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Office of Critical Technology Protection

Our Mission

The Office of Critical Technology Protection develops foreign policy to protect U.S. critical technologies and to counter the malign influence and destabilizing behavior of competitive powers. The office works to implement policies that protect America’s technological and military advantage, and deny, delay, and disrupt adversaries.

U.S. Department of State

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