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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| 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 self-link ⓘ |
| 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Security Assistance
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
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Office of Security Assistance
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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Office of State-Defense Integration
Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
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Bureau of Political‑Military Affairs
Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing
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Office of Regional Security Policy and Assistance (WHA)
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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subject surface form:
Office of Peace Operations, Sanctions, and Counterterrorism
President of the United States to control export of defense articles
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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subject surface form:
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
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Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
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subject surface form:
Foreign Military Sales
this entity surface form:
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs