Thank you for your question to the State Department about foreign aid. The following sources can help you with your research on foreign aid budgets, country and regional economic and military aid statistics, USAID foreign assistance efforts, and further foreign aid historical research. Information on the State Department's foreign affairs budget can be found here:
State Department: International Affairs Budget Requests, 1999-to date
http://www.state.gov/www/budget/numbers.html
USAID: Budget Justifications 2001
http://www.usaid.gov/pubs/bj2001/
Statistical Abstract of the United States, a publication available in print at most libraries, has U.S. foreign aid statistics for specific countries available online for 1985-1997. Statistical Abstract is also available online in Adobe Acrobat pdf files. (Note: To download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader, visit:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html)
Statistical Abstract of the United States 1999: Section 28 Foreign Commerce and Aid
http://www.census.gov/prod/99pubs/99statab/sec28.pdf
(Scroll to Table 1321 for foreign economic aid to countries, 1995-1997, and also see Table 1320 for foreign military aid to countries)
Statistical Abstract of the United States 1998: Section 28 Foreign Commerce and Aid
http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/98statab/sasec28.pdf
(Scroll to Table 1315 for foreign military aid to countries, 1994-1996, and also see Table 1316 or foreign economic aid to countries, 1994-1996.)
Statistical Abstract of the United States 1996: Section 28 Foreign Commerce and Aid
http://www.census.gov/prod/2/gen/96statab/inttrade.pdf
(Scroll to Table 1296 for foreign military aid to countries, 1985-1993, and also see Table 1297 or foreign economic aid to countries, 1985-1993.)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) offers general information about foreign aid here:
USAID Congressional Presentation: Assistance to Countries
http://www.usaid.gov/pubs/cp2000/
USAID: Regions and Countries
http://www.usaid.gov/regions/
USAID: Fact Sheets
http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/fsindex.html
USAID: Missions
http://www.usaid.gov/missions.shtml
USAID: History of Foreign Assistance
http://www.usaid.gov/about/usaidhist.html
USAID: U.S. Foreign Assistance FY 1998
http://www.info.usaid.gov./hum_response/farpt1998/annexes/appendix2.htm
U.S. International Food Assistance Report 1999: Appendix 2, U.S. Foreign Assistance
http://www.usaid.gov/hum_response/farpt1999/food_asst_report_1999.pdf
Through our service as a U.S. Federal Depository Library, we can refer you to the following nongovernmental source(s) of information. Note that none of these sources are officially endorsed by the State Department, nor do they represent
official U.S. foreign or domestic policy.
Your local library is an excellent place to begin research. We recommend
that you ask a librarian at your local library to help you find available
resources. Here are Web pages where you can find your local libraries:
Find Your Local Federal Depository Library
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos003.html
Find Your Local Public Library
http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/Databases/PubLibServFind.html
You can use terms such as the following to search your library's catalog:
Economic assistance, American--Statistics.
Economic assistance--Statistics.
Military assistance, American--Statistics--Periodicals
Defense industries--United States--Statistics--Periodicals
Representative titles that you'll find with such searches include the
following:
Title: U.S. overseas loans and grants, and assistance from
international organizations.
Published: [Washington] [Dept. of State] Agency for International
Development, Office of Financial Management, Statistics and
Reports Division.
SuDoc Number: S 18.2: Ov 2/945- 73
Title: Foreign military sales, foreign military construction sales, and
military assistance facts
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : Data Management Division, Comptroller,
DSAA
SuDoc Number: D 1.66: [year]
This resource was published by the Defense Security Assistance Agency
(DSAA), which has changed its name to the Defense Security Cooperation
Agency (DSCA). Contact information for DSCA is as follows:
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
2800 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-2800
Tel: 703.601.3670
email: dsca@osd.pentagon.mil
Web site: http://www.dsca.osd.mil/
You may also wish to visit the following Web sites:
World Bank: Regions and Countries
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/regions.htm
International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org
