Brief Summary of the Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs

The Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs assists and supports the Secretary of the Interior in fulfilling the United States’ trust responsibility to the Federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and villages and individual Indian trust beneficiaries, as well as in maintaining the Federal-Tribal government-to-government relationship.

The AS-IA is supported by the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs; the Deputy Assistant Secretary-Management, whose area includes the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), the Office of Information Management Technology (OIMT), the Office of Human Capital Management (OHCM), the Office of Planning and Policy Analysis (OPPA), and the Office of Facilities, Property, and Safety Management (OFPSM); and the Deputy Assistant Secretary-Policy and Economic Development, who oversees the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED), the Office of Indian Gaming (OIG), and the Office of Self-Governance (OSG). The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), which has the Office of Indian Services (OIS), the Office of Field Operations (OFO), the Office of Justice Services (OJS), and the Office of Trust Services (OTS); the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE); the Office of External Affairs, which is comprised of the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (OCLA) and the Office of Public Affairs (OPA); the Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA); and the Office of Regulatory Management (ORM) also report directly to the AS-IA.

Request a Meeting

To request a meeting with the Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, please use the Meeting Request Form.  Please submit briefings and materials to the IA_Meeting_Request@bia.gov.

Thank you for submitting your meeting request.  In order for us to schedule, please provide the following:

• One page briefing paper on the issue to be discussed, including action items for Indian Affairs to consider.
• Attendee List w/Titles and the cellphone number to the Sr. Tribal Leader attending.
• List of Bureau personnel already briefed on the issue.
• Whether you want additional Indian Affairs staff to attend.

Please note that the meeting will be scheduled within two weeks after submission and all required information is received.
Thank you for your patience, as we institute this new process.  In the event of an emergency request, please call 202-208-7163.