East Timor–United States relations

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East Timor – United States relations

East Timor	United States

C. Kevin Blackstone is the current U.S. ambassador to East Timor.

History[]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Judith Fergin, is greeted by traditional dancers at the Cooperativa Cafe Timor in Dili, Timor-Leste, September 6, 2012

Timor-Leste maintains an embassy in Washington, D.C., as well as a Permanent Mission in New York City at the United Nations. The United States has a large bilateral development assistance program, $20.6 million in 2007, and also contributes funds as a major member of a number of multilateral agencies such as the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. The U.S. Peace Corps has operated in Timor-Leste since 2002, but it suspended operations in May 2006 due to unrest and instability.

The U.S. embassy in Timor-Leste is located at , Dili. C. Kevin Blackstone is the United States Ambassador to East Timor. Mark Anthony White is the USAID Mission Director. Roberto Quiroz is the Political/Economic/Commercial Affairs Officer. Major Ron Sargent is the U.S. Department of Defense Representative.

Aid[]

Political Process Development[]

USAID began supporting the development of effective democratic electoral and political processes in Timor-Leste in 1999.^[1] Between 2001 and 2008, USAID gave $2,215,997 to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems to develop an electoral framework and processes, $3,619,134 to the International Republican Institute to develop political parties, and $3,728,490 to the National Democratic Institute to increase citizen participation and local governance.^[1]

See also[]

• Foreign relations of the United States
• Foreign relations of East Timor

Notes[]

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35878.htm.

Major Sources[]

• ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL PROCESSES PROGRAM IN TIMOR-LESTE (PDF) (Report). USAID. February 2008.

External links[]

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