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Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation

Office of Regional Affairs

Our Mission

The Office of Regional Affairs (RA), in coordination with other Department offices, develops and implements U.S. policies and diplomatic responses to bilateral and regional international security and WMD proliferation challenges, including the proliferation threats posed by Iran, North Korea, and Syria.

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The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future