Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Organization

• Office of Levant Affairs – Responsible for U.S. relations with Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria
• Office of Maghreb Affairs – Responsible for U.S. relations with Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia
• Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs – Responsible for shaping, coordinating and implementing foreign policy in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
• Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs – Responsible for diplomatic issues associated with the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
• Office of Iraqi Affairs – Oversees Iraq–United States relations
• Office of Iranian Affairs – Develops, coordinates, recommends, and executes U.S. policy on Iran
• Office of Regional and Multilateral Affairs – Responsible for regional political and economic issues, including political-military affairs, multilateral organizations, labor and social affairs, counternarcotics, environment, refugees, counterterrorism, and human rights
• Office of Egyptian Affairs – Responsible for U.S. relations with Egypt
• Office of Press and Public Diplomacy – Responsible for the coordination of public diplomacy activities in the NEA region, and preparing press guidance for the Department Spokesperson in the Bureau of Public Affairs
• Office of Middle East Partnership Initiative – Responsible for programming in support of reform throughout the region, with special emphasis on empowering women and youth, education, strengthening economies, and broadening political participation