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Earl Gregg Swem Library

Gifts to Federal Employees from Foreign Government Sources Reported to Employing Agencies in Calendar Year 2011

Categories: Arts/Humanities,Foreign Affairs,Govt Personnel

http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2013-09945_PI.pdf

Covers both tangible gifts and gifts of travel or travel expenses.  Includes name of person accepting gift, date, approximate value, disposition or current location, foreign donor, and circumstances justifying acceptance.  From the State Department

 

The FY2014 State and Foreign Operations Budget Request

Categories: Africa,Democracy/Peace,Foreign Affairs,Govt Finance

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43043.pdf

Provides a brief overview of the funding request, sent to Congress in April 2013, including key issues for foreign operations such as support for Middle East and North Africa transitions to democracy.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

 

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012

Categories: Civil/Human Rights,Foreign Affairs,Headlines

http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm#wrapper

Detailed descriptions of the human rights situation in each country as determined by U.S. officials  From the State Department

 

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977-1980, Volume XIII, China

Categories: China,Foreign Affairs,Headlines,History,Taiwan

http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v13

First in a series of volumes on foreign relations during the Carter administration.  This volume focuses on the normalization of relations with China and the ending of formal relations with Taiwan as the Republic of China.  From the State Department

 

The United Kingdom and U.S. –U.K. Relations

Categories: Foreign Affairs,Foreign Trade/Investment,Great Britain

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33105.pdf

Provides an overview and assessment of some of the main dimensions of U.S.-British foreign and economic relations.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

 

Reading the North Korean Tea Leaves: The Perpetual Struggle to Fathom Pyongyang’s Motives and Goals

Categories: Foreign Affairs,History,Korea

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB421/

A collection of 14 declassified (mostly) State Department documents that describe U.S. efforts to decipher North Korean motives during the 1990s.  From the National Security Archive

 

Annual Report on Assistance Related to International Terrorism: Fiscal Year 2012

Categories: Foreign Affairs,Homeland Security,Terrorism

http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/rpt/206686.htm

Describes how much money was spent and what the funds were used for.  Covers such programs as counterterrorism engagement, border security, countering violent extremism, and counterterrorism finance training.  From the State Department

 

USAID Forward Progress Report 2013

Categories: Foreign Affairs,Foreign Assistance

http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/2013-usaid-forward-report.pdf

Describes the progress made over two years in the Forward reform agenda for development programs as a component of U.S.  national security and foreign policy.  From the Agency for International Development

 

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