| | Bureau of South Asian AffairsAssistant Secretary Christina B. Rocca heads the Bureau of South Asian Affairs, which deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
South Asian Affairs contact information:
Office of Afghanistan: (202) 647-5511
Office of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka: (202) 647-2141
Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh: (202) 647-9552
Office of Regional Affairs: (202) 736-4255
Office of Public Diplomacy: (202) 647-7653
 | | | Highlights |  Afghanistan Reborn
A new USAID publication highlights progress in the rebuilding of Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. [pdf]
Challenges in South Asia
In an extensive interview with USA Today, Secretary Powell remarks on the challenges in Afghanistan. India and Pakistan.
Elections in Afghanistan
Department Spokesman Boucher (Oct. 10): "Today history was made in Afghanistan. We congratulate the Afghan people on exercising their political right to choose their country's next leader. They have much to be proud of in bringing their country to this point, just three years after the end of a quarter century of war and repression." [full text]
U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad (Oct. 8): "More than 10 million Afghans will have the opportunity to cast ballots to choose their president on October 9 in the first direct election for head of state in the nation's 5,000-year history." [full text] See the animated video on the Elections in Afghanistan. Available in Dari - [DSL/Cable] [dial-up] [audio] and Pashtu - [DSL/Cable] [dial-up] [audio] [transcript]
Terror Attacks in Northeast India
The U.S. strongly condemns the wave of violence in India's northeastern states during the October 2-3 weekend.
The Peace Process in Sri Lanka
The U.S. is committed to supporting the Peace Process launched after the 2002 Cease Fire between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam or LTTE. |
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