Office of the Biological Policy Staff

The Office of Chemical and Biological Convention Affairs (CBC) is responsible for overseeing U.S. implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC); assessing international compliance with the BWC and the CWC; and developing policies to address non-compliance with these treaties and impede state and non-state actors from developing, producing, acquiring, possessing, stockpiling, retaining, transferring, and using chemical and biological weapons and related equipment and technologies. CBC also serves as the lead policy office for promoting international biosafety and biosecurity, strengthening tools and mechanisms like the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism to investigate and attribute chemical and biological weapons attacks, and implementing programs relevant to the office’s mission.