A "Greater Central Asia Partnership" for Afghanistan and Its Neighbors

III. Key Actions 
1. Legislative 
The initiatives proposed above require congressional support. To that end, the key 
agencies (State, Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce, etc.) must develop an inter-
agency legislative strategy and then create joint briefing teams to explain the GCAP 
concept to key members of both houses of Congress and their staffs. Such briefings 
should cover both the relationship between the proposed GCAP initiative and U.S. 
goals and values and the main operational steps required to implement that concept. 
2. Administrative-Organizational 
1. Expand writ of Presidential Envoy in Kabul to include coordination of GCAP-
related activities of regional embassies. 
2. After gaining necessary legislative approval, appoint Assistant Secretary of 
State for Greater Central Asia, modifying existing administrative-territorial 
boundaries accordingly. 
3. Expand the responsibility of the Department of Defense’s top official in 
Afghanistan to include coordination of all region-wide DOD activities under 
the GCAP. 
4. Establish a senior law enforcement and counter-narcotics coordinator in Kabul 
with inter-agency responsibility for programs throughout the GCAP region. 
5. Establish regular meetings of U.S. ambassadors to GCAP countries. 
3. Diplomatic 
1. Conclude a Strategic Partnership agreement with Afghanistan, adding GCAP 
components. Initiate conversations with other prospective GCAP states, 
developing framework documents (Strategic Partnerships, etc.) as necessary, 
and establishing .GCAP council. 
2. Brief relevant U.S. audiences and NATO partners on GCAP, then China, 
India, Japan, Russia, and Turkey on mission and limitations of longer-term 
U.S. military presence in GCAP, and on proposed GCAP framework 
organization. 
3. Arrange visit of President or Secretary of State to region to launch GCAP and 
assure members of annual visit by Secretary of State.