Political Overview
In FY 2002, Azerbaijan continued to make incremental progress in improving the democratic foundation for its government. Azerbaijan became a member of the Council of Europe (COE) in January 2001; and the Government is currently reviewing all of the country's laws to ensure that they comply with COE obligations and is undertaking other reforms required by its COE membership. In August 2002, the government held a referendum to amend the Constitution, in part to meet COE requirements. The government submitted to Parliament a new unified election code, which will combine all existing election laws (presidential, parliamentary, and municipal) into one law governing elections and referendums. Parliament hopes to enact the new election code before the presidential elections scheduled for October 2003. Numerous serious electoral irregularities occurred during the parliamentary by-elections in April 2002 and during the August 2002 national referendum on changes to the Constitution. Freedom of religion was generally respected although the government has at times interfered with the practice of minority religions. The government somewhat limits freedom of speech through harassment and intimidation of independent and opposition press, but the government took action early in 2002 to implement presidential commitments in support of independent media. Corruption remained a fundamental problem and continued to undermine democratic development and respect for the rule of law.
Economic Overview
Since 2001, the Government of Azerbaijan has taken initial steps on a series of reforms designed to make its transition economy more market-oriented and to improve governance. In 2002, it continued implementation of a three-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program. The Government of Azerbaijan also reached agreement with the World Bank in March 2002 on a $60 million second Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC-II) program related to public-sector restructuring. Actions taken by Azerbaijan in 2002 to meet IMF and World Bank program conditions included strengthening the Chamber of Accounts, enacting a new budget systems law and improved state procurement legislation, reforms of the State Customs Committee, and finalizing asset management and investment guidelines for the State Oil Fund. In August 2002, the Government of Azerbaijan issued a series of decrees to improve the business climate, including reducing the number of business activities subject to licensing, creating an Entrepreneurs' Council reporting directly to the President, and forming an Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Fund. As of fall 2002, however, the implementation of these decrees was proceeding slowly. In October 2002, the Azerbaijani Government unveiled its long-awaited Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), which outlines a comprehensive program for reducing poverty and provides a nascent framework for donor contributions. In the oil and gas sector, the sanctioning of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in September 2002 was a landmark event; the $2.9 billion pipeline will transport Caspian crude to the Mediterranean by 2005. The Shah Deniz gas pipeline from Baku to Turkey, however, has encountered delays, which will push sanctioning into 2003. Implementation of the Azerbaijani Government's Second Privatization Program, under which many large state-owned enterprises are to be privatized, has been slow. Corruption has remained a major problem, discouraging investment in the non-energy sector and requiring frequent advocacy on behalf of U.S. companies. Nevertheless, Azerbaijan's macroeconomic situation has continued to improve in FY 2002. Gross reserves totaled approximately $729.5 million, and the country's State Oil Fund boasted assets of $673 million as of October 2002. Higher world oil prices for much of the year and increased oil production fueled GDP growth of an estimated 9.8 percent in the first nine months of 2002. The National Bank of Azerbaijan (NBA) maintained its policy of allowing the manat gradually to depreciate, resulting in a nominal depreciation of 4.2 percent in 2001, with a slight real depreciation. Consumer price inflation was less than two percent through fall 2002.
U.S.-Azerbaijan Task Force on Economic Cooperation
In January 2002, the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Azerbaijan Task Force on Economic Cooperation (USATF) took place in Baku, after being rescheduled from September 2001. This semi-annual forum allows the U.S. and Azerbaijani Governments to evaluate the U.S.-Government funded assistance programs in Azerbaijan in depth. Discussion topics included accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), investment climate, customs assistance, and provision of technical assistance to the Tax and Finance Ministries. The U.S. Embassy in Baku held interim meetings with Azerbaijani officials to assess progress on the Action Plan that was developed at the USATF. The fifth USATF took place in September 2002 in Washington with senior U.S. and Azerbaijani officials. The September meeting involved discussion of macroeconomic and financial policy, the trade and investment climate, counter-terrorism, and U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan. The next USATF meeting is planned for spring 2003 in Baku.
Overview of U.S. Government Assistance
In FY 2002, the U.S. Government provided an estimated $84.24 million in assistance to Azerbaijan:
In January 2002, the President waived FSA Section 907 restrictions on certain types of U.S. Government assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan. This allowed the U.S. Government to expand its assistance strategy to take into account new opportunities, such as: activities to enhance Azerbaijan's ability to improve border security and counter threats such as trafficking in persons, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and transit of narcotics and conventional weapons; and additional activities with both governmental and non-governmental organizations to support the development of the market economy and a more vibrant private sector. These new programs in security assistance, law enforcement cooperation, private-sector development, and election preparedness more clearly reflect the U.S. Government's wide-ranging interests in these strategic areas and present opportunities for more extensive mutually beneficial cooperation. In July 2002, an Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) was established at the U.S. Embassy in Baku. The ODC has five core functions: coordinating Foreign Military Sales (FMS), International Military Education and Training (IMET), humanitarian assistance, the Joint Contact Team, and the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Program.
In FY 2002, U.S. Government assistance continued to focus on humanitarian relief, democracy-building and education through democracy programs, non-proliferation programs, and trade and investment programs implemented by the U.S. Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA), and U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service. FY 2002 humanitarian assistance programs for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees continued to emphasize activities designed to create job opportunities and increase income levels. Private-sector and democracy development programs remained key components of the U.S. Government's strategy to support development of a market economy and a democratic government in Azerbaijan.
Training, Exchange and Educational Reform Programs
Since FY 1993, U.S. Government-funded exchange programs have brought over 2,000 Azerbaijani citizens to the U.S. for short-term professional or long-term academic training, including over 390 in FY 2002. These programs give participants an opportunity to develop their skills and establish valuable contacts with U.S. counterparts. In particular, programs that target younger Azerbaijanis are extremely well received and provide maximum benefits.
