| | Bureau of Western Hemisphere AffairsThe Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs is headed by Assistant Secretary of State Roger F. Noriega, who is responsible for managing and promoting U.S. interests in the region by supporting democracy, trade, and sustainable economic development, and fostering cooperation on issues such as drug trafficking and crime, poverty reduction, and environmental protection.
Mission:
We are working with our partners in the Americas to generate broad-based economic growth through freer trade and sound fiscal policies; to invest in the well-being of people from all walks of life; and to make democracy serve every citizen more effectively and justly.
Objectives: We are strengthening an Inter-American community formed by --
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Economic partners that are democratic, stable, and prosperous;
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Friendly neighbors that help secure our region against terrorism and illegal drugs;
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Nations that work together in the world to advance shared political and economic values.
 
| | | Highlights | Fact Sheet: Refugee Admissions Program for Latin America and the Caribbean [full text]
Special Summit of the Americas: Declaration of Nuevo León [full text]
U.S. Accomplishments at the Summit of the Americas in Monterrey, Mexico. [White House fact sheet]
Visit the Secretary's Travel Page. Summit of the America's Page.
Read about the new Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba (CAFC)
Fact Sheet on Cuba released: The Dream Deferred: Fear and Freedom in Fidel's Cuba
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