U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2013 Appropriations Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2013 Appropriations

Creator

  • Author: Meyer, Peter J.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Analyst in Latin American Affairs
  • Author: Sullivan, Mark P.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Specialist in Latin American Affairs

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2012-06-26

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Current U.S. policy toward the region is designed to promote economic and social opportunity; ensure citizen security; strengthen effective democratic institutions; and secure a clean energy future. As part of broader efforts to advance these priorities, the United States provides Latin American and Caribbean nations with substantial amounts of foreign assistance. This report specifically looks at trends in this assistance, FY2013 Obama Administration report, and Congressional action.
  • Physical Description: 49 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Foreign aid
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Economic assistance
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Budgets
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Foreign policy
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Foreign relations -- Latin America -- U.S.
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Foreign relations -- U.S. -- Latin America

Primary Source

  • Item is not a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: South America
  • Place Name: Central America and Caribbean

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: R42582
  • Accession or Local Control No: R42582_2012Jun26
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc93944
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