U.S. Government Statements and Reports about Entire Region
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Friday, August 27, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | SOUTHCOM commander visits U.S. 4th Fleet during PANAMAX 2010 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Commander, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) and director of operations for USSOUTHCOM visited U.S. 4th Fleet (C4F) headquarters in Mayport, Fla., Aug. 25. |
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | AFSOUTH teams with World Food Program, 17 nations for PANAMAX Exercise |
| Author/Source: | Capt. Nathan D. Broshear U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Air Forces Southern is also simulating a full-scale relief operation in the fictitious country of Centralia, an island near the canal suffering from a massive hurricane. |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | USS Texas returns from U.S. 4th Fleet deployment |
| Author/Source: | Ronald Gutridge U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | The state-of-the-art submarine is capable of supporting a multitude of missions including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike, naval special warfare involving special operations forces, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, |
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Overseas Military Missions, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Missions Show U.S. Commitment in Pacific, Latin America |
| Author/Source: | Donna Miles U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | As the U.S. military conducts disaster response operations in flood-stricken Pakistan, it's also engaged in major humanitarian and civic assistance missions in the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. |
Monday, August 23, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Energy, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas: Fact Sheet |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Joining ECPA is voluntary, allowing governments, Inter-American organizations, private industry, and civil society to lead or participate in initiatives focused on energy efficiency, renewable energy, cleaner fossil fuels, infrastructure, energy poverty, |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | International Community, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | South American Conference on Interdiction and Regional Security of Small Arms & Light Weapons |
| Author/Source: | Ann K. Ganzer U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The United States is taking strategic steps to reduce and control the the national, regional, and global levels. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of our most recent nonproliferation strategic initiatives aimed at doing just tha |
Thursday, August 12, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Chinese Foreign Policy, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's Travel to China |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo A. Valenzuela will travel to China August 16-20 for the fourth round of U.S - China sub-dialogues on Latin America. |
Thursday, August 5, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Politics And Security, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Chapter 2. Country Reports: Western Hemisphere Overview |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Coordinator For Counterterrorism U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Terrorist attacks within the Western Hemisphere in 2009 were committed primarily by two U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations in Colombia - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) - and other radi |
Sunday, August 1, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | SOUTHCOM monitors trafficking, prepares for disasters |
| Author/Source: | Lisa Daniel Southern Command |
| Brief: | Illegal trafficking remains the biggest challenge for U.S. military forces in Central and South America as they work to balance such nontraditional challenges with the constant threat of natural disasters there, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said |
Friday, July 30, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | SOUTHCOM shifts focus as drug trade evolves |
| Author/Source: | Kate Brannen AirForce Times |
| Brief: | SOUTHCOM is not increasing the number of forces focused on that area, because the bigger trafficking route remains in Central America. |
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: National Security, Interagency Collaboration, and Lessons from SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM |
| Author/Source: | Thomas Countryman U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Statement before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs House Committee Oversight and Government Reform. |
Monday, July 26, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Overseas Military Missions, U.S. Policy, US Military Training |
| Title: | Multinational partners plan for upcoming PANAMAX 2010 exercise |
| Author/Source: | Southern Command |
| Brief: | PANAMAX is one of the largest multinational training exercises in the world, involving more than 30 vessels, a dozen aircraft and 4,500 personnel from 20 nations. |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Southern Command strengthening partnerships |
| Author/Source: | Scott Fontaine AirForce Times |
| Brief: | For Air Force Southern Command, 2010 is turning out to be one of its busier years - responding to the Haiti earthquake in January, promoting partnerships across the Americas and participating this fall in large multilateral exercises. |
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Hearing Testimonies: International Narcotics Policies: Do They Reduce Domestic Consumption or Advance Other Foreign Policy Goals? |
| Author/Source: | Dennis Kucinich, David T. Johnson, Adam Isacson,... Committee On Oversight And Government Reform |
| Brief: | With its drug-related violence worsening for years and defying attempts to control it, Mexico often gets compared to Colombia. If anything, though, Mexico resembles the Colombia of twenty years ago, the heyday of the Medellín and Cali cartels. |
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Mexico |
| Category: | US Military Training |
| Title: | Marines train south of the border |
| Author/Source: | Ammon Carter Southern Command |
| Brief: | U.S. Marine and Navy forces recently docked in the Pacific port of Manzanillo to train with Marines in Mexico on their way Peru, this year's host nation for POA-10 and SE-10. |