U.S. Department of State - Public Diplomacy Exchange Programs: In FY 2002, over 360 Azerbaijanis traveled to the United States under academic and professional exchange programs administered by the U.S. Embassy's Public Affairs Section (PAS) in collaboration with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program brought 55 Azerbaijani high school students to the United States on a one-year exchange programs. In FY 2002, 30 Azerbaijanis participated in the Edmund S. Muskie/FSA Graduate Fellowship Program. The Muskie/FSA Graduate Program is a critical component of our reform efforts in Azerbaijan—program participants return home with master's degrees in business administration, public administration, economics, public health, education, library science, journalism, etc., and are well-prepared to assume positions of significant responsibility. By sharing their positive experiences with family, friends, and colleagues, Muskie/FSA Graduate Fellows also become informal goodwill ambassadors for the United States. Program highlights are provided below:
USAID Training Programs: In FY 2002, as part of a new, field-driven program, USAID trained nearly 630 citizens of Azerbaijan, approximately 29 percent of whom were women, through U.S.-based, in-country, and third-country training programs. Training focused on a variety of development fields such as provision of rural health services, community mobilization and assessment, strengthening of individual NGOs and associations to advocate for NGOs, gender equality, and poverty reduction strategy preparation. USAID also provided training opportunities for community outreach, legislative drafting and judicial reform, and government capacity building. Community outreach training enabled citizens from seven different regions to organize regional town hall meetings to educate government officials on the needs and concerns faced by local communities. Training in legislative drafting strengthened the legislative drafting institute at the Milli Mejlis (Parliament), led to the development of an Azerbaijan-specific legislative drafting template, and spread legislative drafting skills to representatives from other government agencies and civil society.
U.S. Department of Commerce - Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) Program: Nine Azerbaijani interns from the energy, software development and information technologies sectors participated in the SABIT Program in FY 2002. In addition, a group of SABIT alumni in Baku, working with the U.S. Embassy, is in the process of establishing a business association. Some SABIT alumni reported their firms' adoption of international quality standards, like ISO 9001. Others organized seminars to disseminate information gained from their participation in the SABIT Program.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Cochran Fellowship Program: The Cochran Program provided training for five Azerbaijan participants in FY 2002 in food retail systems, fruit and vegetable processing, cooperative development, dairy management and related products processing. These programs have had a direct input in facilitating structural linkages to credit resources and agricultural production systems.
Democracy Programs
U.S. Department of State - Democracy Funds Small Grants Program: In FY 2002, the U.S. Embassy's Democracy Commission awarded 20 grants totaling more than $240,000 to Azerbaijani NGOs. These grants provided support in many important areas of grassroots democracy development in Azerbaijan. In FY 2002, the Democracy Commission pursued two special initiatives, awarding a series of grants to organizations conducting research and reporting on human trafficking in Azerbaijan and to groups stimulating the development and growth of volunteerism. In addition, the Democracy Commission issued five grants to promote independent media, with an emphasis on the media outside of Baku. One noteworthy project in the media field was the initiation of the first legislative news service in Azerbaijan. Stressing the need to advance the non-governmental sector in Naxchivan, the U.S. Embassy approved two grants in this geographically isolated region: one to open an NGO resource center and another to support a small community initiative group in a rural village. To improve public awareness of human, legal, and civil rights, the Democracy Commission funded two projects to provide free legal education and related assistance to Azerbaijani citizens in the more remote locations of the country.
U.S. Department of State - Internet Access and Training Program (IATP): Administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and implemented by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), IATP has expanded its network of public-access Internet facilities beyond Baku to the country's regions, including important centers such as Ganja, Lenkoran, Mingechevir and Sumgait, as well as some smaller cities. In February 2002, IATP established a public-access Internet facility in the enclave of Naxchivan at Naxchivan State University. There are now a total of 10 IATP sites in Azerbaijan. IATP provides training on the practical utilization of Internet resources and advice on website design. IATP is collaborating closely with innovative initiatives of the Soros-funded Open Society Institute (OSI) by installing public-access Internet facilities in OSI's regional library resource centers.
U.S. Department of State - Azerbaijan School Connectivity Program: This program, implemented by Project Harmony, enhances free access to information and civic education through the establishment of Internet computer centers. To date, 15 schools in five regions of Azerbaijan have been provided with Internet computer centers, with plans and funding to create 10 additional centers. In addition to providing equipment, the program provided extensive training for educators, so that they can use the Internet as a resource for enhancing civic education through online collaborative projects with partner schools in the United States and elsewhere. An intensive train-the-trainer program for Azerbaijani educators helped teachers leverage online technology for building civic education components into the curriculum at their schools. Participating Azerbaijani schools partnered with five U.S. schools to develop online collaborative projects. Caucasus-wide project work and online events explored regional issues of education reform, democracy building, and cross-cultural appreciation.
U.S. Department of State - Book Translation/Library Development: In FY 2002, the U.S. Embassy's Public Affairs Section continued to support the Information Resources and Training Center for Librarians (IRTCL), which has been very successful in training Azerbaijani librarians in modern techniques and in helping start the process of updating libraries in Azerbaijan. To date, 1,058 librarians from 138 libraries have taken part in IRTCL training courses. Because no library in Azerbaijan has an automated catalog, in FY 2002 the IRTCL initiated, with the National Library of Azerbaijan, a joint program to automate the National Library's catalog. This program will form the foundation of future automation efforts throughout Azerbaijan. In addition, the Embassy sponsored two book translation projects. The first was a continuation of a previous project to publish a complete series of illustrated folk tales for children. The books were published both in Azeri and ten different local dialects. The second book translation grant supported the translation and publication of Law, Legislation and Liberation, which was distributed to local universities, NGOs, political parties and regional libraries.
USAID Election-Related Activities: In FY 2002, the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) worked with governmental and non-governmental bodies, providing assistance to the Central Election Commission (CEC), Constituency Election Commissions (ConECs), Precinct Elections Commissions ( PECs) and the main political parties of Azerbaijan.
USAID Local Government and Civic Education Programs: IFES worked with five Municipal Councils to strengthen the councils' ability to respond to citizen needs. IFES conducted public information sessions on civic responsibilities and the role of municipal councils for the general populace, and served as an information and legal reform resource on municipal governance for both the international and national communities. Key topics for municipal council consultations included accountability of elected officials, and public service planning and delivery. Training programs for these councils included strategic planning; program development and grant proposal writing; laws affecting municipalities; and the creation of joint associations. Over 3,000 people and 127 discussion groups benefited directly. As a result of these efforts, six new initiative/advocacy groups were formed at the local level in FY 2002: in Mingachevir, two block association and a youth center were created with the municipality, which provided the center with an office and other equipment; the "IDEAL" Youth Union was established in Ismayilli; participants in the Barda Roundtable created a new block association. Under IFES' micro-grant program at the municipal level, 21 community initiative groups composed of citizens and municipal counselors formed to develop community-based activities. In addition, there were 95 visitors to the IFES-supported Democracy Resources Center. IFES will work with four additional municipal councils in FY 2003.
