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Agency Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Acronym PM Hierarchy Department of State. Docs Reports URL http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/bureaupm.html Notes Provides policy direction in the areas of international security, military coordination and peace operations, and arms trade. Its responsibilities include regional security policy, security assistance, arms transfers (both government-to-government and commercial), humanitarian demining programs, critical infrastructure protection, burdensharing, complex contingency operations and contingency planning. Subjects ARMS TRANSFERS GOVERNMENT POLICY LAND MINES MILITARY NATIONAL SECURITY PEACE