Foreign Aid
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 08:16
From examining the trajectory of U.S. assistance to the Middle East and North Africa over the past several years, there is little evidence to suggest that support for democracy, governance, and human rights is now any higher of a priority for the U.S. government than it had been before the uprisings of 2011.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 11:26
"GeoSHAPE bridges the geospatial information sharing gaps we witnessed during the international response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, providing a tool for military and civil organizations, local and international, to efficiently coordinate their activities and, in turn, save more lives,"
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 11:22
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne met with Mexican Labor Secretary Alfonso Navarrete Prida to discuss bilateral collaboration on labor issues deemed priorities for both countries.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 09:38
For six days beginning June 2, more than 100 members from the U.S. military, Royal Canadian Navy and military units from 11 Caribbean nations commuted daily across the island to conduct maritime training during the first phase of Tradewinds 2014.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 09:34
The Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT), attached to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, is taking part in Tradewinds 2014 to further the intent of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative to increase the island nations’ self-sufficiency in small boat operations and maintenance, apart form fighting organized crime.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 09:20
U.S. personnel joined with their Antigua and Barbuda partners to test the preparedness of the island nation’s national emergency response system during the Field Training Exercise (FTX) portion of Tradewinds 2014.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 09:09
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern Command, and Dominican Minister of Defense Adm. Sigfrido Pared Perez visited the Soldiers, Marines and airmen participating in the humanitarian and civic assistance exercise, Beyond the Horizon 2014.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 06:40
Spokesperson Marie Harf discusses the upcoming nuclear talks with Iran, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq, Egypt's presidential inauguration, counterterrorism and Guantanamo Bay, the search for the missing girls in Nigeria, humanitarian aid in Syria, Middle East peace talks, and the CIA's twitter account
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 11:57
Summary of U.S. aid to Haiti post the 2010 earthquake: economic aid, bilateral relations, U.S. Economic investment in Haiti, and HAiti's involvement in International Organizations
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 08:16
The U.S. Navy reported Saturday that two American warships had rescued nearly 300 people from boats in the Mediterranean Sea after one of the small craft began to sink.