Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

{{Short description|Bureau of the United States Department of State}}

{{Update|date=December 2023|reason=more recent employee & budget data needed}}

{{Infobox government agency

| agency_name = Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

| type = bureau

| seal = Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.png

| seal_width = 120px

| seal_caption = Seal of The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

| formed =

| preceding1 = Office of Chinese Affairs

| preceding2 =

| jurisdiction = Executive branch of the United States

| headquarters = Harry S. Truman Building, Washington, D.C., United States

| employees = 1,545 ({{as of|2013}}){{cite web|title=Inspection of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs|url=https://oig.state.gov/system/files/214515.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211035240/https://oig.state.gov/system/files/214515.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2015|publisher=Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State|date=September 2013|access-date=December 10, 2015}}

| budget = $336 million (diplomatic engagement budget), $760 million (foreign assistance budget) (FY 2020)

| chief1_name = Sean O'Neill

| chief1_position = Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

| chief2_name =

| chief2_position =

| parent_department = U.S. Department of State

| website = {{Official URL}}

}}

The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP), formerly the Office of Chinese Affairs, is part of the United States Department of State and is charged with advising the secretary of state and under secretary of state for political affairs on matters of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as dealing with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with countries in the region. It is headed by the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, who reports to the under secretary of state for political affairs.

Organization

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.{{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}}{{cite web|title=1 FAM 130 Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) |url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/01FAM/01FAM0130.html|work=Foreign Affairs Manual|publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=July 6, 2015|access-date=December 13, 2015}}

Office of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs (EAP/ANP) – Coordinates policy on Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Antarctica
Office of China Coordination (China House) (EAP/CHINA) – Coordinates policy regarding China{{Cite web |title=Secretary Blinken Launches the Office of China Coordination |url=https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-launches-the-office-of-china-coordination/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=United States Department of State |language=en}}
Office of Regional and Security Policy (EAP/RSP)
Office of Public Affairs (EAP/P) – Coordinates the bureau's media engagement and domestic public outreach, and prepares press guidance for the Department Spokesperson in the Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of Japanese Affairs (EAP/J) – Oversees Japan–United States relations
Office of Mainland Southeast Asian Affairs (EAP/MLS) – Coordinates policy on Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam
Office of Maritime Southeast Asian Affairs (EAP/MTS) – Coordinates policy on Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore.
Office of Korean and Mongolian Affairs (EAP/KM) – Coordinates policy towards North Korea and South Korea. Since 2022 this office as also coordinated bilateral relations with Mongolia.
Office of Public Diplomacy (EAP/PD)
Office of Multilateral Affairs (EAP/MLA) – Coordinates policy regarding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the East Asia Summit, the ASEAN Regional Forum, the Lower Mekong initiative and the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific
Office of Taiwan Coordination (EAP/TC) – Oversees Taiwan–United States relations
Office of Economic Policy (EAP/EP)
Office of the Executive Director (EAP/EX) – Oversees the bureau's human resources and resource management

Budget

Its budget for FY 2020 was $336 million for diplomatic engagement and $760 million for foreign assistance.{{Cite web |title=The FY 2020 Budget Request for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs |url=https://2017-2021.state.gov/the-fy-2020-budget-request-for-the-bureau-of-east-asian-and-pacific-affairs/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=2017-2021.state.gov}}