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The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), headed by Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. diplomatic relations with Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Regional policy issues that NEA handles include Iraq, Middle East peace, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and political and economic reform. -Clickable Map
U.S. Condemns Baghdad Bombings
Ambassador Hill (Apr. 4): "We especially deplore the targeting of foreign diplomatic missions in Baghdad, and express our solidarity with our diplomatic colleagues who are here to help the Iraqi people." Full Text»
Briefing On Results of the Iraqi National Elections
Ambassador Hill (Mar. 29): "It’s now almost three weeks since the elections. We’ve had an unofficial complete tally of the elections, which has yielded the plurality of seats to Iraqiya, some 91 seats. Coming in second was Mr. Maliki’s State of Law coalition with 89 seats." Full Text»
2010 AIPAC Policy Conference
Secretary Clinton (Mar. 22): "There is another path, a path that leads toward security and prosperity for Israel, the Palestinians, and all the people of the region." Full Text» More»
Joint Statement by the Quartet
The Quartet – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell, and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union Catherine Ashton – met in Moscow on March 19, 2010. They were joined by Quartet Representative Tony Blair. Joint Statement» Quartet Joint Press Availability» More»
Iraqi Women Provincial Council Leaders
Secretary Clinton (Mar. 16): "Today I had the privilege of meeting with twenty-two Iraqi women provincial council leaders and an influential civil society leader from Anbar. These women are visiting the United States to participate in an exchange of ideas on public service in the U.S. and in Iraq." Full Text»
Execution of Political Prisoners in Iran
Assistant Secretary Crowley (Mar. 5): "The United States notes with great concern reports the Iranian courts have upheld a death sentence for 20-year-old university student Mohammad Amin Valian. Valian was arrested for throwing stones during the December 27 Ashura demonstrations, a crime to which he confessed." Full Text»
Comprehensive Peace in the Middle East
Assistant Secretary Crowley (Mar. 2): "...We have a shared goal of comprehensive peace in the Middle East. And we think we are at a point in time where there’s some reason to believe that the parties are getting closer to the kind of discussions that we think will lead to resolving the complex issues that they face." Daily press briefing»