Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is the U.S. State Department office that coordinates diplomacy and defense policy, including security assistance, arms transfers, and military cooperation with foreign partners.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. federal government agency component
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bureau of the United States Department of State → |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States foreign relations → |
| coordinatesWith |
United States Armed Forces
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Department of Defense →
surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
combatant commands of the United States → foreign ministries of defense → foreign ministries of foreign affairs → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| fieldOfWork |
arms control implementation (conventional)
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arms export control → conventional arms transfers → defense diplomacy → defense institution building → defense trade controls → defense trade policy → international security policy → military-to-military relations → peace operations policy → peacekeeping policy → political-military affairs → political-military policy planning → regional security initiatives → security assistance coordination → security assistance policy → security cooperation → security governance → security partnerships → security sector reform → |
| hasOfficialName | Bureau of Political-Military Affairs → |
| hasPart |
Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
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Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance → Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing → Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy → Office of Global Programs and Initiatives → Office of International Security Operations → Office of Peace Operations, Sanctions, and Counterterrorism → Office of Plans, Policy, and Analysis → Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers → Bureau of Political-Military Affairs →
surface form: "Office of Security Assistance"
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs →
surface form: "Office of State-Defense Integration"
Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement → |
| hasWebsite | https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-arms-control-and-international-security-affairs/bureau-of-political-military-affairs/ → |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. → |
| industry |
arms transfer policy
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defense policy → foreign policy → military cooperation → security assistance → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form: "Federal government of the United States"
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia → |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone → |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of State → |
| partOf | United States Department of State → |
| responsibleFor |
advising on political-military aspects of U.S. foreign policy
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coordinating U.S. diplomacy and defense policy → coordinating military cooperation with allies and partners → developing regional security initiatives with partners → formulating policy on arms transfers → integrating security assistance into U.S. foreign policy → interagency coordination on political-military issues → liaison between the Department of State and the Department of Defense → managing political-military relationships with foreign partners → overseeing U.S. security assistance programs → policy on conventional weapons destruction programs → policy on defense trade controls → policy on demining and unexploded ordnance removal → policy on global peacekeeping operations → policy on security sector governance and reform → policy on small arms and light weapons → policy oversight of direct commercial sales of defense articles → policy oversight of foreign military sales → supporting U.S. participation in multinational military operations → supporting security cooperation planning → |
| shortName | PM → |
| subordinateTo | Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs → |
| topicOf |
U.S. arms transfer policy guidance
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U.S. defense trade control regulations (policy aspects) → U.S. security assistance policy documents → |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Office of Security Assistance"
this entity surface form: "Office of State-Defense Integration"
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
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oversees
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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this entity surface form: "Bureau of Political‑Military Affairs"
Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing
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parentOrganization
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy
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parentOrganization
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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Office of Regional Security Policy and Assistance (WHA)
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worksWith
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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