USAID Independent Media Programs: USAID implemented a comprehensive independent media program in Azerbaijan through its partner organization, Internews. The program targeted the professional development of journalists and media outlets, including media advocacy and legislation, media association support, regional linkages and peace-building, and increased varied access to high quality news and information programs (radio, television, and print). Equipment loans to newsrooms from USAID for cameras, editing systems, and generators have helped news organizations create more programming, allowing them to produce longer broadcasts. In FY 2002, news quantity in Azerbaijan increased to an average of six hours per week, an eight-percent increase over the prior year's news output. Internews trained 54 media professionals in management skills and 141 media professionals in journalism courses, including newsroom production, camera shooting, editing and anchor training. Internews completed its 47 cross-border productions for the watershed television program Crossroads, which provides news and features from Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia and which serves as the only regularly aired program that offers objective information sharing among these Caucasus countries. Crossroads was honored in FY 2002 with two awards: one from the Eurasian Television Forum and Azerbaijan's prestigious "Humay" award for television production.
USAID NGO Development Programs: With USAID funding, the Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia (ISAR) continued its NGO development program, focusing its efforts in Baku, Sumgayit, and five rural regions of Azerbaijan. ISAR builds NGO capacity through a grants, training, information, and outreach programs. ISAR offers small and medium-sized grants to NGOs working on environmental and social issues; and small travel grants to local NGOs interested in participating in regional and international NGO conferences and other activities. ISAR awards large grants of up to $20,000 to well-established organizations. The recipients of ISAR's grants substantially increased their organizational and professional development and established or improved their project management and financial systems. While implementing projects, NGOs improved relations with clients, the mass media, businesses, and government structures and were able to conduct press conferences, training, and social outreach effectively. Sixty-five NGOs working with ISAR also received financial support from businesses, and 15 received support from municipalities. Internships at U.S. NGOs familiarized the grantees with organizational structures and campaign tactics. NGOs used this experience to carry out partnership and cooperative projects with local, Georgian, and U.S. NGOs working in similar areas, leading to longer-lasting partnerships and hopefully effective coalitions. Stronger relations with the media led to the publication of information about social and environmental problems, attracting public attention to these issues. Under the ISAR program, periodic information and training sessions were held in each region of the country, providing NGOs with information on grants competitions, and training on management skills and proposal writing, among other things. In total this program supported 126 NGOs, 970 NGO representatives, and 48 outreach and advocacy events were held.
USAID Rule-of-Law Activities: The American Bar Association's USAID-funded Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI) began providing technical legal assistance to Azerbaijan in April 1999. In FY 2002, this program continued to educate the public about its legal rights and to promote legislation supporting legal reform. ABA/CEELI is helping with the development of rule-of-law organizations; providing legal commentary on draft laws and regulations; supporting clinical legal education courses at law faculties; and advancing the professional development of judges and lawyers. With the waiver of Section 907 restrictions, USAID was able to expand its rule of law programs to include several court systems and introduce a commercial law education series. In FY 2002, 1,681 people participated in ABA/CEELI training and technical assistance programs, 13,807 people utilized the legal resource center operated by this program, and 44 advocacy and outreach events were organized.
U.S. Department of Defense - George C. Marshall Center Training Programs: In FY 2002, 56 Azerbaijani military officers and civilian officials attended training provided through the George C. Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany:
U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Institute for International Legal Studies (DIILS): In FY 2002, DIILS sponsored a one-week workshop in Newport, Rhode Island on legal aspects of combating terrorism. Eleven Azerbaijanis with law, legislative, and military expertise participated in this workshop.
Economic Development Programs
USAID Economic Development Programs: In FY 2002, USAID's economic development programs remained engaged in two vital areas—agriculture and business development—while adding an additional area, economic reform, to respond to opportunities arising from the waiver of Section 907 restrictions. Program details are provided below:
USAID Agribusiness Development Programs: In FY 2002, USAID continued to assist Azerbaijan's agricultural sector in three areas: increasing access to credit, improving the use of agricultural inputs, and improving the quality and safety of agricultural products.
USAID Small Business Development Programs: USAID supported Azerbaijan's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through extensive training, consultation, and other technical assistance. Citizens' Democracy Corps (CDC) provided advanced training courses to improve the ability of local firms to meet International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards, strengthen financial management and better service the oil sector. In addition, 30 volunteer advisors traveled to Azerbaijan to provide extensive individual assistance to selected enterprises. ACDI/VOCA provided training, equipment and technical assistance to core rural industries, resulting in the formation of 200 enterprises and an average 250-percent increase in the income of beneficiaries. Credit to SMEs was provided through Shorebank and the Foundation for International Cooperative Assistance (FINCA).
USAID Economic Reform Programs: USAID began providing limited support in the areas of bank supervision and information management to the Government of Azerbaijan in FY 2002 following the waiver of Section 907. The National Bank and the Ministry of Finance were targeted for assistance on the basis of potential impact, given that these are considered to be among the most progressive and reform-minded institutions in Azerbaijan. In the area of banking supervision, BankWorld, Inc. is providing the National Bank of Azerbaijan (NBA) with the tools and expertise required to effectively manage the commercial banking sector, bring accounting practices and regulations into conformity with international standards, and identify and prevent money laundering. Carana Corporation is working to automate treasury operations at the Azerbaijan Ministry of Finance as part of the Treasury Information Management Systems Program. An automated treasury will result in greatly enhanced transparency and accountability.
U.S. Department of Treasury - Technical Advisors: Following the waiver of Section 907, four Treasury Department Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) assessment teams visited Baku between February and April 2002 to determine what type of assistance was most needed. Based on this assessment, OTA decided to place a resident budget advisor in Azerbaijan. An agreement was negotiated with the Ministry of Finance, and the advisor arrived in October 2002. The advisory program is focused on improving the budget formulation process while also supporting efforts by USAID and the IMF to automate a single-account treasury. Successful implementation of a comprehensive Budget System Law is a long-term objective. Treasury Department assistance will help ensure that crucial aspects of the financial management process—budget, accounting, and financial reporting—are addressed adequately in this new law. Specifically, the work plan for implementing the law addresses the development and adoption of a Chart of Accounts (COA), design and development of a budget preparation process, and provision of training resources.
