Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
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Maria Otero was appointed as the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs on August 10, 2009. Her office coordinates U.S. foreign relations on a variety of global issues, including democracy, human rights, and labor; environment, oceans, health and science; population, refugees, and migration; trafficking in persons and avian and pandemic influenza.
Please click on the following links to learn more about the bureaus overseen by the Office of the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs:
- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES)
- Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
- Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
- Avian Influenza Action Group (G/AIAG)
- Office of the Science and Technology Adviser (G/STAS)
- Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP)
- Office of the Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea (G/SENK)
Bolivia-U.S. Joint Press Statement (Oct. 28)
Secretary Clinton Appoints Under Secretary Maria Otero as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
(Oct. 1)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today the appointment of Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero to serve concurrently as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. As Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Under Secretary Otero will coordinate the U.S. Government’s policies, programs and projects on Tibetan issues within the context of our bilateral relationship with the People’s Republic of China. -More
Briefing on Global Affairs at UNGA
Under Secretary Otero (Sept. 25): "The portfolio of the Democracy and Global Affairs Under Secretary encompasses democracy, human rights, environment, science, oceans, population, refugees, migration, democracy, labor, trafficking in persons, and some other issues. So it’s a broad portfolio of all those areas that the Secretary and President Obama are considering important as part of our foreign policy discourse." -Full Text
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