Bureau_of_European_and_Eurasian_Affairs

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

U.S. State Department division


In the United States Government, the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) is part of the United States 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 the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.

Quick Facts Formed, Preceding bureau ...

From 1949 to 1983, European affairs were within the purview of the Bureau of European Affairs.

Organization

The offices of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs direct, coordinate, and supervise U.S. government activities within the region, including political, economic, consular, public diplomacy, and administrative management issues.[2][3]

Organizational chart for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs as of 2014

References

  1. "Inspection of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs" (PDF). Inspector General of the Department of State. March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "State Department Student Internship Brochure" (PDF). U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources. September 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. "1 FAM 140 Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR)". Foreign Affairs Manual. U.S. Department of State. September 28, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2020.

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