U.S. Department of Commerce - Good Governance Program (GGP): In FY 2002, the GGP continued its business ethics initiative in Azerbaijan by organizing several roundtables and presentations on business ethics for Azerbaijani professionals visiting the United States through the SABIT, BISNIS and International Visitors programs. The GGP also recruited two Azerbaijani professionals for its 2002 business ethics "train-the-trainer" program, which instructed trainees on how to develop and implement business ethics programs and codes of conduct for their businesses and organizations as well as train others. As follow up to the training program, Transparency International and the Azerbaijan Marketing Society has pledged to support GGP alumni in conducting a series of business ethics training programs. Also, the GGP has agreed to assist the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan in organizing and establishing an International Commercial Arbitration Tribunal.
Trade and Investment Programs
U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank): Ex-Im Bank issued one short-term multi-buyer insurance policy to Azerbaijan in FY 2002.
U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA): TDA has an active business development portfolio in Azerbaijan in the areas of energy, policy advisory, and infrastructure. The TDA-supported Caspian Finance Center in Ankara has been supportive of U.S. companies seeking finance in the region. Also, through a grant to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), TDA funded a study on the power sector in Azerbaijan.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Export Credit Guarantee Programs: In April 2002, USDA's Credit Commodity Corporation (CCC) accredited the International Bank of Azerbaijan and provided $5 million in export guarantee coverage under the Export Credit Guarantee (GSM-102) Program and $15 million of coverage under the Supplier Credit Guarantee Program (SCGP). Although no exports were registered under these programs in FY 2002, they will pave the way for future U.S.-Azerbaijani agricultural trade and partnerships.
U.S. Department of Commerce - Business Information Service for the NIS (BISNIS): In FY 2002, BISNIS clients reported five transactions worth over $8 million in the oil/gas, information technology, and medical equipment sectors. Two of these transactions involved new-to-market business trade partnerships: one for a major state bank tender and the other involved an oil subcontract and business expansion. In addition, BISNIS engaged in information exchanges with entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan, advised U.S. Government financial institutions considering infrastructure and other projects in Azerbaijan, and helped identify participants for U.S. business training programs. BISNIS also led a teleconference and discussion with a group of Azerbaijani entrepreneurs on identifying obstacles for operating private businesses in Azerbaijan. The entrepreneurs were participating in a visit organized by the International Visitors Council of Philadelphia under the State Department's Community Connections Program. In addition, BISNIS contributed to a due-diligence credit check by OPIC for a $5.4 million loan to newly established Caucasus Airlines. Flights began in November 2002, and U.S. financing for the project is pending.
Energy and Environmental Programs
USAID South Caucasus Water Management Initiative: In FY 2002, USAID's Caucasus Regional Mission and the USAID Mission in Armenia completed implementation of a regional program to promote dialogue and cooperation among Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia on trans-boundary river basin management. The program addressed pilot watershed programs on two sub-basins of the Kura and Aras Rivers and mobilized community stakeholder groups in developing basin-wide water resource development plans. This project has resulted in improved water monitoring in the three Caucasus countries and renewed cooperation between the countries to coordinate management of shared water resources. Please see the USAID Regional Programs section in Part III of this report for more information on this project.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): With funding provided by the EPA, the Caucasus Regional Environmental Center (REC-Caucasus) awarded about $150,000 to NGOs for environmental education and awareness, water quality, mountain ecosystems, and desertification problems, as well as for NGO strengthening and registration. In 2002 the REC developed a water initiative entitled "Public Participation in Transboundary Water Management Issues in the South Caucasus." Under this initiative, grants were issued on water quality and a database of international and local water activities was developed. The REC also organized a regional conference on desertification, with participation by government authorities at the ministerial and parliamentary levels from all three countries in the region.
Security, Regional Stability and Law Enforcement Programs
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) - Cooperative Threat Reduction/Defense and Military Contacts: These programs seek to promote our counterproliferation, demilitarization, and defense reform objectives by fostering dialogue and cooperation with Azerbaijan. FY 2002 activities included bilateral defense consultations, defense reform, non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps development, peacekeeping operations seminar, and defense decision-making exchanges.
DoD/U.S. Customs Service (USCS) Counter-Proliferation Program: An estimated $900, 000 in DoD Counterproliferation assistance was budgeted in FY 2002 and criminal investigations /operations training was conducted and border security/port enforcement equipment was delivered to Azerbaijan.
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) - Warsaw Initiative/Partnership for Peace (PfP): The first U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral defense consultations took place in March 2002. Those consultations established three primary areas of concentration in U.S.-Azerbaijan military cooperation: maritime security, airspace management, and NATO interoperability. The participation of Azerbaijani military personnel in PfP events reflects U.S. interest in improving Azerbaijan's NATO interoperability. Since March 2002, DoD has used Warsaw Initiative funds to send 26 Azerbaijani military officers to 11 different PfP events. In August, Azerbaijan hosted NATO and PfP members at a planning conference in Baku that set the stage for a computer assisted exercise scheduled for 2003. In addition, Partnership Information Management System (PIMS) technicians conducted an initial engineering survey in Azerbaijan to prepare for improved computer and communications connectivity between Azerbaijan and other member countries. Delivery and installation of PIMS is slated for 2003. Value of this initial equipment is estimated at $5,000.
U.S. Department of State - Peacekeeping Operations Funds (PKO): The U.S. Government allocated $1 million in reprogrammed Peacekeeping Assistance Funds to Azerbaijan to support an increased portion of assistance to establishing a peacekeeping unit that is interoperable with NATO and international forces. This decision was based on Azerbaijan's clear commitment and enthusiasm for expanding this role. This could be strong first step toward definitive military reform, in line with U.S. objectives.
U.S. Department of Defense - Joint Contact Team Program (JCTP): The JCTP focuses on providing familiarization programs in areas associated with military professionalism and works with Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense to establish priorities. Although no events were conducted in FY 2002, two to three events per month are planned for FY 2003.
U.S. Department of Defense - Oil Platform Security Survey: Three officers from U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) began an initial survey of offshore gas and oil structures in Azerbaijan's sector of the Caspian Sea. Follow-up visits are scheduled for 2003. This program dovetails with the maritime security goal established by the Bilateral Working Group and is expected to provide an opportunity for U.S. forces to practice their skills while training Azerbaijani units in the emergency procedures necessary to support development of Azerbaijan's offshore resources. In FY 2003, the Department of State will conduct two training workshops in Baku on pipeline security.
