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{{Short description|U.S. State Department division}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = July 2021}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
| type = bureau
| seal = US Department of State official seal.svg
| seal_width = 120px
| seal_caption = Seal of the United States Department of State
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| formed = {{start date and years ago|August 24, 1992}}<ref name="AllGov">{{cite web|title=Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs|url=http://www.allgov.com/departments/department-of-state/bureau-of-near-eastern-affairs?agencyid=7186|publisher=AllGov|access-date=April 2, 2016|archive-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203170118/http://www.allgov.com/departments/department-of-state/bureau-of-near-eastern-affairs?agencyid=7186|url-status=live}}</ref>
| preceding1 = Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
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| jurisdiction = [[Executive branch of the United States]]
| headquarters = [[Harry S. Truman Building]], [[Washington, D.C.]], United States
| employees = 2,125 (as of FY 2016)<ref name="OIG">{{cite web|title=Inspection of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs|url=https://oig.state.gov/reports/10103|publisher=[[Inspector General of the Department of State]]|date=May 25, 2017|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223232335/https://oig.state.gov/reports/10103|url-status=live}}</ref>
| budget = $1.52 billion (FY 2016)<ref name="OIG"/>
| chief1_name = [[Barbara A. Leaf]]
| chief1_position = [[Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs]]
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| parent_department = [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]]
| website = [https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-political-affairs/bureau-of-near-eastern-affairs/ Official website]
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The '''Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs''' ('''NEA'''), also known as the '''Bureau of Near East Asian Affairs''',<ref name="Brochure"/> is an agency of the [[Department of State]] within the United States government that deals with U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic relations with the nations of the [[Near East]]. It is headed by the [[Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs]], who reports to the [[Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs]].

==Organization==
The offices of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs direct, coordinate, and supervise U.S. government activities within the region, including political, economic, [[consular assistance|consular]], [[public diplomacy]], and administrative management issues.<ref name="Brochure">{{cite web|title=State Department Student Internship Brochure|url=https://careers.state.gov/uploads/dd/ed/dded53753df70409565b519d425f992c/Student-Internship-Brochure-Sept-2014.pdf|publisher=U.S. Department of State, [[Bureau of Human Resources]]|date=September 2014|access-date=December 10, 2015|archive-date=March 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310104611/https://careers.state.gov/uploads/dd/ed/dded53753df70409565b519d425f992c/Student-Internship-Brochure-Sept-2014.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="FAM">{{cite web|title=1 FAM 160 Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA)|url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/01FAM/01FAM0160.html|work=[[Foreign Affairs Manual]]|publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=September 19, 2014|access-date=December 13, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112520/https://fam.state.gov/FAM/01FAM/01FAM0160.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:NEA chart.png|thumb|left|250px|Organizational chart of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs]]
*Office of Levant Affairs – Responsible for U.S. relations with [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], and [[Syria]]
*Office of North African Affairs – Responsible for U.S. relations with [[Algeria]], [[Egypt]], [[Libya]], [[Morocco]], and [[Tunisia]]
*Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs – Responsible for shaping, coordinating and implementing foreign policy in [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and [[Yemen]]
*Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs – Responsible for diplomatic issues associated with the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
*Office of Iraqi Affairs – Oversees [[Iraq–United States relations]]
*Office of Iranian Affairs – Develops, coordinates, recommends, and executes [[Iran–United States relations|U.S. policy on Iran]]
*Office of Regional and Multilateral Affairs – Responsible for regional political and economic issues, including political-military affairs, multilateral organizations, labor and social affairs, counternarcotics, environment, refugees, counterterrorism, and human rights<ref name="Brochure"/>
*Office of Press and Public Diplomacy – Responsible for the coordination of public diplomacy activities in the NEA region, and preparing press guidance for the [[Spokesperson for the United States Department of State|Department Spokesperson]] in the [[Bureau of Public Affairs]]
*Office of Middle East Partnership Initiative – Responsible for programming in support of reform throughout the region, with special emphasis on empowering women and youth, education, strengthening economies, and broadening political participation

==Organization==
The bureau is currently led by Joey Hood, a career diplomat serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary. From June 5, 2019, to January 20, 2021, the bureau was led by Assistant Secretary [[David Schenker]]. He was preceded by David Satterfield (acting). See [[Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs]] for the list of all incumbents.

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