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The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that oversees federal administration of several United States insular areas.It is the successor to the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Department, which administered certain territories from 1902 to 1939, and the Office of Territorial Affairs (formerly the Division of Territories and Island ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Interior by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of July 23, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 10 nominees have been confirmed, 2 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have nominees, and 2 appointments have been made to positions ...
In 1902, it became the Bureau of Insular Affairs. [2] As a result of the Insular Cases, the U.S. Attorney General issued an opinion in 1915 stating that the insular areas were unincorporated territories of the United States. In 1939, the bureau was replaced by the Division of Territories and Island Possessions in the Department of the Interior. [1]
Within the Interior Department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs handles some federal relations with American Indians, while others are handled by the Office of Special Trustee. The current acting assistant secretary for Indian affairs is Bryan Newland, an enrolled member of the Bay Mills Indian Community .
In a statement, the agency said Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, signed six orders on his first day in office. The moves by Burgum signal a dramatic shift in ...
Under the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Interior Department has a far-reaching impact on the lives of the nation's 2.5 million American Indian and Alaska Natives, providing services and resources ...
Carmen G. Cantor (born February 23, 1968) is an American diplomat who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs from 2022 to 2025. She previously served as the United States ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia.
United States Bureau of Reclamation (6 C, 37 P) Pages in category "United States Department of the Interior agencies" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.