U.S. Department of State - Foreign Military Financing (FMF): Enhanced security cooperation with Azerbaijan, made possible by the waiver of Section 907, will greatly enhance U.S. interests in the region as related to NATO's Partnership for Peace objectives and the Global War on Terrorism. Azerbaijan received $4 million in FMF in FY 2002, enabling it to play an increased role in international security. Azerbaijan decided to deploy around 30 military personnel to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in support of this objective, showing a clear commitment to expanding its cooperation and capabilities. In support of these goals, FMF will be used to purchase such items as tactical communications and night-vision goggles.
U.S. Department of State - International Military Education and Training (IMET): With a grant of $400,000 for professional military education and training, IMET was initiated in Azerbaijan in August 2002. Four, 10-position English language laboratories, complete with books and instructional material were procured. Eight students were sent for long-term training in the United States, including language instructors.
U.S. Department of State - Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program: Azerbaijan has shown a strong commitment to nonproliferation and the interdiction of transit shipments of concern. In FY 2002, EXBS assistance for Azerbaijan totaled $3.35 million in FREEDOM Support Act account and Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Activities (NADR) funds, building on the $1.83 million provided in FY 2001 and $2.2 million provided in FY 2000. In addition, in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, an additional $1.76 million in EXBS funding was provided for border security assistance to Azerbaijan under the Emergency Response Fund (ERF) supplemental appropriation. These funds will be used to enhance maritime border patrol, communications and other assistance to prevent weapons proliferation and complement counter-terrorism assistance. Equipment provided in FY 2002 included a large Kenwood radio package, basic inspection and detection equipment, x-ray equipment, generators and training. EXBS efforts for FY 2003 will also support upgrade, transport and training required for provision of a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter under the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Program. EXBS assistance to Azerbaijan is funded by State Department and delivered through other U.S. agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the U.S. Customs Service, in an integrated, interagency land and maritime nonproliferation support program. EXBS assistance for Azerbaijan has included the placement of an EXBS program advisor and a Coast Guard advisor in Baku and provision of over $2 million in maritime patrol vessels, repairs and equipment, and training. EXBS assistance also included a parliamentary exchange to help Azerbaijan pass an effective export control law, training conferences, workshops and seminars, and the delivery of equipment to enhance Border Guard, Coast Guard, and Customs capabilities. In January 2002, five Azerbaijani experts participated in technical regulatory workshop organized in Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Department of Commerce. In addition, following up on a July 2001 workshop also held in Washington, 30 Azerbaijani export control experts participated in a Commerce Department licensing procedures and practices workshop conducted in Baku in July-August 2002. Azerbaijani officials also attended the Seventh Annual Symposium for Export Control officials in Washington, D.C., in September-October 2001.
U.S. Department of State - Support for Science Centers: Through the multilateral International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) in Moscow and the Kiev-based Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU), the Department of State funds research projects that engage former Soviet weapons-of-mass-destruction (WMD) experts in peaceful scientific endeavors. The goal of the program is to reduce the risk that weapons expertise might be successfully targeted by countries of proliferation concern or terrorist groups. In FY 2003, Azerbaijan is expected to become a member of the Science Centers, thereby increasing its opportunity for receiving State Department funding of their research proposals through the Science Centers.
U.S. Department of State - Support for the Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF): The lifting of Section 907 sanctions against Azerbaijan has given a boost to CRDF activities to engage weapons scientists in peaceful scientific projects. The waiver allowed CRDF to initiate a program to staff, train and equip the newly established Azerbaijan National Science Foundation, thereby laying the groundwork for a series of new joint programs in FY 2003. It also allowed for new travel grants to support the participation of scientists from Azerbaijan in a Caucasus Scientific Initiative (CAUSIN) meeting held in Tbilisi. This international initiative is engaging former weapons scientists from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, along with scientists from Greece and Turkey in developing joint research to address the regional problem of seismic instability. In FY 2002, the CRDF awarded three new grants to Regional Experimental Support Centers, totaling $595,000. In addition, CRDF received one proposal from a U.S.-Azerbaijan research team in response to the Special Competition for Cooperative Research Grants for Anti-terrorism Research. The results of the proposal will be announced in 2003.
U.S. Department of State - Anti-Crime Training and Technical Assistance (ACTTA) Program: FY 2002 was the first year that the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) was able to offer law enforcement assistance to Azerbaijan, by virtue of the waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act, which previously prohibited such assistance. An estimated $700,000 was budgeted for ACTTA assistance in FY 2002. Azerbaijani officials began attending training classes at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary, and the U.S. Embassy in Baku spent the months after the signing of the Section 907 waiver negotiating a letter of agreement (LOA) with the Government of Azerbaijan, which will permit other ACTTA law enforcement assistance to proceed. An intermittent Legal Advisor was stationed in Baku from June to August 2002 to begin work on the implementation of the new criminal procedure code and to provide advice on improved trail procedures. The INL Bureau led a law enforcement assessment team to Azerbaijan in February 2002. The U.S. Embassy in Baku subsequently recommended a number of programs based on that assessment. The INL Bureau approved a number of projects, which will proceed upon the signing of the LOA. Among these projects are a data information management system development project meant to help computerize the criminal records system in Azerbaijan. A law enforcement training project will address some immediate weaknesses in the knowledge base of Azerbaijan's law enforcement agencies. A counter-narcotics training and equipment project will help counter the looming threat of narcotics heading toward Azerbaijan from Central Asia and Afghanistan. A forensic lab systems assessment was completed and a proposal for a forensic lab development project is being formulated. The forensic lab development project is expected to begin in FY 2003. Counter-narcotics training and assistance will continue in FY 2003 and a financial crimes advisory project will begin.
