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# Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

## Our Mission

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) champions American values, including the rule of law and individual rights, that bring about safer, stronger, and more prosperous states.  We advance American security by promoting respect for human rights, bolstering democratic institutions, empowering civil society, promoting and protecting freedom of expression, and upholding internationally recognized worker rights.

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## Offices

Office of Free Markets and Fair Labor

The Office of Free Markets and Fair Labor leads the Department of State’s efforts to champion American workers and free markets in U.S. foreign policy by ensuring a fair and level global playing field and expanding American workforce capacity.

Office of Natural Rights

The Office of Natural Rights (DRL/ONR) is DRL’s global policy office. Founded after the 2025 Department-wide reorganization, DRL/ONR engages on the most pressing threats to human rights to help create a safer, freer world on behalf of the American people. Natural rights are unalienable rights that are not bestowed by governments but belong to all individuals by virtue of their being human. Inspired by the ideals expressed in our nation’s founding documents, DRL/ONR promotes policies to protect the unalienable human rights and dignity of all. We champion fundamental freedoms, uphold life and liberty, and work for a world free from repression and reprisal where technologies serve the common good. We engage globally in the context of our competition with China to defend these rights and freedoms.

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