Thursday, July 8, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Peru |
| Category: | Overseas Military Missions, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | USS New Orleans takes part in amphibious exercises in Peru |
| Author/Source: | Ryan De Vera Southern Command |
| Brief: | Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 / Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2010 (A-SPS 10) and USS New Orleans (LPD-18) participated in the opening ceremony for Southern Exchange and Partnership of the Americas 2010 (SE/POA 10) in Ancon, Peru, July 5. |
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Peru |
| Category: | Military Exercises, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Marine exercises begin in Peru |
| Author/Source: | Peter Walz Southern Command |
| Brief: | More than 1,000 Marines and Navy Sailors, combined from the U.S. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 and nine partner nations, converged on the parade deck of the Peruvian Marine Corps base to kickoff the multinational combined exercises Partn |
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Denver Biennial: Partnering to Celebrate Democracy in the Americas |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The U.S. Department of State has partnered with the Denver Biennial of the Americas to celebrate the shared history, values, culture, and interests that link the nations of our hemisphere. In an effort to open up the dialogue to as many participants from |
Sunday, July 4, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Military Exercises, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Marine Reserves deploy to Peru |
| Author/Source: | Peter Walz Southern Command |
| Brief: | More than 1,300 Marines and Sailors combined from the U.S. and nine partner nations converged on the Peruvian military base of Ancon this July 4th weekend to participate in two training exercises called Partnership of the Americas 2010 and Southern Exchan |
Thursday, July 1, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Migration, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | We have more boots on the ground on the Southwest border than at any time in our history. We doubled the personnel assigned to Border Enforcement Security Task Forces. We tripled the number of intelligence analysts along the border. For the first time, |
Monday, June 28, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Mexico |
| Category: | Migration, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Summary of Obama's Meeting with Group Leaders on Immigration Obama discusses his vision for a comprehensive immigration reform package |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The President once again made clear his views on the recent law passed in Arizona and noted that the Department of Justice was reviewing it. |
Friday, June 25, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Chile |
| Category: | Overseas Military Missions |
| Title: | USS Klakring completes visit to Coquimbo, Chile |
| Author/Source: | Michael J. Scott Southern Command |
| Brief: | Klakring is on a six-month deployment to South America and the Caribbean as part of Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multinational environment. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Dominican Republic |
| Category: | Overseas Military Missions |
| Title: | 'Fuerzas Comando 2010' multinational Special Ops competition ends |
| Author/Source: | Southern Command |
| Brief: | Fuerzas Comando 2010 was a military skills competition between some of the top military and police Special Operations teams in the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. Southern Command-sponsored annual event was hosted by the Dominican Republic from June 16 - 24 |
| Location: | Entire Region, Dominican Republic |
| Category: | Overseas Military Missions, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | 'Fuerzas Comando 2010' multinational Special Ops competition ends |
| Author/Source: | Southern Command |
| Brief: | Fuerzas Comando 2010 was a military skills competition between some of the top military and police Special Operations teams in the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. Southern Command-sponsored annual event was hosted by the Dominican Republic from June 16 - 24 |
Thursday, June 17, 2010
| Location: | Dominican Republic, Entire Region |
| Title: | Multinational Special Ops skills competition begins in Dominican Republic |
| Author/Source: | Fuerzas Comando Combined Public Affairs Office Southern Command |
| Brief: | Security forces from 19 countries will participate in Fuerzas Comando 2010 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 16 - 24. This multinational Special Operations skills competition and senior leader seminar is being hosted by the Dominican militar |
Monday, June 14, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Cuba, Venezuela |
| Category: | Human Rights, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Daily Press Briefing |
| Author/Source: | Philip J. Crowley U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | We welcome the news that Ariel Sigler Amaya has been released from prison in Cuba and we view this as a positive development. And we hope that this will lead to the release of additional prisoners of conscience. Prisoners should be released immediately an |
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: Policy Address on Opportunity In The Americas |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | "I am here with a very clear message: That the United States, the Obama Administration, President Obama and I personally are committed to a community focused on improving the material conditions of people's lives" |
Monday, June 7, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Upcoming Travel to Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Author/Source: | |
| Brief: | Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is going to be traveling to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Barbados June 6th to 10th, and Assistant Secretary Valenzuela will be here to answer your questions. |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Address to the Organization of American States General Assembly |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | We welcome multilateral partnerships like UNASUR and CARICOM and SICA and the South American Defense Council's goal of promoting greater confidence among its members and more effective cooperation. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Colombia |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Daily Press Briefing |