U.S. Department of Justice - Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Training (DOJ/OPDAT): In FY 2002, OPDAT programs were begun in Azerbaijan following the waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act. OPDAT first sent an experienced federal prosecutor with extensive counter-terrorism expertise to Azerbaijan to assist in the drafting a revised anti-terrorism law compliant with UN and UNSCR 1373 standards. OPDAT later placed a 3-month Intermittent Legal Advisor in Baku. The ILA focused on facilitating the implementation of new criminal procedure code, including identifying a group of indigenous trainers from the ranks of the judiciary, procuracy and defense bar to form a cadre of expert trainers on the new code. The ILA also partnered with CEELI and the Azeri Constitutional Court to conduct a three-day seminar aimed at highlighting the interpretation and implementation of novel provisions within the new procedure code, including constitutionally-mandated protections for victims, witnesses, suspects and defendants, jury trials as well as the new roles of the judge, prosecutor and defense attorney. Over eighty members of the Procuracy, Judiciary, Defense Bar, Ministry of Justice and Parliament participated in the seminar. In early September 2002, the ILA concluded her tenure by conducting US-based training in Miami, Florida for nine Azeris representing the judiciary, procuracy and defense bar. The goal of the program was to show Azeris how proceedings similar to those mandated by the reforms in their new criminal procedure code are implemented in practice. These reforms include various investigation techniques, prosecution strategies, defense work, and the role of the judiciary, as well as pretrial and trial adversarial court proceedings, such as juror selection and jury instructions. Programs anticipated for FY 2003 include the placement of an OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor to assist in the implementation of the new criminal procedure code and a new anti-terrorism law and to advise defense attorneys, prosecutors and judges on trial procedures and jury trials.
U.S. Department of State - Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA): In FY 2002, an estimated $500,000 was budgeted for ATA assistance and more than 100 Azerbaijani officials participated in five ATA courses designed to strengthen Azerbaijan's ability to deal with terrorist incidents. In FY 2002, ATA conducted training on hostage negotiations, major case management, post-blast investigation, postal-chemical biological incident management, and anti-terrorism instructor training. Some ATA course participants have worked on their own to further their experience by requesting access to expert journal and educational material through the U.S. Embassy, which enjoys a closer working relationship with individuals in the various ministries that have attended the courses.
U.S. Department of Energy - International Nuclear Export Control Program (INECP): INECP provides support to the State Department EXBS Program's nonproliferation goals by focusing resources on cooperative projects in the three themes that guide its domestic program: licensing, industry outreach and enforcement. INECP has extended its activities into the Caucasus, thus far focusing on Azerbaijan and Georgia. Since these countries are at risk of being used as routes for the illicit transit of nuclear-related commodities to countries of concern, INECP's primary goal is to strengthen enforcement. In 2002, INECP provided two workshops for Georgian and Azerbaijani border guards and customs officers on preventing nuclear proliferation, radiological safety and inspection methodologies. INECP included technical experts from the scientific communities of both nations to expose them to the subject matter, and conducted separate technical meetings to discuss nonproliferation issues in the region and the indigenization of training courses.
Humanitarian Programs
U.S. Department of State - Coordinator's Office Humanitarian Assistance: In FY 2002, the Humanitarian Programs Division of the Office of the Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia transported an estimated $18.41 million in privately donated humanitarian commodities-primarily medicines, medical supplies and food-to Azerbaijan at a cost of $1.66 million to the U.S. Government. These commodities were distributed through the following U.S. private voluntary organizations (PVOs): International Relief and Development (IRD), the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and Counterpart International.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Food Assistance: In FY 2002, USDA donated commodities valued at $2.77 million to Azerbaijan. USDA donated 10,000 metric tons of bulk wheat to the PVO Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) for use in Azerbaijan under the Section 416(b) Program. ADRA sold the wheat in Azerbaijan and used the proceeds to implement a two-year integrated community development program designed to improve food security through vocational training and community-based health development programs. The program provided training in critical business and vocational skills to enable refugees and IDPs to find employment and support their families. The program improved the general health of vulnerable individuals in Azerbaijan by providing health education, with a special emphasis on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, and primary health care services.
USAID Humanitarian Assistance: In FY 2002, USAID continued to focus on making the transition from meeting basic humanitarian needs to promoting longer-term sustainable economic development through community-led programs aimed at the private sector. Prospects for permanently resettling IDPs and refugees diminished as progress in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia stalled. USAID provides humanitarian assistance under an umbrella grant program administered by Mercy Corps International. Through U.S. and local subgrantees, USAID provides essential assistance to IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable populations in Azerbaijan. For example, economic opportunity development activities provided training for an additional 8,051 clients in FY 2002 and disbursed 4,571 new loans. Of these, 1,748 loans (or approximately 38 percent) went to women. These activities created a total of 1,185 new jobs. Better-quality primary health care services were provided, with 256,483 visits made to USAID-funded clinics during the period. In addition, community development initiatives resulted in the formation of 938 community groups and supported the completion of 461 community projects.
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) - U.S. European Command (EUCOM) Humanitarian Assistance: EUCOM provided a robust and well-received program of humanitarian aid to Azerbaijan in FY 2002, donating excess defense articles (EDA), explosive ordnance disposal equipment, and medical supplies. DoD also sponsored training events designed to improve Azerbaijan's disaster management capability. EUCOM's many humanitarian activities have generated significant goodwill in Azerbaijan and have contributed to the positive regard many Azerbaijanis have for the U.S. military.
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)/U.S. Department of State/USAID - Humanitarian Mine Action Training: The largest DoD assistance project in Azerbaijan during FY 2002 was EUCOM's humanitarian demining training for Azerbaijani personnel through the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA). A team of 30 U.S. military personnel were deployed to Azerbaijan and trained Azerbaijani citizens in demining techniques in order to give them the skills to clear and prepare the Fizuli region for repopulation. This 90-day program valued at $1.7 million delivered a broad spectrum of demining training, including how to deal with explosives in the dirt, as well as training in emergency field medicine, field office management, and public affairs. In addition, $1.2 million was used to support demining activities carried out by ANAMA. The U.S. trainers also constructed new storage sheds for their equipment and improved existing ANAMA dormitories in the village of Horadiz. At the conclusion of this event, DoD donated more than $400,000 in equipment for the Azerbaijanis to keep and use. To build on the momentum created by this training, DoD and the Department of State will provide follow-up training in spring 2003. The U.S. effort to help Azerbaijan develop a self-sustaining national capacity to deal with its landmine and unexploded ordnance problem began well before Section 907 was waived. However, in the process of executing the FY 2002 assistance program, DoD achieved a significant milestone that supports the airspace management and interoperability objectives identified at the U.S.-Azerbaijan Bilateral Defense Consultations. C-130 transport aircraft from U.S. Air Forces Europe were able to utilize an Azerbaijani military airfield for the first time when U.S. trainers and their equipment were deployed to, and then redeployed from, Azerbaijan. The success of this air operation and the lessons learned from it provided the United States and Azerbaijan with an important experience to build upon for future cooperation.
