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Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations

Posted Fri, 10/30/2009 - 01:00

This report provides an overview of Jordanian politics and current issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations. It provides a brief discussion of Jordan's government and economy and of its cooperation in promoting Arab-Israeli peace and other U.S. policy objectives in the Middle East. Several issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations are likely to figure in decisions by Congress and the Administration on future aid to and cooperation with Jordan.

U.S. Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority

Posted Wed, 06/24/2009 - 00:00

Since shortly after the establishment of limited Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the mid-1990s, the United States has periodically provided assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) for civil security and counterterrorism purposes. Following the death of Yasser Arafat in late 2004 and the election of Mahmoud Abbas as his successor as PA President in early 2005, then-U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice created the office of U.S.

Foreign Aid: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy

Posted Wed, 06/03/2009 - 00:00

Foreign assistance is a fundamental component of the international affairs budget and is viewed
by many as an essential instrument of U.S. foreign policy. The focus of U.S. foreign aid policy
has been transformed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This report provides an
overview of the U.S. foreign aid program, by answering frequently asked questions on the
subject.
There are five major categories of foreign assistance: bilateral development aid, economic
assistance supporting U.S.