| Author/Source: | Philip J. Crowley U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The relationship between the United States and Colombia is important. It is important because Colombia is playing a significant and constructive role in security in the hemisphere, most notably in the area of security and counternarcotics cooperation that |
Friday, June 4, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, International Community, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: General Assembly of the Organization of American States |
| Author/Source: | Carmen Lomellin U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The OAS General Assembly, Organization of American States, meets annually in June. This year it will be held in Lima, Peru, June 6th-8th. The U.S. delegation will be headed up by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. |
| Location: | Argentina, Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | UNITAS 51 Atlantic Phase Comes to a Close |
| Author/Source: | Michael J. Scott Southern Command |
| Brief: | The Atlantic phase of Unitas 51 was hosted by Argentina and included participants from the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and observers from Canada, Germany, Colombia, Uruguay, and South Africa. |
Thursday, May 27, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Caribbean Regional, Central America Regional, Colombia, Mex |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Citizen Safety in the Western Hemisphere |
| Author/Source: | Bureau Of Western Hemisphere Affairs U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Insecurity and violent crime is near the top of citizens' concerns in most countries in the Americas, and the President has recommitted the United States to creating practical partnerships in the hemisphere to advance shared interests and protect our citi |
Friday, May 21, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Mercenaries And Contractors, Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Counternarcotics Contracts for Central and South America |
| Author/Source: | David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau Of Internation Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Ad Hoc Subcommittee On Contracti U.S. Senate |
| Brief: | In Colombia, the nationalization of our programs, due to programmatic success, has resulted in a reduction of contract personnel from almost 1,200 in 2006, to 598 in 2010 |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Mercenaries And Contractors, Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | (PDF) Testimony of William F. Wechsler, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats U.S. Department of Defense |
| Author/Source: | William F. Wechsler, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Defense For Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Ad Hoc Subcommittee On Contracti U.S. Senate |
| Brief: | For the period of FY 1999 – FY 2009, approximately $5.3 billion CTA-funded CN programs were allocated to the Central and South America Area of Operations. Of this amount, it is estimated that 18 percent ($977 million) was expended towards contractor sup |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Submarine USS Texas departs for U.S. 4th Fleet deployment |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronald Gutridge U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | The state-of-the-art submarine is capable of supporting a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike, naval special warfare involving special operations forces, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance |
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy, US Military Training |
| Title: | (PDF) Section 2011 Report on Training of Special Operations Forces for the period ending September 30, 2008 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | This report provides an overall summary of section 2011 deployments for Fiscal Year 2008. Also included is a summary of the type of training conducted and detailed information for each country deployment. |
Thursday, May 13, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks At the 40th Washington Conference on the Americas |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Remarks At the 40th Washington Conference on the Americas |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks At the 40th Washington Conference on the Americas |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | I see my friends from Colombia and Panama, and I hate seeing them, I have to be honest. (Laughter.) We are, as President Obama said, committed in the State of the Union to our free trade agreements with both countries, but we are also facing very difficul |
Monday, May 10, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, Maritime Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | HSV 2 Swift departs for Southern Partnership Station 2010 |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Robert A. Wood U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | The mission's primary goal is information sharing with navies, coast guards, and civilian services throughout the region. |
Thursday, May 6, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Brazil, Honduras, Venezuela |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Daily Press Briefing |
| Author/Source: | Philip J. Crowley U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Many of them have gone to Tehran and they've come away empty-handed. And we're not saying that that will be the case with President Lula. We hope that he will come away with an understanding that Iran is actually going to change course. |
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Elections, International Community, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | United States to Co-Host the Seventh Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Management Bodies with the Organization of American States |
| Author/Source: | United States To Co-Host The Seventh Inter-American Meeting U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | This annual meeting provides a unique opportunity for senior representatives of electoral authorities from OAS Member States to discuss common challenges, and to share knowledge and best practices in the field of electoral management. |
Monday, May 3, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | International Community, Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | [PDF] Opening Statement before the 47th Regular Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) |
| Author/Source: | R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director Of National Drug Control Policy White House Office Of National Drug Control Policy |
