Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, headed by Assistant Secretary C. David Welch, deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. diplomatic relations with these countries and geographic entities: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Contact Information

Office of Arabian Peninsula and Iran Affairs:	nea-arpi@state.gov
Office of Egypt and Levant Affairs:	nea-ela@state.gov
Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs:	nea-ipa@state.gov
Office of Iraq:	nea-iraq@state.gov
Office of Maghreb Affairs:	nea-mag@state.gov
Office of the Executive Director:	nea-ex@state.gov
Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative:	nea-pi@state.gov
Office of Public Diplomacy:	nea-pd@state.gov
Office of Regional Affairs:	nea-ra@state.gov