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]

The "U.S. Takeover of the Amazon Forest" Myth - US Department of State

The forgery, pictured below, purports to be page 76 of a U.S. sixth grade textbook titled An Introduction to Geography by David Norman. There is no indication that such a book exists. The U.S. Library of Congress, with more than 29 million books and other printed materials, has no record of it. The Online Computer Learning Center's WorldCat database, the world's largest database of bibliographic information with more than 47 million books, has no record of the book. Nor can such a book be found in Internet searches on amazon.com or Google. ... [Read More]

New Challenges and Opportunities in Latin America

Those of us who spend a great deal of time abroad or read history understand the influence geography has on culture and national identity. The Andes, as you all know, is largely a mountainous region… partly forested… rich in natural resources and impediments to the work of civilization. It is a land of many peoples, and the very land that sustains them with its generous gifts… separates them as well. While the region has given rise to great cities, much of the population remains in the rural life that their fathers and grandfathers lived. The final salient geographic fact that I will mention is the region’s proximity and importance to the United States. ... [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]