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Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

The 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 growth through freer trade and sound economic 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:

  • Economic partners that are democratic, stable, and prosperous;
  • Friendly neighbors that help secure our region against terrorism and illegal drugs;
  • Nations that work together in the world to advance shared political and economic values. 

  Antigua and BarbudaArgentinaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBrazilCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMartiniqueMexicoNetherlands AntillesNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoUruguayVenezuelaMexicoJamaicaCayman IslandsFrench GuianaGuadeloupeAruba (Neth.)Clickable Map of WHA Region - Alternate Links to the Left of Screen

  
Highlights

President Bush seated at desk with pen in hand, while Members of Congress, the Cabinet, and Ambassadors stand on either side of desk looking at the PresidentSigning of Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
President Bush (Aug. 2): "As CAFTA helps create jobs and opportunity in the United States, it will help the democracies of Central America and the Dominican Republic deliver a better life for their citizens." [full text]

New Cuba Transition Coordinator
Secretary Rice (July 28): "[W]e are empowering Cuban civil society to better organize and advocate for democratic change....To direct our government's actions in support of a free Cuba, I am appointing Caleb McCarry to serve as our Cuba Transition Coordinator."  [full text; statement by Mr. McCarry]

U.S. Government Reponse to Hurricane Dennis in Cuba
On July 10, the U.S. Interests Section informed the Cuban Government that the U.S. was prepared to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to those Cubans affected by the hurricane. [fact sheet]

Millennium Challenge Corporation
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice remarks at the signing of the Millennium Challenge Compact between the United States and the Republic of Nicaragua, Thursday, July 14, 2005.

Narcotics Control Reports 2005
South America; Canada, Mexico, and Central America; The Caribbean; Report Introduction

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