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Seal of The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
| Bureau overview | |
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| Preceding bureau |
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| Jurisdiction | Executive branch of the United States |
| Headquarters | Harry S. Truman Building,Washington, D.C., United States |
| Employees | 1,545 (As of 2013[update])[1] |
| Annual budget | $336 million (diplomatic engagement budget), $760 million (foreign assistance budget) (FY 2020) |
| Bureau executive | |
| Parent department | U.S. Department of State |
| Website | state |
TheBureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP), formerly theOffice of Chinese Affairs, is part of theUnited States Department of State and is charged with advising thesecretary of state andunder secretary of state for political affairs on matters of theAsia-Pacific region, as well as dealing with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with countries in the region. It is headed by theassistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, who reports to the under secretary of state for political affairs.
The offices of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs direct, coordinate, and supervise U.S. government activities within the region, including political, economic,consular,public diplomacy, and administrative management issues.[2][3]
The following offices were cut in 2025:[5]
Its budget for FY 2020 was $336 million for diplomatic engagement and $760 million for foreign assistance.[6]