 Logo of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs | |
| Bureau overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 24, 1949[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Executive branch of the United States |
| Employees | 434 (As of 2015[update])[2] |
| Annual budget | $3.5 billion (FY 2014)[2] |
| Bureau executive | |
| Parent department | U.S. Department of State |
| Website | Official website |
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO) is a bureau in the United States Department of State that creates and executes U.S. policy in the United Nations and other international organizations. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. The IO is charged with developing and implementing the policies of the U.S. government with respect to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies, as well as within certain other international organizations. The Bureau of International Organization Affairs was created in order to strengthen the United States involvement in important international relations.
- ^ "History: IO Bureau; the U.S. and the UN". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "Inspection of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs" (PDF). Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State. October 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ "Bureau of International Organization Affairs". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 2, 2021.