Bureau of African Affairs
Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs | |
| Parent department | U.S. Department of State |
|---|---|
| Parent bureau | Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs |
| Website | www |
In the
Molly Phee
is the current Assistant Secretary.
Organization
The offices of the Bureau of African Affairs direct, coordinate, and supervise U.S. government activities within the region, including political, economic, consular, public diplomacy, and administrative management issues.[2][3]
- Office of East African Affairs – Oversees policy for the East African Region, and liaises with the U.S. Embassies in Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda
- Office of Sudan and South Sudan - Oversees policy for the Republic of the Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. Ambassador Donald Booth has been the U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan since June 12, 2019.[4]
- Office of Central African Affairs – Oversees policy for the Central African Region, and liaises with the U.S. Embassies in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Príncipe
- Office of Southern African Affairs – Oversees policy for the South African Region, and liaises with the U.S. Embassies in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Office of West African Affairs – Oversees policy for the West African Region, and liaises with the U.S. Embassies in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
- Office of Economic Policy and Staff
- Office of the Executive Director – Coordinates logistics, management, budget, and human resources for the bureau
- Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs – Coordinates public outreach and digital engagement, and prepares press guidance for the Department Spokesperson in the Bureau of Public Affairs
- Office of Regional Peace and Security – Coordinates policy regarding the African Union and other regional multilateral and security-focused issues
References
- ^ a b c "Inspection of the Bureau of African Affairs". Inspector General of the Department of State. October 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- Bureau of Human Resources. September 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State. October 13, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- U.S. Department of State. June 12, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.