Sec. 401. Establishing an Assistant Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific Affairs
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Section 122 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 2652b ) is repealed. The Secretary of State is authorized to establish a Bureau for Indo-Pacific Affairs, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Indo-Pacific Affairs appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary shall report to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. The Assistant Secretary for Indo-Pacific Affairs shall— be responsible for overseeing and coordinating diplomatic efforts related to the Indo-Pacific region, and to advance United States interests, promote regional stability, and foster economic growth and development through diplomatic engagement, public affairs, policy coordination, and strategic partnerships within the Indo-Pacific region; advance United States interests with respect to the PRC, especially by advancing a policy of strategic competition to contend with the threats and challenges posed by the PRC to the United States, its allies, and other partners in the Indo-Pacific region; assist the Secretary of State in providing overall direction and coordination of interdepartmental activities of the United States Government in the countries within the Indo-Pacific region, including directing United States policies for Indo-Pacific countries, directing and overseeing the effectiveness of the applicable strategies, plans, programs, resources, and performance for implementing that policy, and monitoring for and indications of developing crises and initiating appropriate action in a timely manner; provide active direction to chiefs of mission
(COMs)in carrying out their official duty to implement U.S. foreign policy and lead their missions effectively, and facilitate supported needed by COMs at their missions; directly supervise the policy and operations of the bureau and provide overall guidance to the United States missions within the region; direct and oversee the provision of an adequate, regular flow of information to posts abroad on United States Government policies, policy deliberations, and diplomatic exchanges, especially on matters that may result in negotiations, initiatives, policy actions, or other official representations of Department policy abroad; and other responsibilities, as determined by the Secretary, related to the advancement of United States foreign policy and national security in the Indo-Pacific. The Secretary of State is authorized to realign bureaus and offices within the Department of State to implement this provision. The terms Indo-Pacific and Indo-Pacific region mean the following 39 countries and their surrounding waterways: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Cook Islands, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. The terms also include Taiwan and its surrounding waterway.
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Sec. 401
Establishing an Assistant Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific Affairs
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