Bureau Home Bureau Home About Us Leadership Key Topics HomeBureaus & Offices > Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs ...Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs hide Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Our Mission The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) designs and implements educational, professional, and cultural exchange and other programs that create and sustain the mutual understanding with other countries necessary to advancing United States foreign policy goals. ECA programs cultivate people-to-people ties among current and future global leaders that build enduring networks and personal relationships and promote U.S. national security and values. Assistant Secretary Lee Satterfield Follow Us: Twitter Instagram Facebook