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Ask the Ambassador: Katherine Canavan
Amb. Canavan discussed World AIDS Day online December 4, 2007. Full text
International Religious Freedom Report
(Sept. 14): Read about individual countries or the full report.
State Department Releases Annual Report on Two Debt Reduction Programs
The 11 countries which entered into debt-for-nature agreements with the
United States are: Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama(2), Paraguay, Peru, and the Philippines. Full text
President Bush Announces 5-Year Plan for HIV/AIDS
The President also announced his intention to double the initial $15 billion commitment, already the largest international health initiative dedicated to a specific disease. *Current focus countries: Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia. Full text |