COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Representative Diaz-Balart, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Agenda

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Drug Folly—U.S. Aid Plan Would Raise Stakes in Colombian Conflict, S5500 [21JN]

Colombia Aid Bill Would Escalate a Failed Policy; Drugs—Treatment and Reducing Cocaine Consumption Is a Better Way To Go, S5500 [21JN]

Congress Must Act on Colombia, H1530 [29MR]

Counter-Drug Military Assistance for Colombia, S5500 [21JN]

Rebel Attacks on 2 Colombian Villages Kill 30, H1530 [29MR]

Saving Colombia, S2655 [13AP]

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

To Colombians, He Is the War on Drugs, E657 [4MY]

Villagers Tell of a Massacre in Colombia, With the Army Standing by, S6985 [14JY]

World of Problems, S2561 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Factsheets

Clinton Administration's Colombia Aid Proposal, H1054 [15MR]

Growing Emergency in Colombia, H1054 [15MR]

What About Human Rights Abuses in Colombia?, H1054 [15MR]

Why Colombia Matters to the U.S., H1054 [15MR]

Letters

Colombian counter-drug efforts: Andres Pastrana, President of Colombia, S5498 [21JN]

Colombian drug enforcement efforts relative to procurement of helicopters: Colombian Ministry of Defense, S5529 [21JN]

Colombian drug interdiction assistance: Representatives Burton and Gilman, H5925 [12JY]

———Representatives McGovern and Moakley, H493 [16FE]

Human rights violations by Colombian army and paramilitary groups: Senator Wellstone, S6986 [14JY]

Urgent support for Colombia to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts: Representative Lantos, H1530 [29MR]

Use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services: several religious leaders, S5491 [21JN]

———several substance abuse organizations, S5489 [21JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Clinton, S3256 [2MY], S10799 [19OC], S11128 [26OC], H2374 [2MY], H10461 [19OC], H11297 [26OC]

Remarks in House

AID: U.N. Drug Control Program economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Armed Forces: limit number of military personnel in Colombia, H1542, H1543 [29MR], H1610, H1611 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: expand drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H981-H983 [14MR]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H437-H442 [15FE], H1505, H1506, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H4776-H4779 [20JN]

———national drug control policy, H610 [1MR]

Foreign aid: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H610 [1MR], H704 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H939, H981 [14MR], H1000, H1053, H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1141 [21MR], H1248 [22MR], H1287 [23MR], H1486-H1493, H1504-H1513, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP]

———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1543-H1546 [29MR]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1521-H1540 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H159-H161 [1FE], H379, H437-H442 [15FE], H492 [16FE], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3644 [23MY], H5599, H5604, H5613-H5616 [29JN], H5924, H5925 [12JY], H6022 [13JY], H7242, H7248-H7253 [6SE]

———eliminate all drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding in emergency supplemental appropriations, H1608-H1610 [30MR]

Foriegn aid: assistance to internally displaced persons funding, H1541, H1542 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social stability, S65 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: policy and guidelines on personnel activities in Colombia relative to anti-drug efforts, S5613, S5614 [22JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S2648 [13AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511-S5515, S5525-S5527 [21JN]

———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5487-S5508 [21JN]

Foreign aid: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S4182-S4184 [18MY], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527, S5537-S5539, S5542-S5547 [21JN], S5618-S5620 [22JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———certification of U.S. support for the Colombian Government, military, and rule of law relative to assistance, S5509 [21JN]

———condition aid on U.S. public support of anti-drug efforts, S5446, S5447 [20JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S63-S65 [26JA], S2648, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527 [21JN], S5618-S5620, S5623, S5626 [22JN], S6228-S6232, S6235 [30JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. commitment to democracy in Latin American countries, S1849-S1851 [29MR]

Gore, Vice President: views on drilling for oil in Colombia versus domestic drilling, S7490 [24JY]

Human rights: violations, S5616-S5618 [22JN], S6985-S6987 [14JY]

Independence: anniversary, S7825 [27JY]

Pastrana, Andres: visit to Senate chamber by Colombian President, S2600 [12AP], S2655 [13AP]

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC): condemn kidnapping of U.S. citizens and encourage the European community to assist with their safe return, S5511 [21JN]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6134-S6137 [29JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Specter, Senator: report on congressional delegation trips to certain foreign countries, S63-S68 [26JA]

Weapons: provide helicopters to assist in drug enforcement efforts, S5515-S5519, S5526, S5528, S5529 [21JN], S5626 [22JN]

Reports

Comparision Between House and Senate Legislation on Drug Interdiction Assistance to Colombia: Mary M. McCarthy and Helena Olea, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, H5614 [29JN]

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices—Colombia: Dept. of State, S5490 [21JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Anne Woods Patterson To Be Ambassador to Colombia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Statements

Colombia Answers Plan Colombia—A Plan for Peace or a Plan for War? Several Human Rights Organizations, S5491 [21JN]

Texts of

S. 2823, Plan Colombia Trade Act, S6136 [29JN]