| Brief: | We have increased our investment in vital demand-side programs, while maintaining the long-term commitment to disrupting drug trafficking organizations at home and abroad |
Thursday, April 29, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Migration, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Daily Press Briefing |
| Author/Source: | Philip J. Crowley U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | I mean, we are committed to pursue immigration reform. That is the best way to proceed here. |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | [PDF] Top 7 Myths of U.S. Defense Policy Toward the Americas |
| Author/Source: | Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense Frank Mora U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | Discussions and commentaries on U.S. relations with our geographic neighbors are frequently characterized by charges, criticisms, and miscommunications. |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT: Gen. Fraser briefing with Washington Foreign Press Center |
| Author/Source: | General Douglas Fraser U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | What we have seen is a growing relationship between Iran and Venezuela over a number of years, primarily focused in the diplomatic as well as the commercial realm. But that's what I know. |
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | SOUTHCOM chief monitoring rising extremism in Latin America |
| Author/Source: | Kevin Baron Stars And Stripes |
| Brief: | "The growing trend that I'm concerned about is just growing extremism and support for extremist views." |
| Location: | Entire Region, Honduras |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Migration, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Daily Press Briefing |
| Author/Source: | Philip J. Crowley U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The President has said he thinks this legislation is misguided. Clearly, it's having an impact, most profoundly in Mexico but elsewhere. We're conscious of the fact that the Government of Mexico has issued a travel advisory for its own citizens. |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Human Rights, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Obra Initiative |
| Author/Source: | John Dickson U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | A two-year initiative launched earlier this month, Obra will ensure young people at risk have improved access to services and programs needed to prepare them for citizenship, work, and life by creating effective alliances among public, private, and civil |
Monday, April 19, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Energy, Environment, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Joining Hands for Clean Energy |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton, Steven Chu La Opinion, The Miami Herald, U.S. Department Of S |
| Brief: | By cooperating on energy and climate, the nations of the Americas can all benefit from these advances. And clean, reliable energy will provide a foundation for broad-based economic growth. |
Thursday, April 15, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | FY 2011 Budget Request for Security Assistance Programs |
| Author/Source: | David T. Johnson U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | In the Western Hemisphere, many of our partners continue to face considerable threats from transnational criminal and drug trafficking organizations. |
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Energy, Environment, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks at the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas on April 15 |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The two-day Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas meeting, co-hosted by the Department of State, Department of Energy, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organization of American States (OAS), brings together ministers and delegati |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Energy, Environment, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | DAS Scandal |
| Title: | Preview of the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas |
| Author/Source: | Arturo Valenzuela, David L. Goldwyn U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | So our national security is very much wrapped up in the economic security of the hemisphere. So that's why energy and climate partnership matters to us. It matters to the hemisphere because, as the economies grow, they will need access to electricity. |
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Maritime Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | USS Klakring begins Southern Seas 2010 deployment |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Michael J. Scot U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | It involves the deployment of CDS 40, Klakring and HSL 42 Det 10, which will sail the waters from the East Coast of the United States to the Caribbean, Central and South America from April through September 2010. |
Monday, April 12, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Gates to foster cooperation with Latin America |
| Author/Source: | Donna Miles U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will focus this week on Latin America, signing a defense agreement with Brazil, then visiting Peru, Colombia and the Caribbean. |
Friday, April 9, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Brazil, Caribbean Regional, Colombia, Peru |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Gates to Foster Cooperation With Latin America |
| Author/Source: | Donna Miles American Forces Press Service U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will focus next week on Latin America, signing a defense agreement with Brazil, then visiting Peru, Colombia and the Caribbean to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the region and promote closer defense cooperation. |
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks With G-8 Foreign Ministers After Their Ministerial Meetings |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | We also spoke about the challenges faced by some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, from transnational organized crime and illicit trafficking and drugs, and the increasingly widespread implications not only for the Americas, but also for Afric |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | FY 2011 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: |
Friday, March 26, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | National Drug Intelligence Center Releases National Drug Threat Assessment 2010 |
