Bureau of African Affairs

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Jendayi E. Frazer is the current Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs.


In the United States Government, the Bureau of African Affairs is part of the U.S. Department of State and is charged with advising the Secretary of State on matters of Sub-Saharan Africa. The bureau was established in 1958. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs, who is currently Jendayi Frazer.

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Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Bureau of African Affairs • Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs • Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs • Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs • Bureau of International Organization Affairs • Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs • Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs • Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

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Bureau of Administration • Bureau of Consular Affairs • Bureau of Diplomatic Security • Bureau of Human Resources • Bureau of Information Resource Management • Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs • Bureau of Public Affairs • Bureau of International Information Programs

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Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation • Bureau of Political-Military Affairs • Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation

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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor • Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs • Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

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Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a government official. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple Secretaries of State in the government.

In many countries, a secretary of state is a mid-level official.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is the term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara desert. Geographically, the demarcation line is the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.
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The Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs is the head of the Bureau of African Affairs within the American Department of State, who guides operation of the U.S.
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Jendayi E. Frazer is the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, heading the Bureau of African Affairs. Before taking on her current job, Frazer was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African affairs on the National Security Council
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The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs. If the Secretary of State resigns or dies, the Deputy Secretary of State becomes Acting Secretary of State until the President nominates and
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The United States Department of State's Executive Secretariat (or "S/ES"), is comprised of the Executive Secretary of the Department and three Deputy Executive Secretaries.
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The Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism coordinates all U.S. Government efforts to improve counterterrorism cooperation with foreign governments and participates in the development, coordination, and implementation of American counterterrorism policy.
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The George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC) is the United States government's primary training facility for officers and support personnel of the U.S. foreign affairs community.
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The Office of the Legal Advisor is an agency of the United States Department of State. The office was created by Executive Order in 1931. According to articles published in the Washington Post c.
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The Chief of Protocol is an officer of the United States Department of State responsible for advising the President of the United States, the Vice President, and the Secretary of State on matters of national and international diplomatic protocol.
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Bureau of Intelligence and Research (or INR) is an intelligence bureau in the U.S. State Department tasked with analyzing information. Originally founded as the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services and transferred to the State Department at the end of
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The Bureau of Legislative Affairs is the office of the United States Department of State that coordinates legislative activity for the Department of State and communications between the State Department and Congress.
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The Bureau of Resource Management assists foreign affairs agency heads with developing policies, plans, and programs to achieve foreign policy goals. The Assistant Secretary of RM and Chief Financial Officer, Bradford R.
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Under Secretary for Political Affairs is the third ranking position in the United States Department of State, after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary. The Under Secretary serves as the day-to-day manager of overall regional and bilateral policy issues, and oversees the bureaus
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Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs is part of the U.S. Department of State and is charged with advising the Secretary of State and Under Secretary for Political Affairs on matters of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as dealing with U.S. foreign policy and U.S.
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Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs is part of the U.S. Department of State, charged with implementing U.S. foreign policy and promoting U.S. interests in Europe and Eurasia (which it defines as being Europe, Turkey, Cyprus, the Caucasus Region, and Russia), as well as advising
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The Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is a part of the Department of State within the United States government that advises the President, Secretary of State, other bureaus in the Department of State, and other departments and agencies within the
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The Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO) is a bureau in the United States Department of State that creates and executes U.S. policy in the United Nations and other international organizations. As of 2005, it is headed by Assistant Secretary Kristen Silverberg.
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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,
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Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, renamed in February 2006 when the Bureau of South Asian Affairs absorbed the Office of Central Asian Affairs, is an agency of the Department of State within the United States government. The bureau presently deals with U.S.
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Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs is a part of the U.S. Department of State, charged with implementing U.S. foreign policy and promoting U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere, as well as advising the Under Secretary for Political Affairs.
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Under Secretary for Management is a position within the American Department of State that serves as principal adviser to the Secretary of State and Deputy Secretary of State on matters relating to the allocation and use of Department of State budget, physical property, and
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In the United States Government, the Bureau of Administration is part of the U.S. Department of State. The Bureau is responsible for administrative support operations, including procurement; supply and transportation; real property and facilities management; diplomatic pouch and
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The Bureau of Consular Affairs is a bureau of the United States Department of State within that department's management office. The mission of the Bureau is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services and
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Bureau of Diplomatic Security, more commonly known as Diplomatic Security, or DS, is the security and law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of State. DS is a world leader in international investigations, threat analysis, cyber security, counterterrorism, security technology,
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The Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) is a component of Department of State's management family of bureaus, which provides the information technology and services the Department needs to successfully carry out its foreign policy mission.
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