United States Department of State Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs
Variant namesThe Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs was established February 15, 1944. It included three divisions, the Division of Near Eastern Affairs, the Division of Middle Eastern Affairs, and the Division of African Affairs, with responsibilities regarding United States relations with such countries as Egypt; Greece; Iraq; Lebanon; Palestine and Trans-Jordan; Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Arabian Peninsula; Syria; Turkey; Afghanistan; Iran; India; Ceylon; Burma; Ethiopia, and Liberia.
Along with the other three geographic offices of the Department of State it was are responsible for the formulation of over-all United States policy, and coordination of its implementation, with regard to the the countries within its jurisdiction. The office was replaced by the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs October 3, 1949.
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002. Subject Files, 1920 - 1954 | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002. Records of Loy W. Henderson, 1948 - 1959 | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Record Group 43: Records of International Conferences, Commissions, and Expositions, 1825 - 1979. General Records Relating to the Alexandria Conference, 2/14/1945 - 6/22/1945 | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002. Subject Files, 1945 - 1953 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | William Ernest Hocking papers | Houghton Library |
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| correspondedWith | Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 | person |
| predecessorOf | United States Department of State. Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs | corporateBody |
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| Washington, D. C. | DC | US |
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| Africa |
| Diplomacy |
| Diplomacy and consular service |
| Foreign relations |
| Middle East |
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Corporate Body
Establishment 1944-02-15
Disestablishment 1949-10-03
