ESF: Program Overview | Just the Facts - U.S. military aid to Latin America and the Caribbean Document: FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Spending Plan Country: Central America Regional, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras Governing Justly and Democratically ($20 million) ESF funds will be used to promote economic and social development and good governance in targeted, low income areas, including rural communities vulnerable to drug trafficking, gang violence and organized crime. Support will be provided in the areas of gang prevention, community policing and establishing a community action fund targeted to poor, economically challenged and violent crime communities. Gang prevention activities would increase security by helping communities, local governments and the private sector to better address the causes of gang recruitment, crime and violence in the region. Investing in People ($5 million) During 2009, five exchange projects in the United States will be offered for a total of approximately 110 youth. Country: Mexico
International Republican Institute Founded in 1983, the International Republican Institute (IRI) is an organisation, funded by the United States government, that conducts international political programs, sometimes called 'democratization programs'.[2] Initially known as the National Republican Institute for International Affairs, the IRI's stated mission is to "expand freedom throughout the world". Its activities include teaching and assisting with right-wing political party and candidate development in their values, "good governance" practices, civil society development, civic education, women’s and youth leadership development, electoral reform and election monitoring, and political expression in closed societies. It has been chaired by former presidential candidate John McCain since January 1993.[1][3] Background[edit] The IRI is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1983 after U.S. The Westminster speech led to the establishment of the National Endowment for Democracy by Congress in 1983. Activities[edit]
Obama's 2012 Funding for Venezuelan Oposition National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Logo of the NDIFIA The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is an organization created by the United States government by way of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to channel grants for furthering democracy in developing nations. It was founded in 1983, shortly after the U.S. Under its mission, "NDI provides practical assistance to civic and political leaders advancing democratic values, practices and institutions. Critics charge that the term "democracy assistance" and "democracy building" are rhetorically employed to overpower nationalist and socialist resistance to US economic and cultural domination, particularly in Russia.[5] NDI Board of Directors & Senior Advisory Committee[edit] The Institute regularly researches and releases reports on global democratic political developments in conjunction with think tanks, NGOs, and civic organizations. See also[edit] Notes[edit] Further reading[edit] External links[edit] National Democratic Institute
United States foreign aid United States foreign aid is aid given by the United States to other countries. It can be divided into two broad categories: military and economic assistance. It is given by the United States government , and by private organizations and individuals in the United States. Foreign aid has been given to a variety of recipients, including developing countries , countries of strategic importance to the United States, and countries recovering from war. The government channels about half of its economic assistance through a specialized agency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Amounts [ edit source | edit beta ] In fiscal year 2011, the U.S. government allocated the following amounts for aid: Total economic and military assistance: $49.5 billion Total military assistance: $17.8 billion Total economic assistance: $31.7 billion of which, USAID assistance: $14.1 billion. [ 1 ] U.S. Remittances [ edit source | edit beta ] Recipients [ edit source | edit beta ] Notes: General:
Foreign Assistance Data Skip to main content. You are here: U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants > Foreign Assistance Data Foreign Assistance Data Privacy Statement Why Peak Funding in an Election Year? Office for Transition Initiatives (OTI) Money and Intervention in Venezuela. Wikileaks: US Embassy Requests Funding for Anti-Chavez Groups The latest Wikileaks releases include cables sent from the US Embassy in Caracas to the State Department, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Council, and other US entities, indicating requests for additional US government funding for opposition groups in Venezuela. The cables corroborate documents previously obtained under the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that evidence ongoing US funding to support anti-Chavez groups and political parties in Venezuela actively working to destabilize and overthrow the South American government. One document dated March 2009, authored by Charge D’Affaires John Caulfield, reveals $10 million in funding via the US Embassy in Caracas to state and municipal opposition governments, as well as several NGOs, youth groups and political campaigns to counter the Chavez government. The US diplomat was referring to regional elections in 2008 during which opposition parties won in 6 out of 23 states and dozens of municipalities.
Eva Golinger, wikipedia Golinger is the author of several books on Venezuela's relationship with the United States. She is an outspoken supporter of the former socialist president of Venezuela, the late Hugo Chávez.[5] As of May 2011 she serves as a foreign policy advisor to the Venezuelan government.[6] Chávez has called her La novia de Venezuela ("The Girlfriend of Venezuela").[7] Golinger is a writer at Venezuelanalysis.com,[8][9] and according to the National Catholic Reporter in 2004 was "head of the pro-Chávez Venezuela Solidarity Committee in New York".[10] Her website, venezuelafoia.info, aims to shed light on what she calls links between U.S. government agencies and Venezuelan organizations by publishing documents obtained using the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).[11] Golinger is a weekly host for a television show on RT Network, a television channel financed by the government of Russia[4] and a member of the International Organization for a Participatory Society.[12] Background[edit]