Partnership Programs
USAID Health Partnership: USAID continued to work with the American International Health Alliance (AIHA) on a health partnership project between Baku hospitals and hospitals from Oregon, Virginia and Texas. The partnership, to which USAID has contributed $4.7 million for the 1999-2003 period, provides services to IDP and refugee populations, and to other vulnerable groups. The AIHA team works with hospitals and health providers to improve health services. In FY 2002, 46 Azerbaijani health care providers conducted exchange visits to their respective U.S. partner institutions. Medical bags with basic equipment and supplies were given to 59 physicians and 19 nurses. Over 200 health care providers were trained on primary health care-related topics. Three nurses from Azerbaijan received intensive training in leadership and management skills through AIHA's International Leadership Institute, an integrated year-long curriculum designed to establish a core of skilled nurse leaders. In addition, AIHA held a skills-building workshop for 15 Azerbaijani primary health care nurses. As a result of these activities, three nurses were promoted to nursing manager positions. Almost 600 health care providers were trained in current techniques of breast examination and treatment, and almost 12,000 patients, including 3,109 IDPS and refugees, were examined and trained on breast self-examination. In the first month after its opening, the Women's Wellness Center, which is dedicated to providing prevention, screening, reproductive health, health education, and referral services to women, examined 97 patients.
U.S. National Guard Bureau - State Partnership Program: Azerbaijan has joined the international State Partnership Program and paired with the State of Oklahoma. Under this program, Azerbaijan will conduct training and education exchanges with sister units in the Oklahoma National Guard. This effort builds directly on the bilateral goal of greater interoperability with U.S. and NATO forces. Activities under this initiative should begin in early 2003.
U.S. Department of State - University Partnership Program: In FY 2002, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded partnership grants to several U.S. universities:
Cross-Sectoral Programs
Eurasia Foundation: In FY 2002, the Eurasia Foundation awarded 56 grants totaling approximately $1.3 million to NGOs and private enterprises in Azerbaijan. The two major sectors of support continued to be civil society and private enterprise development, but with the waiving of Section 907, work was expanded to include public administration and policy. To support the development of civil society, the Foundation funded the Baku Press Club to establish a commission for the self-regulation of the written press, a requirement of the Council of Europe. A grant to the independent television company "215 KL" is supporting efforts to improve relations between police and citizens by funding a series of 24 television programs aimed establishing constructive dialog to address pressing problems such as corruption, drugs, homeless children, and domestic violence. A grant to Junior Achievement Azerbaijan is enabling the expansion of a practical, market-based curriculum in 20 high schools in the Baku area. The Foundation supported private enterprise development with the award of an institutional development grant to the Azerbaijani Independent Consumers Union to open a food-testing laboratory to improve consumer safety and raise the quality standards of SMEs involved in food production. A grant to the Azerbaijan Association of Lawyers is improving market-driven legal services provided to SMEs by introducing a new commercial law course in local universities. The Foundation has also undertaken a number of regional initiatives and grants in the Caucasus region to build crossborder cooperation. Under the South Caucasus Cooperation Program (SCCP), which was initiated to facilitate greater contact and cooperation among leading organizations in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, and to help to overcome the political and economic obstacles to regional integration, the Foundation awarded 68 grants in FY 2002 totaling over $1 million to fund projects in the areas of civil society, public administration and policy, and private enterprise development. The Foundation is also working with the Carnegie Corporation of New York to create a network of resource centers—one each in Baku, Tbilisi, and Yerevan—to strengthen efforts by social scientists researching topics relevant to contemporary public policy formation. An example of the Foundation's regional grant-making activities in FY 2002 was a grant in support of a partnership between the three national associations of professional accountants and auditors in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to encourage the harmonization of national accounting systems and financial reporting practices with International Accounting Standards.
Programs Promoting the Objectives of the Silk Road Strategy Act (SRSA) of 1999
In January 2002, the President waived Section 907 of the FSA, which prohibits certain types of assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan. The waiver allows the U.S. Government to provide technical assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan in crucial areas such as tax and customs policy formulation and implementation, restructuring of banking and financial systems, combating corruption, and protection of intellectual property rights. Before the waiver, the U.S. Government's ability to encourage economic growth and development in Azerbaijan had been extremely limited.
In FY 2002, U.S. Government-funded assistance programs contributed to the objectives laid out in the SRSA: promoting reconciliation and recovery from regional conflicts; fostering economic growth and development; promoting infrastructure development; increasing border control capabilities; and promoting democracy, tolerance, and the development of civil society. Please see the above sections for numerous examples of programs that contributed to one or more of these objectives.
In particular, humanitarian assistance helped meet the basic needs of refugees and IDPs, fostering conditions that may make reconciliation and recovery from regional conflicts more likely. Economic initiatives directed at the private sector and small and medium-sized enterprises helped entrepreneurs become more familiar with what is required to compete successfully in the global economy. TDA programs have fostered a limited number of projects to improve infrastructure development, including air traffic control and seismic preparedness, and are expected to help jump-start a wider range of trade and commercial activities between the U.S. and Azerbaijani private sectors.
U.S. Government-funded activities in the areas of counterterrorism, security, nonproliferation, border control have been vital in helping the Azerbaijani Government improve control over its borders, to strengthen Azerbaijan's contributions to the fight against terrorism, and to prevent the proliferation of technology and materials related to weapons of mass destruction and trafficking in persons. As our security assistance expands into new areas, the Azerbaijani Government will be able to increase its effectiveness in these areas.
U.S. Government-funded assistance activities have been effective in strengthening democracy, tolerance and the development of civil society. These programs take on additional significance in the run-up to the October 2003 presidential elections. Assistance activities in the area of NGO development, international exchanges and advanced professional training programs in skill areas vital to civil society development have been particularly effective.
Preview of FY 2003 Programs
The U.S. Government will continue to adapt its assistance strategy to take into account new opportunities presented by the waiver of Section 907 of the FSA. This will include activities to enhance Azerbaijan's ability to improve border security and counter threats, such as proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and transit of narcotics and conventional weapons. Activities will also be engaged in with both governmental and non-governmental organizations to support transparency, good governance, market economic transition and a stronger private sector.
