[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2000]
[Pages 447-448]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

901 North Stuart Street, Arlington, VA 22203

Phone, 703-306-4301. Internet, www.iaf.gov.
Board of Directors:                                 

Chair                                             Kay Kelley Arnold, 
                                                          Acting
Vice Chair                                        (vacancy)
Directors                                         Nancy P. Dorn, 
                                                          Patricia Hill 
                                                          Williams, 
                                                          Frank D. 
                                                          Yturria, (4 
                                                          vacancies)

Staff:                                              

President                                         Adolfo A. Franco, 
                                                          Acting
Senior Vice President and General Counsel         (vacancy)
Vice President for External Affairs               Linda P. Borst
Vice President for Learning and Dissemination     Anne B. Ternes
Vice President for Programs                       David Valenzuela
Director for Financial Management and Systems     Winsome Wells

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The Inter-American Foundationis an independent Federal agency that 
supports social and economic developmentin Latin America and the 
Caribbean. It makes grantsprimarily to private, indigenous organizations 
that carry out self-help projects benefiting poor people.

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The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) was created in 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f) 
as an experimental U.S. foreign assistance program. IAF works in Latin 
America and the Caribbean to promote equitable, participatory, and 
sustainable self-help development by awarding grants directly to local 
organizations throughout the region. It also enters into partnerships 
with public and private sector entities to scale up support and mobilize 
local, national, and international resources for grassroots development. 
From all of its innovative funding experiences, the Foundation extracts 
lessons learned and best practices to share with other donors and 
development practitioners throughout the hemisphere.
    IAF is governed by a nine-person Board of Directors appointed by the 
President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Six members are 
drawn from the private sector and three from the Federal Government. The 
Board of Directors appoints the President of IAF.

For further information, contact the Office of the President, Inter-
American Foundation, 901 North Stuart Street, Arlington, VA 22203. 
Phone, 703-306-4301. Internet, www.iaf.gov.

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