Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Bureau overview | |
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Formed | 1983 |
Preceding bureau |
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Jurisdiction | Executive branch of the United States |
Headquarters | Harry S. Truman Building, Washington, D.C., United States |
Employees | 11,906 (as of 2011)[1] |
Annual budget | $604 million (FY 2010)[1] |
Bureau executive | |
Parent department | U.S. Department of State |
Website | Official website |
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.
From 1949 to 1983, European affairs were within the purview of the Bureau of European Affairs.
Organization
[edit]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]
- Front Office
- Joint Executive Office – Oversees the bureau's human resources; shared with the Bureau of International Organization Affairs
- Office of the Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia – Coordinates policy regarding the European Union, the European Commission, the European Council, the European Parliament, and the Council of Europe
- Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues
- Office of European Union and Regional Affairs
- Office of Caucasus Affairs and Regional Conflicts – Responsible for Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, and supports the U.S. Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group
- Office of Central European Affairs – Responsible for Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland
- Office of Nordic and Baltic Affairs – Responsible for Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden
- Office of Policy and Global Issues – Responsible for policy formulation and substantive expertise about global issues within the EUR region; strategic planning; and Congressional relations
- Office of Press and Policy Outreach – Coordinates media engagement and public outreach, and prepares press guidance for the Department Spokesperson in the Bureau of Public Affairs
- Office of Public Diplomacy – Coordinates public diplomacy strategies at U.S. posts in the EUR region
- Office of Policy and Regional Affairs – Coordinates policy on nonproliferation and security issues, nuclear and strategic issues, missile defense, arms control, security assistance, sanctions, Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) policy and implementation, and international space cooperation
- Office of Regional Security and Political Military Affairs – Coordinates policy on U.S. security interests, as well as policy regarding NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and European contributions to multinational military operations
- Office of Russian Affairs – Responsible for Russia. Formerly the Office of Soviet Union Affairs - Responsible for the Soviet Union
- Office of South Central European Affairs – Responsible for Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia
- Office of Southern European Affairs – Responsible for Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey
- Office of Eastern European Affairs – Responsible for Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine
- Office of Western European Affairs – Responsible for Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, the Holy See/Vatican City, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain and the United Kingdom
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "State Department Student Internship Brochure" (PDF). U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources. September 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Embassy of Germany, Washington, D.C.
- Ambassadors of Germany to the United States
- Embassy of the United States, Berlin
- Ambassadors of the United States to Germany
- Consular Agency of the United States, Bremen
- Consulate General of the United States, Hamburg
- Consulate General of the United States, Frankfurt
- Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
- Samoan crisis
- Second Samoan Civil War
- World War I
- World War II
- German declaration of war against the United States
- United States declaration of war on Germany (1941)
- German prisoners of war in the United States
- Internment of German Americans
- Nazism in the Americas
- Duquesne Spy Ring
- Operation Pastorius
- Don't Be a Sucker
- Here Is Germany
- Your Job in Germany
- Four Ds
- Morgenthau Plan
- The President's Economic Mission to Germany and Austria
- Allied-occupied Germany
- German Marshall Fund
- Bowers v. Kerbaugh-Empire Co.
- 1960 Munich C-131 crash
- Berlin Crisis of 1961
- 1961 F-84 Thunderstreak incident
- 1964 T-39 shootdown incident
- Chicken tax
- Zschernig v. Miller
- Operation Rubicon (Crypto AG)
- Bitburg controversy
- West Berlin discotheque bombing
- 1991 United States embassy sniper attack in Bonn
- LaGrand case
- Price v. United States
- Zadvydas v. Davis
- Operation Eikonal
- 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting
former German states
- East Germany–United States relations
- United States–West Germany relations
- Prussia–United States relations
- Grand Duchy of Baden–United States relations
- Kingdom of Bavaria–United States relations
- Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg–United States relations
- Kingdom of Hanover–United States relations
- German Empire–United States relations
- Hanseatic Republics–United States relations
- Grand Duchy of Hesse–United States relations
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin–United States relations
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz–United States relations
- Duchy of Nassau–United States relations
- North German Confederation–United States relations
- Grand Duchy of Oldenburg–United States relations
- Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe–United States relations
- Kingdom of Württemberg–United States relations
- Anti-American sentiment in Germany
- Germans in the American Revolution
- German interest in the Caribbean
- Helios (spacecraft)
- Ich bin ein Berliner
- Tear down this wall!
