title: Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
text: In the United States government, the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) is a part of the U.S. Department of State, charged with implementing U.S. foreign policy and promoting U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere, as well as advising the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, who is currently Brian A. Nichols.
  
  Organization
  The offices of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs direct, coordinate, and supervise U.S. government activities within the region, including political, economic, consular, public diplomacy, and administrative management issues.
  
  Office of Andean Affairs – Coordinates policy on Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
  Office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs – Coordinates policy on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay
  Office of Canadian Affairs – Oversees Canada–United States relations
  Office of Caribbean Affairs – Coordinates policy on Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago
  Office of the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs – Oversees Cuba–United States relations
  Office of Central American Affairs – Coordinates policy on Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama
  Office of Economic Policy and Summit Coordination – Oversees policy related to trade, energy, finance, and the Summits of the Americas
  Executive Office – Responsible for human resources and management support services for the bureau's overseas missions
  Office of Mexican Affairs – Oversees Mexico–United States relations
  Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs – Oversees public diplomacy activities at WHA's overseas posts
  Office of Haitian Affairs - Oversees Haiti–United States relations
  Office of Policy Planning and Coordination – Responsible for the bureau's strategic planning and evaluation
  
  The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs also oversees the United States Mission to the Organization of American States.
  
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  Western Hemisphere
  United States diplomacy
  United States–Caribbean relations
  United States–Central American relations
  United States–South American relations
  United States–North American relations
  Antigua and Barbuda–United States relations
  Argentina–United States relations
  Bahamas–United States relations
  Barbados–United States relations
  Belize–United States relations
  Bolivia–United States relations
  Brazil–United States relations
  Canada–United States relations
  Chile–United States relations
  Colombia–United States relations
  Costa Rica–United States relations
  Cuba–United States relations
  Dominica–United States relations
  Dominican Republic–United States relations
  Ecuador–United States relations
  El Salvador–United States relations
  Grenada–United States relations
  Guatemala–United States relations
  Guyana–United States relations
  Haiti–United States relations
  Honduras–United States relations
  Jamaica–United States relations
  Mexico–United States relations
  Nicaragua–United States relations
  Panama–United States relations
  Paraguay–United States relations
  Peru–United States relations
  Saint Kitts and Nevis–United States relations
  Saint Lucia–United States relations
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United States relations
  Suriname–United States relations
  Trinidad and Tobago–United States relations
  United States–Uruguay relations
  United States–Venezuela relations