[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2002]
[Pages 440-441]
[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                                             Frank D. Yturria
Vice Chair                                        Patricia Hill Williams
Directors                                         Patricia Hill 
                                                          Williams, 
                                                          Frank D. 
                                                          Yturria, Kay 
                                                          Kelley Arnold, 
                                                          (6 vacancies)

Staff:                                              

President                                         David Valenzuela
General Counsel                                   Carolyn Karr
Director of Evaluation and Dissemination          Emilia Rodriguez-Stein
Director for External Affairs                     Patrick Breslin
Vice President for Programs                       Linda P. Borst

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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.

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

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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, IAF 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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