page_title: Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
hierarchical_section_title: Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
caption_attribution_description: English: Robert S. Karem, Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Affairs), Department of Defense, poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, June 7, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Monica King/Released)
context_page_description: In the United States, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs or ASD is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the United States Secretary of Defense on international security strategy and policy on issues of Department of Defense interest related to the governments and defense establishments of the nations and international organizations of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The ASD also oversees security cooperation programs and foreign military sales programs in these regions. Despite the broad title of the office, the ASD does not develop policy related to Asia, the Pacific region, Latin America, or South America.
context_section_description: In the United States, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs or ASD (ISA) is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD (P)) and the United States Secretary of Defense on international security strategy and policy on issues of Department of Defense (DoD) interest related to the governments and defense establishments of the nations and international organizations of Europe (including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the Middle East, and Africa. The ASD (ISA) also oversees security cooperation programs and foreign military sales programs in these regions. Despite the broad title of the office, the ASD (ISA) does not develop policy related to Asia, the Pacific region, Latin America, or South America.
caption: Robert S. Karem held the office from June 7, 2017 to October 31, 2018.[1]
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