In his last week in office, President George W. Bush ordered that a special “Afghanistan Support Office” be created within the Department of State. It will be headed by a Director, the first one of which will, it looks like, be selected by Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
The purpose of the ASO shall be to perform the specific project of supporting executive departments and agencies in preventing Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorists, facilitating Afghanistan's progress to self-sufficiency, and maintaining an effective diplomatic presence in Afghanistan.
Don't know much about this and the search phrase <“Afghanistan Support Office” Bush> yields nothing in Google Web or Google News. Would love to know more about budget; reason for existence; etc.
Bush issued the order on Jan. 16 and it will be published in the U.S. Federal Register Thursday.
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