"FOREIGN AID AS A TOOL OF US FOREIGN POLICY"

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Speaker: Mr. Curt Tarnoff

Foreign aid, including development aid, is a tool of U.S. foreign policy. It helps meet an array of U.S. objectives.  This presentation will focus on various aspects of the Connection between aid and policy, including the role of Congress and the dilemma of competing aid policy priorities.  Examples to be highlighted include the use of aid to foster democratic and economic transition in Russia and in support of U.S. aims in the war against terrorism.



About the Speaker:
CURT TARNOFF is a Specialist in Foreign Affairs in the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.  One of the research arms of Congress, CRS provides non-partisan and objective research, analysis, and informational services to members of Congress and their staff.  Dr. Tarnoff's work at CRS has focused on the U.S. foreign economic aid program, with particular emphasis in recent years on the former Soviet Union.  Before joining CRS, he worked as a foreign policy and defense legislative assistant for a U.S. Senator, as a program officer with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Botswana, and as a consultant on development issues.  He has several degrees in International Relations -- including a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics.