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Bureau of African Affairs

Welcome to the Bureau of African Affairs' Home Page!

The Bureau of African Affairs, headed by Walter H. Kansteiner III, advises the Secretary and guides the operation of the U.S. diplomatic establishment in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. We hope you find the page interesting and informative. For additional assistance relating to U.S. foreign policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa, please contact the Bureau of African Affairs' Office of Public Affairs at (202) 647-6609. For Congressional inquiries, please contact the Bureau of African Affairs' Congressional Affairs Officer at (202) 647-6480. 

From left, Assistant Secretary Kansteiner, Ugandan Defense Minister Amama Mbabazi, and Ugandan President Y.K. MuseveniAssistant Secretary Kansteiner  visited Uganda on March 4-5, 2003.  He met President Museveni and discussed with him bilateral relations and regional security issues. 

  
Highlights
Africa Malaria Day
Under Secretary Dobriansky's remarks at the National Press Club.

Sudan: United States Policy.

Sudan Peace Act
On April 21, President Bush determined and certified that "the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement are negotiating in good faith and that negotiations should continue."
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Assistant Secretary Kansteiner, second from left, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Dr. Peter Watson, second from right, during visit to Sierra Rutile Ltd.Bureau of African Affairs Officials continue their quest to help foster enduring peace, reconciliation, and economic development in Africa.

Background Notes
Updated for Angola, Benin, Cape Verde,  Eritrea, Ghana, Liberia, Namibia, Niger, Seychelles, and Sudan.


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