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Below are key statements and reports by U.S. government agencies related to the United States' security relationship with the world.

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President Bush Meets with U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum

Monday, April 28, 2008
One of the things I will share with the Brazilian CEOs is that I strongly support a successful Doha Round, and our government will work closely with Brazil to get that doneEnglish
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
The White House
Tag(s): 
Security
U.S. Policy

(PDF) Almirante Stavridis Destaco Cooperacion Con Peru

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Reitero que no hay base militar estadounidense en el Peru y que no existen conversaciones con el gobierno del Peru al respectoSpanish
Country(s): 
Peru
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Embassy Peru
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Bush Holds Joint Press Conference with President of Mexico and Prime Minister of Canada

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The speaker of the United States Congress has killed this bill unless she gives us a date certain for a vote. And it's a bad decision on her part. And it's bad for our hemisphereEnglish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Free Trade
U.S. Policy

United States Values Strong Ties with Canada, Mexico

Friday, April 18, 2008
The United States has no closer neighbors than Canada and Mexico, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, making the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America a unique regional forum on trade and security issues.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
David McKeeby
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Free Trade
Politics and Security
U.S. Policy

U.S. Embassy Donates 18 Vehicles Valued at $450,000 to Bolivian Counternarcotics Programs

Thursday, April 17, 2008
Expressing a firm commitment to continuing assistance to Bolivia, the U.S. Embassy, through its Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS), delivered today 18 pick-up trucks valued at $450,000 in support of Bolivia’s counter narcotics program.English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Embassy Bolivia
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

U.S. military urologists, local docs treat patients in Honduras

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The deployment is one of more than 60 Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETEs) that U.S. military medical personnel will conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean this year.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Sgt. William Farrow
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Southern Command
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

High Ranking Member of Colombian FARC Narco-Terrorist Organization Sentenced on U.S. Drug Charges

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
A high-ranking member of the designated foreign terrorist organization Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or FARC, has been sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on drug charges.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Embassy Colombia
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Brazil to Host Joint Naval Exercises with Argentina and the United States

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
This exercise is designed to train each country’s navy in a variety of maritime scenarios, with each operating as a component of a multinational force to provide the maximum opportunity to improve interoperability.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Embassy Brazil
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Opening Statement to the House Armed Services Committee

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The subject being discussed and debated at this hearing goes to the heart of the challenge facing our national security apparatusEnglish
Author(s): 
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of Defense
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Building Partnership Capacity and Development of the Interagency Process

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
I believe that you have correctly identified the degree to which the challenges of the 21st century require both change within individual departments of our national security apparatus and better and stronger means for interagency action and coordination.English
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Relating to the Consideration of H.R. 5724, United States-Colombia Trade Promotions Agreement Implementation Act

Monday, April 14, 2008
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 1092, a rule to suspend fast track procedures for the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA).English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-CA)
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

JTF-Bravo supports humanitarian exercise in Honduras

Monday, April 14, 2008
A U.S. Army South exercise in Honduras is testing Joint Task Force-Bravo’s ability to support forward deployed troops over three months as U.S. military personnel on Soto Cano Air Base nearly double.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
William Farrow
Publisher / Source: 
Joint Task Force-Bravo Public Affairs
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Bush Remarks On Economy and Colombia

Monday, April 14, 2008
This is an unprecedented move, and it's not in our country's interest that -- that we stiff an ally like Colombia and that we don't encourage our goods and services to be sold overseas.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Free Trade
U.S. Policy

Just the Facts: Charting Colombia's Progress

Monday, April 14, 2008
Congress Should Show Support For Colombia's Important Advances To Combat Violence And Instability By Approving U.S.-Colombia Free Trade AgreementEnglish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The White House
Tag(s): 
Free Trade
U.S. Policy

Air Forces from U.S., Chile takeoff for NEWEN exercise

Monday, April 14, 2008
Members of 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) and Airmen from around the Air Force are working alongside Chilean partner military members as part of the NEWEN exercise in the skies over Santiago and along the beaches of Quintero, Chile.English
Country(s): 
Chile
Author(s): 
Capt Nathan D. Broshear
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Southern Command
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

U.S., Honduran Army engineers create an equation for success

Monday, April 14, 2008
Consider it creative math: Three units + two nations = One purposeEnglish
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Sgt. Claude W. Flowers
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Southern Command
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Setting the Record Straight: Critics of Colombia Trade Agreement Ignore Facts

Saturday, April 12, 2008
Democrats in Congress refuse to acknowledge the significant progress in ColombiaEnglish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The White House
Tag(s): 
Free Trade
U.S. Policy

Free trade with Colombia will benefit north and south

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Passing the Colombia free-trade agreement allows Texas companies even greater access to Colombia's 48 million consumersEnglish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The Dallas Morning News
Tag(s): 
Free Trade
U.S. Policy

Release No. 0100.08

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Colombia is the largest market for our agricultural exports in South America. It bought a record $1.2 billion of our agriculture products in 2007English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tag(s): 
Free Trade
U.S. Policy

President Bush Disappointed by Actions of House of Representatives Regarding Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Today's action by the House of Representatives also sends a damaging message to the world that Congress cannot be counted on to keep its promisesEnglish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The White House
Tag(s): 
Free Trade
U.S. Policy

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