Bolivia Geography

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US Department Of State Post Report

The Host Country Area, Geography, and ClimateLast Updated:  6/30/2005 1:47 PM  ... [Read More]

U.S. Department of State FOIA Electronic Reading Room--Post Reports

1Post Reports are written for U.S. Government employees and1family members assigned to diplomatic missions abroad and provide information1about living, housing, and health conditions, as well as recreational, cultural,1and employment opportunities for family members in the host country. Like the1 Background Notes, they also provide an overview of the history, geography, demography,1and political organization of the country--but, unlike the Background Notes,1they contain specific information that is only applicable to U.S. Government1employees on foreign assignment.1 ... [Read More]

Chile (04/05)

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Policy and Program Developments

Overview for 2000For U.S. international antidrug programs, the year 2000 was one of important accomplishments and serious challenges. Long-term cooperation with our Western Hemisphere allies continued to bear fruit. We successfully attacked drug crop expansion, enhanced interdiction efforts, worked to arrest leaders of drug trafficking syndicates, and narrowed the opportunities for the drug trade to launder drug profits. At the same time, we provided our partners essential training assistance to strengthen their law enforcement and judicial systems, while helping them with programs to reduce drug consumption in their own countries. The year’s most noteworthy accomplishment was to keep the total Andean coca crop from expanding significantly. Six years of joint ... [Read More]

Transparency and the Rule of Law in Latin America

INL's assistance for law enforcement and other judicial-sector officials varies significantly among the 30 countries with which we work in Latin America and the Caribbean. The focus is on developing already-established police forces. Factors such as geography, level of development, host-nation capacity, political will, drug trafficking and criminal threat levels help to determine the type and level of assistance provided. ... [Read More]

Policy and Program Developments

Each year, we revise our estimates in the light of field research. The clandestine, violent nature of the illegal drug trade makes such field research difficult. Geography is also an impediment, as the harsh terrain on which many drugs are cultivated is not always easily accessible This is particularly relevant given the tremendous geographic areas that must be covered, and the difficulty of collecting reliable information over diverse and treacherous terrain. ... [Read More]

Organization of American States

Specialized organizations: Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM), Inter-American Children's Institute (IIN), Inter-American Indian Institute (IAII), Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). ...

The Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), headquartered in Mexico City, encourages the coordination, standardization, and publication of regional geographic, historical, cartographic, and geophysical studies. Member countries receive information and technical assistance for the sustainable development of their natural resources. PAIGH also assists member countries in identifying risks posed by natural disasters and has provided technical expertise to assist in mapping disputed borders between member countries. ... [Read More]

Traditional Threats, New Concerns, and Other Challenges to Hemispheric Security

The geography we share creates natural economic relationships. Three of our top four foreign energy suppliers are in this Hemisphere. U.S. exports to Latin America have increased by almost 100 percent over the past decade, while our exports to the rest of the world have seen gains of less than 50 percent. Canada and Mexico are our first- and second-largest trading partners. ... [Read More]

Background Notes Archive - International Organizations

U.S. Department of State Background Notes: Organization of American States, March 1998 Released by the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs. Official Name: Organization of American States PROFILE Headquarters: Washington, DC. Established: April 14, 1890, as the International Union of American Republics. Became the Pan American Union in 1910, then the Organization of American States in 1948 with the adoption of the OAS Charter in Bogota, Colombia. Purposes: To strengthen peace and security in the hemisphere; promote representative democracy; ensure the peaceful settlement of disputes among members; provide for common action in the event of aggression; and promote economic, social, and cultural development.Members: 35--Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Parag ... [Read More]