Bureau of African Affairs

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United States federal government agency component bureau of the United States Department of State

The Bureau of African Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for shaping and implementing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries across the African continent.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government agency component → bureau of the United States Department of State →
appliesPolicyTo	Angola → Benin → Botswana → Burkina Faso → Burundi → Cameroon → Cape Verde Islands → surface form: "Cape Verde" Central African Republic → Chad → Côte d'Ivoire → surface form: "Côte d’Ivoire" Democratic Republic of the Congo → Djibouti → Equatorial Guinea → Eritrea → Eswatini → Ethiopia → Gabon → Ghana → Guinea → Guinea-Bissau → Kenya → Lesotho → Liberia → Madagascar → Malawi → Mali → Mauritania → Mauritius → Mozambique → Namibia → Niger → Nigeria → South Africa → surface form: "Republic of South Africa" Republic of the Congo → Rwanda → Senegal → Seychelles → Sierra Leone → Somalia → South Sudan → Sudan → Tanzania → The Gambia → Togo → Tunisian relations with the United States → Uganda → Zambia → Zimbabwe →
continentOfFocus	Africa →
country	United States of America →
employerOf	United States Civil Service employees → United States Foreign Service → surface form: "United States Foreign Service officers"
hasPart	Bureau of African Affairs → surface form: "Office of Central African Affairs" Bureau of African Affairs → surface form: "Office of East African Affairs" Office of Economic and Regional Affairs → Office of Public Diplomacy → surface form: "Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs" Office of Regional Peace and Security → Bureau of African Affairs → surface form: "Office of Southern African Affairs" Bureau of African Affairs → surface form: "Office of West African Affairs" Office of the Executive Director → Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan → Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa → Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1958 →
jurisdiction	United States government → surface form: "United States federal government"
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
missionStatement	to shape and implement U.S. foreign policy toward sub-Saharan Africa →
officialLanguage	English →
parentOrganization	United States Department of State →
partOf	United States Department of State →
precededBy	Bureau of African Affairs → surface form: "Office of African Affairs"
regionOfFocus	Sub-Saharan Africa →
reportsTo	United States Secretary of State →
responsibleFor	coordinating U.S. policy on democracy and governance in Africa → coordinating U.S. policy on economic growth and trade in Africa → coordinating U.S. policy on health and humanitarian issues in Africa → coordinating U.S. policy on peace and security in Africa → managing U.S. diplomatic relations with African countries → supporting U.S. embassies and consulates in African countries →
subordinateTo	Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs →
website	https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-political-affairs/bureau-of-african-affairs/ →

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs → associatedOrganization → Bureau of African Affairs →

Office of the Executive Director → hasJurisdiction → Bureau of African Affairs →

Bureau of African Affairs → hasPart → Bureau of African Affairs →

this entity surface form: "Office of East African Affairs"

Bureau of African Affairs → hasPart → Bureau of African Affairs →

this entity surface form: "Office of West African Affairs"

Bureau of African Affairs → hasPart → Bureau of African Affairs →

this entity surface form: "Office of Central African Affairs"

Bureau of African Affairs → hasPart → Bureau of African Affairs →

this entity surface form: "Office of Southern African Affairs"

United States Department of State → hasSubOrganization → Bureau of African Affairs →

Office of the Executive Director → parentAgency → Bureau of African Affairs →

Office of Economic and Regional Affairs → parentOrganization → Bureau of African Affairs →

Office of Regional Peace and Security → parentOrganization → Bureau of African Affairs →

Office of Economic and Regional Affairs → partOf → Bureau of African Affairs →

Office of Regional Peace and Security → partOf → Bureau of African Affairs →

Office of the Executive Director → partOf → Bureau of African Affairs →

Bureau of African Affairs → precededBy → Bureau of African Affairs →

this entity surface form: "Office of African Affairs"