| | 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.
South Asian Affairs contact information:
Office of Afghanistan: (202) 647-5511 Office of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka: (202) 647-2141 Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh: (202) 647-9552 Office of Regional Affairs: (202) 736-4255 Office of Public Diplomacy: (202) 647-7653
| | Highlights | Helping Afghan Women The U.S.- Afghan Women's Council (USAWC) promotes public-private partnerships between U.S. and Afghan institutions and mobilizes private sector resources to help Afghan women.
U.S. and India Discuss Cooperation and Growing Bilateral Ties Assistant Secretary Rocca met with Indian Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishanka discuss the U.S.-India relationship.
Peace Process in Sri Lanka Deputy Secretary Armitage spoke with Sri Lankan President Kumaratunga and opposition leader Wickremesinghe to express the U.S. continued support for the peace process and to urge all parties to work together to return to negotiations.
Counternarcotics Initiatives for Afghanistan Assistant Secretary Charles briefs the press on Counternarcotics Initiatives for Afghanistan.
U.S.-Pakistan Relationship Deputy Secretary Armitage's interview where he says that the reestablishment of strong relations between the U.S. and Pakistan is a key foreign policy success. |
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