- Freedom Bell
- STS-61-A
- TAT-10
- Amerika Haus
- Atlantic Initiative
- Atlantik-Brücke
- Bacatec
- Cultural Vistas
- Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
- Federation of German-American Clubs
- German-American Friendship Garden
- German American Partnership Program
- German Historical Institute Washington DC
- IG Farben Building
- Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program
- Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor
- Italian declaration of war on the United States
- United States declaration of war on Italy
- Bombing of Milan
- Bombing of Naples
- Bombing of Pisa
- Air raid on Frascati
- Armistice of Cassibile
- Holohan murder case
- Paris Peace Treaties, 1947
- Treaty of Paris between Italy and the Allied Powers
- Four Power Naval Commission
- Trieste United States Troops
- March 14, 1891 New Orleans lynchings
- Mandoli v. Acheson
- Monetary Gold Removed from Rome in 1943 case
- Achille Lauro hijacking
- 1988 Naples bombing
- Lauro Lines v. Chasser
- 1998 Cavalese cable car crash
- Abu Omar case
- Murder of Meredith Kercher
- Murder of Ashley Ann Olsen
- Monasky v. Taglieri
- Italygate
- Golan v. Saada
former Italian states
- Embassy of Russia, Washington, D.C.
- Ambassadors of Russia to the United States
- Russian ambassador's residence
- Embassy of the United States, Moscow
- Ambassadors of the United States to Russia
- Spaso House
- Consulate-General of Russia, Houston
- Consulate-General of Russia, New York City
- Consulate-General of Russia, San Francisco
- Elmcroft Estate
- Lothrop Mansion
- Pioneer Point
- Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations
- Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
- Operation Provide Hope
- 1998 Moscow Summit
- 2001 Slovenia Summit
- 2005 Slovakia Summit
- 5+2 format
- Russian reset
- Syrian civil war
- 2017 St. Petersburg raid
- 2018 Helsinki summit
- 2021 Geneva summit
- Arctic Council
- Arctic Ocean Conference
- Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
- Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission
- The U.S. Russia Investment Fund
- U.S.–Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAs
- Moscow–Washington hotline
- Shuttle–Mir program
- Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- Exercise RIMPAC
- International Space Station
- Kildin Island submarine incident
- Kola Peninsula submarine incident
- Norwegian rocket incident
- Strait of Juan de Fuca laser incident
- Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier, Inc.
- Kidnapping of Mormon missionaries
- Pristina airport incident
- Russian Guantanamo Bay detainees
- RM Broadcasting
- Illegals Program
- Stephen Holmes
- European Deterrence Initiative
- Russian interference in United States elections
- Donald Trump's disclosures of classified information
- Havana syndrome
- Battle of Khasham
- Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
- Arrest of Trevor Reed
- Russian bounty program
- Viktor Bout–Brittney Griner prisoner exchange
- Black Sea drone incident
- Russian spies in the Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022–2023 Pentagon document leaks
- Lady R incident
- Jackson–Vanik amendment
- Russian foreign agent law
- Magnitsky Act
- Dima Yakovlev Law
- Guantanamo List
- Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014
- Russian undesirable organizations law
- Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
- Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act
- Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act
- Russian–Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act
- Task Force KleptoCapture
- Executive Order 14071
- Russian Empire–United States relations
- Soviet Union–United States relations
- NATO–Russia relations
- Anti-American sentiment in Russia
- Bush legs
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- Anglo-American School of Moscow
- United States military and prostitution in South Korea
- Russian Mission School in New York
- Russian Embassy School in Washington, D.C.
- Russian Cultural Center
- International Launch Services
- U.S. Russia Foundation
- U.S.–Russia Business Council
- Stanford US–Russia Forum
- Space Flight Europe-America 500
- Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition
- Territorial claims in the Arctic
- United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- New Great Game
- Second Cold War
- Not One Inch