Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance

Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
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Bureau overview
Formed2010
Preceding bureau
  • Bureau of Verification, Compliance and Implementation[1]
JurisdictionExecutive branch of the United States
Employees141 (As of 2014)[2]
Annual budget$31.2 million (FY 2013)[2]
Bureau executives
Parent departmentU.S. Department of State
WebsiteOfficial website

The Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, formerly the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance (AVC) is a bureau within the United States Department of State. It is responsible for providing oversight of policy and resources of all matters relating to the verification of compliance or discovery of noncompliance with international arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements.

  1. ^ "The Department of State's Reorganization of the Arms Control and International Security Bureaus". U.S. Department of State. October 1, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Inspection of the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance" (PDF). Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State. June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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