What is the Near Eastand the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs? The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, headed by Assistant Secretary C. David Welch, deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. diplomatic relations with these countries and geographic entities: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
