In the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Government, the
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (originally the
Office of Chinese Affairs) is part of the
United States Department of StateThe United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations, etc. in other countries...
and is charged with advising the
Secretary of StateThe United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence. The current Secretary of...
and
Under Secretary for Political AffairsThe Under Secretary for Political Affairs is the third ranking position in the United States Department of State, after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary...
on matters of the
Asia-PacificAsia-Pacific or Apac is that part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean. The area includes much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australasia and Oceania)....
region, as well as dealing with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with countries in that area. It is headed by the
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific AffairsThe Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs is the head of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary guides operation of the U.S...
, currently
Kurt M. CampbellKurt M. Campbell was the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Center for a New American Security , which was launched in January 2007. He concurrently serves as Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Washington Quarterly, and is the Founder and...
.
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In the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Government, the
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (originally the
Office of Chinese Affairs) is part of the
United States Department of StateThe United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations, etc. in other countries...
and is charged with advising the
Secretary of StateThe United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence. The current Secretary of...
and
Under Secretary for Political AffairsThe Under Secretary for Political Affairs is the third ranking position in the United States Department of State, after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary...
on matters of the
Asia-PacificAsia-Pacific or Apac is that part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean. The area includes much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australasia and Oceania)....
region, as well as dealing with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with countries in that area. It is headed by the
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific AffairsThe Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs is the head of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary guides operation of the U.S...
, currently
Kurt M. CampbellKurt M. Campbell was the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Center for a New American Security , which was launched in January 2007. He concurrently serves as Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Washington Quarterly, and is the Founder and...
.
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