The Middle East

Locate information about the different countries in the Middle East by selecting a link below. You may also contact the OGHA Middle East Affairs Office.

Topics on this page:

• News & Features
• Photo Galleries
• Country Information
• Contact OGHA Middle East Affairs Office

News & Features

• 05/18/2010—Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Department of Health and Human Services in the United States of America in the field of Public Health and Medical Sciences
• 01/31/2010—New York Times Reports on Iraq’s Program to Rebuild its Mental Health Care System: Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (HHS/SAMHSA) Supports Iraq’s Mental Health Care Program by Hosting Mental Health Professionals in the United States

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Photo Galleries

• 04/02/2008—HHS Deputy Secretary Tevi Troy's Visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the State of Israel

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Country Information

• Middle East (Near East) Countries:

  http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/

  (U.S. Department of State)
  Includes Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, and Qatar, among others.
• U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions in the Middle East (and North Africa):

  http://usembassy.state.gov/#NEA

  (U.S. Department of State)
  Web sites of the U.S. posts in the Middle East.
• Background Notes:

  http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

  (U.S. Department of State)
  Facts about the countries’ land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations.

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Contact OGHA Middle East Affairs Office

Office of Global Health Affairs

Middle East Affairs

330 C Street, SW

Washington, DC 20201

Phone: (202) 690-6174, (202) 260-0399

Fax: (202) 690-7127

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Last revised: June 11, 2010