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Office of the Ambassador at Large
and Special Advisor to the Secretary
for the New Independent States


The Office of the Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary for the New Independent States is headed by Ambassador Stephen R. Sestanovich. The Office is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing U.S. foreign policy in the 12 countries of Eurasia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia on a variety of issues that deal with democracy, human rights, economic prosperity, protection of the environment, regional cooperation and conflict resolution, halting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and combating terrorism and international crime.

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