The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs is charged with advising the Secretary of State and Under Secretary 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 that area. EAP offices include:

  • Office of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs (EAP/ANP): informs policy and liaises with U.S. Embassies in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific nations Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu.
  • Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs (EAP/CM): informs policy and liaises with U.S. Embassies and constituent posts in China and Mongolia.
  • Office of Regional and Security Policy (EAP/RSP): provides the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs with expertise on and coordination of a broad spectrum of functional, global, and trans-border issues pertaining to the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Office of Public Affairs (EAP/P): responsible for and coordinates the bureau’s media engagement and domestic public outreach.
  • Office of Japanese Affairs (EAP/J): is responsible for U.S. policy with Japan, and liaises with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.
  • Office of Mainland South Asia Affairs (EAP/MLS): informs policy and coordinates with U.S. Missions in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Office of Maritime South Asia Affairs (EAP/MTS): informs policy and coordinates with U.S. Missions in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Timor-Leste.
  • Office of Korean Affairs (EAP/K): is responsible for U.S. policy toward North and South Korea, and liaises with the U.S. Embassy in South Korea.
  • Office of Public Diplomacy (EAP/PD): integrates public diplomacy planning, programming, and evaluation into the overall work of the EAP Bureau.
  • Office of Multilateral Affairs (EAP/MLA): coordinates policy and liaises with Asia-specific multilateral organizations including ASEAN, CSCAP, and ARF.
  • Office of Taiwan Coordination (EAP/TC): responsible for U.S. policy to Taiwan and liaises with the U.S. Interest Section in Taiwan.
  • Office of Economic Policy (EAP/EP): supports bureau leadership in advancing U.S. economic, trade, security and public health interests in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Office of the Executive Director (EAP/EX): responsible for resource management, human resources, and other executive functions for the bureau.