Expressing the support of the United States for the grassroots development programs the Inter-American Foundation has undertaken for the past 50 years.

commends the Inter-American Foundation for its exemplary contributions in promoting economic and social development, democracy, and peace in Latin America and the Caribbean;

recognizes that the IAF’s unique, bottom-up approach empowers individuals in marginalized and underserved communities to be leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and change makers in their countries and communities;

affirms the importance of the IAF, more than 50 years after its founding, as the United States seeks to continue engagement in a complex region of the world; and

commits to continue to support the vital work of the IAF as an independent agency.