Charles Robert Jenkins

Passport Application for Charles Robert Jenkins

Question: Can the State Department confirm that U.S. Army deserter Charles Robert Jenkins applied for a U.S. passport at the US Embassy in Japan? Has a passport been issued?

Answer: Passport records are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. The Department may not release information contained or pertaining to those records without permission from the individual U.S. citizen.

2005/276

Taken Question Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC March 3, 2005 Question Taken At March 3, 2005 Daily Press Briefing