Coleman: Passport office planned in Twin Cities area

Brad Swenson

Bemidji Pioneer

The U.S. State Department plans to open a passport processing office in the Twin Cities area, U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman announced late Wednesday.

The move comes nearly three weeks after the State Department began taking applications for its new passport card, which will be valid for people traveling across the Canadian border.

“I am thrilled that the State Department will be opening a passport office in the Twin Cities,” Coleman, R-Minn, said in a statement. “Last year I had urged Secretary (Condoleezza) Rice and Assistant Secretary Maura Harty to consider Minnesota for a passport office, and I am delighted that they agree on the merit of placing an office here.”