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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