Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs is an agency of the Department of State within the United States government that deals with U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic relations with the countries and geographic entities of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, who is currently C. David Welch.

External links

* [http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ www.state.gov Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs]


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