The bill would move responsibility for Turkey from the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to its Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within 90 days of enactment. Within five years, the Secretary of State would report to Congress on the move’s effectiveness and implications and recommend any further changes. The bill would not prevent the Secretary from changing or ending the use of regional bureaus.
The bill changes how the State Department assigns diplomatic responsibility for Turkey. It does not describe direct effects on individuals.
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The bill’s findings say the move would better match U.S. diplomatic planning to Turkey’s role in Middle Eastern affairs and security issues, and to changing regional relationships.
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