East Timor–United States relations

East Timor – United States relations

East Timor	United States

East Timor–United States relations refer to the bilateral relations between East Timor and the United States.

History

See also: Indonesian invasion of East Timor § US involvement

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 Praia de Coqueiros, Dili. Marc Weinstock is the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. 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

Main article: Foreign Aid to Timor Leste

Political Process Development

USAID began supporting the development of effective democratic electoral and political processes in Timor-Leste in 1999. 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.

See also

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

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

Major Sources

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

External links

• History of Timor Leste - U.S. relations
• Embassy of the United States Dili, Timor-Leste