| Author/Source: | National Drug Intelligence Center U.S. Department Of Justice |
| Brief: | Increased heroin availability evidenced by higher purity, lower prices, and elevated numbers of heroin-related overdoses and overdose deaths is partly attributable to increased production in Mexico. |
Friday, March 19, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Posture Statement of Gen. Fraser before the House Armed Services Committee |
| Author/Source: | Gen. Douglas Fraser U.S. House Of Representatives U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | I believe that through the sharing of ideas, economic interdependence, cultural understanding and harnessing innovation, we can strengthen existing ties of friendship to build an integrated approach to partnering that will ensure U.S. Southern Command is |
Thursday, March 11, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | 2010 Posture Statement of Gen. Douglas Fraser to Congress (PDF) |
| Author/Source: | Gen. Douglas Fraser U.S. Senate U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | As globalization trends continue, our security will depend upon expanding cooperative engagement with multinational, multi-agency and public-private partners in our hemisphere. |
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives |
| Author/Source: | Arturo Valenzuela U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | That partnership is not just something we seek externally. It is something to which I commit, with you, and the other Members of the Sub-committee, as we work together to sustain smart policies that advance our national interests, and advance critical age |
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Brazil |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Townterview With Brazil's Globo Network |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | And I think that because of the excitement that President Obama generated all over the world, and particularly in Latin America, people might have forgotten that change is hard. If it were easy, anybody could do it. But he is committed to changing the rel |
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. |
Monday, March 1, 2010
| Location: | Argentina, Chile, Entire Region, Venezuela |
| Category: | Border Disputes, Natural Disasters, U.S. Policy, Venezuelan Foreign Policy |
| Title: | Daily Press Briefing |
| Author/Source: | Philip J. Crowley U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | We have great concerns about the state of democratic institutions inside Venezuela, and concentration of power by the president. |
Thursday, February 25, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Promoting Security Through Diplomacy and Development: The Fiscal Year 2011 International Affairs Budget |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Our request also includes $4.2 billion for humanitarian assistance programs. Our efforts in Haiti have made clear that State and USAID must be able to respond quickly and effectively to human tragedies. |
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Daily Press Briefing |
| Author/Source: | Philip J. Crowley U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | "(...) we think it's a good thing when countries in the region come together to talk about how they can cooperate more effectively, and this can take place in many regional fora. And virtually all of the countries attending the summit are strong part |
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Americas 2.0: Join the Conversation |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) recently launched several social media platforms and is actively engaging a broad, cross-cutting audience on our activities and initiatives in the Americas. |
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Venezuela |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | [PDF] Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence |
| Author/Source: | Director Of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair The White House |
| Brief: | President Chavez continues to impose an authoritarian populist political model in Venezuela that undermines democratic institutions. |
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Office Of The Spokesman, Refugees, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Increase to the Refugee Reception and Placement Per Capita Grant |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The State Department increased the Reception and Placement per capita grant from $900 to $1,800, effective as of January 1, 2010. |
Monday, December 14, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Chinese Foreign Policy, Iranian Foreign Policy, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Special Briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo A. Valenzuela |
| Author/Source: | Arturo Valenzuela U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | I don’t think that we are at odds. We may have a different appreciation of certain kinds of things as we move forward. And certainly on the matter of the statement regarding the Honduran situation, we continue to be engaged, but we welcome the – let's |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks at the First Diplomacy Briefing Series Meeting, Focused on the Issues and Challenges of U.S. Relations With Latin America |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | We also are well aware of Iran's interests in promoting itself with a number of other countries – Venezuela and Bolivia, as you mentioned – and we can only say that that is a really bad idea for the countries involved. |
Friday, December 11, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | The United States and the Western Hemisphere: Partnership and Shared Responsibility |
| Author/Source: | Bureau Of Public Affairs U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton have met every democratically elected leader in the Western Hemisphere, part of a forward-looking U.S. approach to the region that emphasizes shared responsibility for challenges and relationships. |
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Arms Transfers, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | (PDF) Direct Commercial Sales Authorizations for FY 2008 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | This report covers defense articles and defense services licensed for permanent export during Fiscal Year 2008 under Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended. |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | (PDF) International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Program and Budget Guide, FY2010 |
