View source for Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

{{Organization
|OrganizationName=**Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)**
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments
|Mission=WHA manages U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere by fostering partnerships that promote democracy, economic prosperity, and security. It aims to counter threats like drug trafficking and illegal immigration while supporting regional cooperation.
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of State
|Employees=2700
|OrganizationExecutive=Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
|Services=Diplomatic relations; Economic support; Democracy promotion; Anti-narcotics initiatives; Citizen security
|HeadquartersLocation=38.8945, -77.04848
|HeadquartersAddress=2201 C St NW, Washington, DC 20037
|Website=https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-political-affairs/bureau-of-western-hemisphere-affairs/
}}
{{Short description|U.S. State Department division}}

{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name     = Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
| type            = bureau
| seal            = US Department of State official seal.svg
| seal_width      = 120px
| seal_caption    = Seal of the United States Department of State
| formed          = 
| preceding1      = 
| preceding2      = 
| jurisdiction    = [[Executive branch of the United States]]
| headquarters    = [[Harry S. Truman Building]], [[Washington, D.C.]], United States
| employees       = 9,530 ({{as of|2009}})<ref name="OIG">{{cite web|title=Report of Inspection of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs|url=https://oig.state.gov/system/files/137078.pdf|publisher=[[Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State]]|date=January 2010|access-date=December 10, 2015|archive-date=December 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211022901/https://oig.state.gov/system/files/137078.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| budget          = $254 million (FY 2009)<ref name="OIG"/>
| chief1_name     = [[Brian A. Nichols]]
| chief1_position = [[Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs]]
| chief2_name     = 
| chief2_position = 
| 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-western-hemisphere-affairs/ Official website]
}}
In the [[United States]] government, the '''Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs''' ('''WHA''') is a part of the [[U.S. Department of State]], charged with implementing U.S. foreign policy and promoting U.S. interests in the [[Western Hemisphere]], as well as advising the [[Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs]]. It is headed by the [[Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs]], who is currently [[Brian A. Nichols]].

==Organization==
The offices of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere 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}}</ref><ref name="FAM">{{cite web|title=1 FAM 150 Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)|url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/01FAM/01FAM0150.html|work=[[Foreign Affairs Manual]]|publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=July 7, 2015|access-date=December 13, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:WHA chart.png|thumb|right|250px|Organizational chart of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs as of 2015]]

*Office of Andean Affairs – Coordinates policy on [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Venezuela]]
*Office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs – Coordinates policy on [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Chile]], [[Paraguay]], and [[Uruguay]]
*Office of Canadian Affairs – Oversees [[Canada–United States relations]]
*Office of Caribbean Affairs – Coordinates policy on [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[the Bahamas]], [[Barbados]], [[Dominica]], the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Grenada]], [[Guyana]], [[Jamaica]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Suriname]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
*Office of the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs – Oversees [[Cuba–United States relations]]
*Office of Central American Affairs – Coordinates policy on [[Belize]], [[Costa Rica]], [[El Salvador]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], and [[Panama]]
*Office of Economic Policy and Summit Coordination – Oversees policy related to trade, energy, finance, and the [[Summits of the Americas]]
*Executive Office – Responsible for [[human resources]] and management support services for the bureau's [[List of diplomatic missions of the United States|overseas missions]]
*Office of Mexican Affairs – Oversees [[Mexico–United States relations]]
*Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs – Oversees public diplomacy activities at WHA's overseas posts
*Office of Haitian Affairs - Oversees [[Haiti–United States relations]]
*Office of Policy Planning and Coordination – Responsible for the bureau's strategic planning and evaluation

The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs also oversees the United States Mission to the [[Organization of American States]].<ref name="Brochure"/><ref name="FAM"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-political-affairs/bureau-of-western-hemisphere-affairs/}}

{{USDOS agencies}}
{{Canada–United States relations}}
{{Cuba–United States relations}}
{{Mexico–United States relations}}
{{Nicaragua–United States relations}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:United States Department of State agencies|Western Hemisphere]]
[[Category:United States diplomacy]]
[[Category:United States–Caribbean relations]]
[[Category:United States–Central American relations]]
[[Category:United States–South American relations]]
[[Category:United States–North American relations]]
[[Category:Antigua and Barbuda–United States relations]]
[[Category:Argentina–United States relations]]
[[Category:Bahamas–United States relations]]
[[Category:Barbados–United States relations]]
[[Category:Belize–United States relations]]
[[Category:Bolivia–United States relations]]
[[Category:Brazil–United States relations]]
[[Category:Canada–United States relations]]
[[Category:Chile–United States relations]]
[[Category:Colombia–United States relations]]
[[Category:Costa Rica–United States relations]]
[[Category:Cuba–United States relations]]
[[Category:Dominica–United States relations]]
[[Category:Dominican Republic–United States relations]]
[[Category:Ecuador–United States relations]]
[[Category:El Salvador–United States relations]]
[[Category:Grenada–United States relations]]
[[Category:Guatemala–United States relations]]
[[Category:Guyana–United States relations]]
[[Category:Haiti–United States relations]]
[[Category:Honduras–United States relations]]
[[Category:Jamaica–United States relations]]
[[Category:Mexico–United States relations]]
[[Category:Nicaragua–United States relations]]
[[Category:Panama–United States relations]]
[[Category:Paraguay–United States relations]]
[[Category:Peru–United States relations]]
[[Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis–United States relations]]
[[Category:Saint Lucia–United States relations]]
[[Category:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United States relations]]
[[Category:Suriname–United States relations]]
[[Category:Trinidad and Tobago–United States relations]]
[[Category:United States–Uruguay relations]]
[[Category:United States–Venezuela relations]]