Network of Indian Professionals (Net IP)
To find a chapter near you go to www.netip.org

Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association
P.O. Box 3533
Santa Clara, CA 95055
contact@sipa.org
www.sipa.org

 

Education Resources

Institute of International Education (IIE)
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3580
Tel: (212)883-8200
Fax: (212)984-5452
www.iie.org

NAFSA: Association of International Educators
1307 New York Avenue, NW
8th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-4701
202.737.3699 - phone
202.737.3657 – fax
www.nafsa.org

National Council for International Visitors (NCIV)
1420 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202.842.1414
Fax: 202.289.4625
info@nciv.org
www.nciv.org

The Asia Foundation
465 California Street, 9th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Mailing Address:
PO Box 193223
San Francisco, CA 94119-3223
Tel: (415) 982-4640
Fax: (415) 392-8863
Email: info@asiafound.org
www.asiafoundation.org


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