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Bureau of African Affairs

U.S. State Department division

Summary

U.S. State Department division

Field	Value
type	bureau
seal	US Department of State official seal.svg
seal_caption	Seal of the United States Department of State
formed
jurisdiction	Executive branch of the United States
headquarters	Harry S. Truman Building, Washington, D.C., United States
employees	1,923 (as of FY2017)
budget	$1.54 billion (FY 2016)
chief1_name	Jonathan Pratt
chief1_position	Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
parent_department	U.S. Department of State
parent_agency	Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
website
agency_name	Bureau of African Affairs
seal_width	120px

The Bureau of African Affairs (AF) is part of the United States 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 of State for African Affairs who reports to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.

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.

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.
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

(October 23, 2017). "Inspection of the Bureau of African Affairs". [[Inspector General of the Department of State]].
"Leadership – Bureau of African Affairs".
(September 2014). "State Department Student Internship Brochure". U.S. Department of State, [[Bureau of Human Resources]].
(October 13, 2015). "1 FAM 120 Bureau of African Affairs (AF)". U.S. Department of State.

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