| Author/Source: | International Narcotics And Law Enforcement Affairs U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | In FY 2010, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) funds will continue to directly support the U.S. foreign policy objectives of Achieving Peace and Security and Governing Justly and Democratically. |
Monday, November 30, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region, Honduras |
| Category: | Elections, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks at Closed Meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States |
| Author/Source: | Arturo Valenzuela Bureau Of Western Hemisphere Affairs U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Let me very clear, however, that while an election that is held consistent with international standards is a necessary condition for Honduras to return as a member in good standing of the Organization of American States--it is not a sufficient condition. |
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Airmen from 11 Latin American nations meet in Arizona to discuss upcoming cooperative engagements |
| Author/Source: | Capt Nathan D. Broshear Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Members of the System of Cooperation Among Americas Air Forces, or SICOFAA, met last week at Davis-Monthan AFB to participate in the A-III Operations Committee meeting with 11 Latin American Air Forces. The meetings focused on development of an upcoming h |
Thursday, November 12, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Title: | Remarks for Consular Corps of Miami [PDF] |
| Author/Source: | General Douglas Fraser U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | The detrimental effects of illicit trafficking are numerous – border insecurity, rising health care costs, increased crime, and public insecurity. Illicit traffickers do not respect the rule of law, democracy, or national sovereignty ... nor do they tak |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | New Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Dr. Arturo Valenzuela assumed responsibilities as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs this afternoon. Under Secretary for Management Patrick Kennedy administered the oath of office in a small private ceremony today at 1:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | New commander takes helm at U.S. Army South |
| Author/Source: | Robert R. Ramon U.S. Army South Public Affairs Office U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Army Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas succeeded Army Maj. Gen. Keith M. Huber who was subsequently promoted to lieutenant general and will serve as the deputy commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Colombia, Honduras, Venezuela |
| Category: | Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Daily Press Briefing |
| Author/Source: | Philip J. Crowley U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | HONDURAS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Kelly in Honduras/ US Continues to Support the OAS Process and the San Jose Accords/ US Earnestly Pushing for a Free and Fair Election the International Community Can Support/ Most Imp |
| Location: | Entire Region, Dominican Republic |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Conference in Dominican Republic focuses on role of senior maritime enlisted leaders |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Holly Boynton U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, U.S. Fourth Fleet Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (NAVSO), in conjunction with the Dominican Republic is hosting representatives from 12 nations for the First Maritime Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference Nov. 10-12. |
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Arms Transfers, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | FY 2007 Excess Defense Articles Grant Authorizations |
| Author/Source: | Defense Security Cooperation Agency U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: |
Friday, November 6, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Trans-Pacific Symposium on Dismantling Transnational Illicit Networks |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The symposium is expected to start an inter-regional dialogue among senior U.S. and foreign law enforcement and judicial officials that will strengthen our combined efforts to combat transnational organized crime organizations and networks that span East |
Thursday, November 5, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Title: | [PDF] CHDS Alumni by Event Type |
| Author/Source: | Center For Hemispheric Defense Studies |
| Brief: |
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | [PDF] Humanitarian and Civic Assistance and Humanitarian Mine Action Programs, FY 2008 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | This report covers activities or projects associated with RCA and RMA missions conducted during FY 2008 as required by Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), sections 401 and 407. |
Sunday, November 1, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | [PDF] CHDS Alumni by Event Type |
| Author/Source: | Center For Hemispheric Defense Studies |
| Brief: |
Monday, October 19, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Security Cooperation MAGTF embarks USS WASP |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amie Gonzales USS Wasp (LHD 1) Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | The Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SCMAGTF) embarked the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Monday for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Southern Command area of focus as part of Southern Partnership |
Monday, October 12, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Arms Transfers, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | [PDF] Defense articles and services authorized and furnished to foreign countries and international organizations under Foreign Military Sales, Chapter 2, Arms Export Control Act |
| Author/Source: | Defense Security Cooperation Agency U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | Foreign Military Sales 2008 - Annual report required by Section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act |
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | End-Use Monitoring Report, 2007 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The End-Use Monitoring Report, released in September 2008, is a summary of all monitorable aspects of program support provided under the International Narcotics Control Program for the calendar year 2007. |
