| | Bureau of South Asian AffairsAssistant Secretary Christina B. Rocca heads the Bureau of South Asian Affairs, which deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Department of State Contact information:
Office of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka: (202) 647-2141
Office of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh: (202) 647-9552
Office of Regional Affairs: (202) 736-4255
Office of Public Diplomacy: (202) 647-7653
 | | | Highlights | International Religious Freedom Report for 2003
The IRF Reports for South Asia were released on December 18.
Kabul - Kandahar Highway
Remarks by President Karzai, Ambassador Zhalilzad and Administrator Natsios at dedication ceremony for the Phase I Completion. Statement by President Bush. Also see video called 'Kabul to Kandahar Road Dedication' [DSL/Cable] [dial-up] [audio] [transcript]
Constitutional Loya Jirga
Remarks by Ambassador Zhalilzad to the people of Afghanistan.
Role of Women in Afghanistan's Constitutional Loya Jirga
Deputy Secretary Armitage with the Financial Times (Dec.11): "[Y]ou'll see that there are 500 members who are going to attend a Loya Jirga, 89 of them are women. And our efforts, in a bilateral sense, many of our efforts are directed at the empowerment of women." [full text]
U.S. Foreign Policy towards Pakistan
November 13 remarks by Ambassador Powell to the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations.
 U.S. Consul General Flags Off Campaign in South Calcutta
Consul General in Calcutta, George Sibley and Mrs. Sibley joined forces with the Government of West Bengal and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation today in the drive for eradicating polio from West Bengal. The Consul General and Mrs. Sibley joined Mayor Subrata Mukherjee in a South Calcutta neighborhood to officially launch the 9 November Polio Sunday.
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