USAID will increase its focus on providing assistance to government entities aimed at improving policy and operations essential to private sector development. For example, USAID aims to increase rural incomes by raising the competitiveness of agribusiness enterprises. An essential component of this will be to educate government officials on the mechanics of the private sector and the role of government in supporting rural enterprise and market-based agribusiness. Treasury Department assistance is expected to expand in FY 2003 to include technical assistance in financial crimes enforcement, money laundering, and modernization of Azerbaijan's treasury system. The U.S. Government will also continue to advocate strongly for and support programs that promote democratic governance activities and improve the circumstances for expanding basic human rights and civil liberties, especially in the run-up to the fall 2003 presidential elections. The U.S. Government will continue its assistance in criminal forensics and counternarcotics and will bring a resident legal advisor and a law enforcement professional to Azerbaijan to provide greater coordination of our security and law enforcement assistance.
State Department Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) assistance will be enhanced in FY 2003 to help the Azerbaijani Government's control its southern border with Iran and its maritime border on the Caspian Sea. The U.S. Government will continue to provide U.S. Customs Service and Coast Guard Advisors in FY 2003, and will provide an additional vessel to the Maritime Border Guard.
The U.S. Government will continue to implement FMF- and IMET-funded programs, possibly adding another English-language laboratory and sending Azerbaijani students to U.S. military schools. Equipment purchases through FMF will support Azerbaijan's peacekeeping battalion, enhance maritime security capabilities, and improve airspace management—priority areas identified during the U.S.-Azerbaijan Bilateral Defense Consultations.
FY 2002 FUNDS BUDGETED FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO AZERBAIJAN,
INCLUDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND (ERF) SUPPLEMENTAL
(millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest $10,000, as of 12/31/02)
| FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT (FSA) FUNDS |
FY 2002 |
ERF Supplemental |
TOTAL |
| U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) | |||
| - Private-Sector Initiatives |
$10.30 |
|
$10.30 |
| - Democratic Reform |
$5.50 |
|
$5.50 |
| - Humanitarian Assistance |
$8.90 |
|
$8.90 |
| - Cross-Cutting/Special Initiatives |
$1.04 |
|
$1.04 |
| - Eurasia Foundation |
$2.40 |
|
$2.40 |
| - Parking Fine Withholding |
$0.01 |
|
$0.01 |
| TOTAL USAID |
$28.15 |
|
$28.15 |
| TRANSFERS TO OTHER AGENCIES | |||
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) - Cochran Fellowship Program |
$0.10 |
|
$0.10 |
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | |||
| Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS) |
$0.11 |
|
$0.11 |
| Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) Program |
$0.20 |
|
$0.20 |
| TOTAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE |
$0.31 |
|
$0.31 |
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | |||
| Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs (ECA) - Public Diplomacy Exchanges |
$7.11 |
|
$7.11 |
| EUR Bureau - Public Diplomacy Programs (including Democracy Commissions) |
$0.35 |
|
$0.35 |
| Coordinator's Office (EUR/ACE) Humanitarian Assistance - Transp. Costs/Grants |
$1.67 |
|
$1.67 |
| Export Control & Related Border Security (EXBS-FSA) [excluding Georgia BSLE] |
$2.70 |
|
$2.70 |
| Bureau of Internatl. Narcotics & Law Enf. Affairs (INL) - Anti-Crime Training & Tech. Assist. |
$0.68 |
|
$0.68 |
| International Information Programs (IIP) |
$0.04 |
|
$0.04 |
| Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM) - Humanitarian Demining Program (HDP) |
$1.10 |
|
$1.10 |
| TOTAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE |
$13.65 |
|
$13.65 |
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Technical Advisors |
$0.50 |
|
$0.50 |
| U.S. TRADE & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (TDA) |
$0.50 |
|
$0.50 |
| NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION / CIVILIAN R&D FOUNDATION (NSF/CRDF) |
$0.60 |
|
$0.60 |
| TOTAL TRANSFERS TO OTHER AGENCIES |
$15.66 |
|
$15.66 |
| TOTAL FY 2002 FSA FUNDS BUDGETED |
$43.81 |
|
$43.81 |
| OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDS (AGENCY BUDGETS) |
FY 2002 |
ERF Supplemental |
TOTAL |
| USAID - P.L. 480, TITLE II - Contribution to United Nations World Food Program (WFP) |
$2.24 |
|
$2.24 |
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) - PVO / NGO Food Distribution Programs |
$2.77 |
|
$2.77 |
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) | |||
| Warsaw Initiative |
$1.06 |
|
$1.06 |
| DoD/Customs Counterproliferation |
$0.65 |
|
$0.65 |
| DoD/FBI Counterproliferation |
$0.13 |
|
$0.13 |
| U.S. European Command (EUCOM) Humanitarian Asstistance Program - Transp. Costs |
$0.18 |
|
$0.18 |
| ODHACA Humanitarian Demining Program |
$1.95 |
|
$1.95 |
| TOTAL DoD |
$3.95 |
|
$3.95 |
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | |||
| International Military Education & Training (IMET) |
$0.40 |
|
$0.40 |
| NADR / Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) |
$0.49 |
|
$0.49 |
| NADR / Export Control & Border Security (EXBS) |
$0.50 |
$1.76 |
$2.26 |
| NADR / Humanitarian Demining |
$1.38 |
|
$1.38 |
| ECA Bureau - Public Diplomacy Programs (ECE Account) |
$0.49 |
|
$0.49 |
| Warsaw Initiative / Foreign Military Financing (FMF) |
$4.00 |
|
$4.00 |
| International Information Programs (IIP) |
$0.02 |
|
$0.02 |
| Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) |
$1.00 |
|
$1.00 |
| Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) |
$0.83 |
|
$0.83 |
| TOTAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE |
$9.11 |
$1.76 |
$10.87 |
| U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - Environmental Programs |
$0.89 |
|
$0.89 |
| U.S. TRADE & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY |
$1.10 |
|
$1.10 |
| TOTAL FY 2002 AGENCY FUNDS BUDGETED |
$20.06 |
$1.76 |
$21.82 |
| TOTAL FY 2002 U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDS BUDGETED |
FY 2002 |
ERF Supplemental |
TOTAL |
| (FSA + AGENCY FUNDS) |
$63.87 |
$1.76 |
$65.63 |
| VALUE OF TRANSPORTED DoD EXCESS & PRIVATELY DONATED COMMODITIES |
$18.41 | ||
| TOTAL FY 2002 U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE (INCLUDING HUMANITARIAN COMMODITY VALUE) |
$84.04 | ||