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | International Community, Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Opening Statement by the United States at the Third Committee of the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly |
| Author/Source: | David T. Johnson Bureau Of International Narcotics And Law Enforcement Affairs U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | In the Western Hemisphere, while many states remain under threat, there are successes. |
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region, Chile, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Chilean Ship Conducts Proliferation Security Initiative Boarding during PANAMAX 2009 |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alan Gragg FA PANAMAX 2009 Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Chilean frigate CNS Almirante Cochrane (FF 05) conducted a proliferation security initiative (PSI) boarding Sept. 18, as part of the multinational exercise Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | PANAMAX: Teamwork against terrorism |
| Author/Source: | Ms. Arwen Consaul U.S. Army South Public Affairs Office U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Hundreds of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen from all over the Western Hemisphere are here to conduct one of the largest multinational, joint exercises in the world - Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Army Boots Walk the Deckplates of Mesa Verde |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Patrick Grieco FA PANAMAX 2009 Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Members of the U.S. Army have embarked aboard the amphibious dock transport ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). |
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Coast Guardsman trains in board-and-search during PANAMAX exercise |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica R. G FA PANAMAX 2009 Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | First hustling up a rope ladder to board HMNLS Amsterdam, U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Keiron Williams then surveyed the scene and interviewed crewmembers, while a sweep team searched the vessel for weapons or contraband items. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Coast Guard Cutter Combines Exercise and Real-World Ops |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica R. Gardner FA PANAMAX 2009 Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | The image in the large binoculars on the bridge of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) appeared to be a fishing boat in the middle of a military exercise. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Amsterdam Trains, Operates During FA PANAMAX 09 |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr. FA PANAMAX 2009 Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | A naval ship from the Netherlands showed how allied navies work together during Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009 this month, conducting boarding exercises and replenishment operations with partner nations. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | USSOUTHCOM Commander, Gen Fraser speaks to partner nations during PANAMAX 09 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, Commander, U.S. Southern Command (left) speaks with members of partner nations during a briefing at the Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009 command center in Panama City, Panama on Sept. 20, 2009. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Top Air Force Enlisted Advisor Visits Navy Ship |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Patrick Grieco, FA PANAMAX 2009 Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (CMSAF) James A. Roy toured USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) at sea in the Caribbean, as well as the Air Force Command Center at Tocumen Airport in Panama City, during Fuerzas Aliadas Panamax 2009 |
Monday, September 21, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, Politics And Security |
| Title: | PANAMAX 2009 Tests Peruvian Frigate's Capabilities |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alan Gragg FA PANAMAX 2009 Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2009) – A Peruvian navy vessel is testing the full spectrum of its abilities this month during the multinational exercise Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009. |
Thursday, September 17, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region, Colombia, Panama, Uruguay |
| Colombia Category: | Defense Cooperation |
| Title: | Multi-national naval force underway for FA PANAMAX 09 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | A multi-national naval force, including USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), USS Doyle (FFG 39), USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913), the Colombian frigate ARC Independiente, the Dutch auxiliary ship HMNLS Amsterdam, and the Uruguayan frigate General Artigas, cruise in formation |
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, Defense Cooperation |
| Title: | Mesa Verde Hosts Panamax Media Day |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Hodges Pone III USS Mesa Verde Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Two dozen members of the Panamanian and international media toured USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) on Sept. 15 as part of Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009. |
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation |
| Title: | Brig. Gen Donnelly visits USS Mesa Verde for PANAMAX 2009 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Brig. Gen. John J. Donnelly, Deputy Commander, 807th Medical Deployable Support Command, is officially welcomed aboard by rainbow side boys of the amphibious dock transport ship USS Mesa Verde |
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Presidential Determination for Major Drug-Transit and Major Illicit Drug-Producing Countries |
| Author/Source: | Ian Kelly U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | This year the President has identified the following countries as major drug-transit or drug-producing countries for purposes of the FAA: Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, |
Monday, September 14, 2009
| Location: | Entire Region, Panama |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, Politics And Security |
| Title: | USCG plays role in PANAMAX 2009 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cliff Harrison briefs military personnel from several nations during a maritime boarding training exercise at Vasco Nunez de Balboa Naval Base, Panama. |