Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

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Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Seal of The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Bureau overview
Preceding bureau	Office of Chinese Affairs
Jurisdiction	Executive branch of the United States
Headquarters	Harry S. Truman Building, Washington, D.C., United States
Employees	1,545 (As of 2013[update])[1][permanent dead link]
Annual budget	$336 million (diplomatic engagement budget), $760 million (foreign assistance budget) (FY 2020)
Bureau executive	Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Parent department	U.S. Department of State
Website	www.state.gov/p/eap/

In the United States Government, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP, originally the Office of Chinese Affairs) is part of the United States Department of State and is charged with advising the Secretary of State and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs on matters of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as dealing with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with countries in the region. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, who reports to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.