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Central America Regional
The Challenge
The challenge facing Central America is to harness the benefits of trade-led economic growth that comes with the Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and channel the benefits towards sustainable development while minimizing adverse social and environmental impacts of the new trade regime. The inadequacy of harmonized environmental laws and regulations diminish their application. Central America also has to meet the emerging market standards for product quality, compete as a regional supply market, and respond early to natural disasters and economic crises. While arrival of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria expands opportunities to address the HIV/AIDS crisis, it also presents challenges due to the limited absorptive capacity and coordination issues of the countries.
Objectives, Sectors and Workforce
Definitions of Information Contained in the Country Profile Tables
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| Program Budget (Appropriations by Objective) |
FY 2004 ($000) |
FY 2005 ($000) |
FY 2006 ($000) |
FY 2007 ($000) |
Percent Change FY 04-07 |
2005 SO Performance Score |
Direct SO Admin. Cost Ratio |
| 596-005 Regional Trade and Investment |
7,310 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
0.98 |
Met |
N/A |
| 596-006 Central America Regional Environment Program |
6,771 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
1.74 |
Exceeded |
N/A |
| 596-009 Increased Diversification of the Rural Economy |
1,720 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
1.28 |
Exceeded |
N/A |
| 596-022 Economic Freedom |
0 |
11,236 |
5,376 |
5,500 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
0.08 |
| 596-023 Investing in People |
5,950 |
6,401 |
6,039 |
5,700 |
-4.2% |
1.65 |
Exceeded |
0.09 |
| 596-024 Meso-American Food Early Warning System |
0 |
0 |
500 |
500 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
N/A |
| Country Total |
21,751 |
17,637 |
11,915 |
11,700 |
-46.2% |
|
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Mission Director: Mark Silverman
MCA Status: Not a Candidate
PEPFAR Focus Country: No
Provided or Received Services From Other Missions: Provided
| Program Budget (Appropriations by Account) |
FY 2004 ($000) |
FY 2005 ($000) |
FY 2006 ($000) |
FY 2007 ($000) |
Percent Change FY 04-07 |
| Child Survival and Health Programs Fund |
4,950 |
5,901 |
6,039 |
5,700 |
15.2% |
| Development Assistance |
15,801 |
11,236 |
5,876 |
6,000 |
-62.0% |
| Global HIV/AIDS Initiative |
1,000 |
500 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| Total |
21,751 |
17,637 |
11,915 |
11,700 |
-46.2% |
| Program Budget by Sector and Account |
FY 2004 ($000) |
FY 2005 ($000) |
FY 2006 ($000) |
FY 2007 ($000) |
Percent Change FY 04-07 |
| Agriculture and Environment |
DA |
8,491 |
6,205 |
3,755 |
3,595 |
-57.7% |
| Economic Growth |
DA |
7,310 |
5,031 |
2,121 |
2,405 |
-67.1% |
| HIV / AIDS |
CSH |
4,950 |
5,406 |
5,346 |
5,000 |
1.0% |
|
GHAI |
1,000 |
500 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| Other Infectious Diseases |
CSH |
0 |
495 |
693 |
700 |
N/A |
| Total |
21,751 |
17,637 |
11,915 |
11,700 |
-46.2% |
| Workforce |
FY 2004 |
FY 2005 |
FY 2006 |
FY 2007 |
Percent Change FY 04-07 |
| US Direct Hires |
7 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
85.7% |
| US Non Direct Hires |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
-40.0% |
| Foreign Nationals |
20 |
29 |
34 |
25 |
25.0% |
| Total |
32 |
46 |
51 |
41 |
28.1% |
| Operating Expense |
FY 2004 ($000) |
FY 2005 ($000) |
FY 2006 ($000) |
FY 2007 ($000) |
Percent Change FY 04-07 |
| Salaries and benefits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| Travel |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| Transportation of things |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| Rent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| Security |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| Equipment |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| ICASS - Operating Expense only |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| Other Operating Expense |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| Total OE Budget |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| US direct hire salary and benefits |
0 |
0 |
1,084 |
1,736 |
N/A |
| Program Funded Administrative Expenses |
|
|
|
2,886 |
|
| Country Total Administrative Budget |
|
|
|
4,622 |
| Percent of Bureau OE Total |
|
|
|
0.0% |
| Mission Summary |
FY 2004 |
FY 2005 |
FY 2006 |
FY 2007 |
| Program per US Direct Hire ($000) |
3,107 |
1,470 |
917 |
900 |
| Program per All US ($000) |
1,813 |
1,037 |
701 |
731 |
| Program per Position ($000) |
680 |
383 |
234 |
285 |
| Operating Expense as % of Program Funding |
|
|
|
0.0% |
| Program Funded Admin Expense as % of Total Admin |
|
|
|
62.4% |
| Total Admin Expense as % of Program Funding |
|
|
|
39.5% |
Other Major Donors:
Bilateral: Norway; Sweden; Canada; Spain; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; and HVOs, a Dutch NGO. International organizations such as the International Labor Organization (ILO) and other USG agencies such as the U.S. Department of Labor are taking a regional approach to harmonizing and coordination issues of the countries.
Multilateral: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI); the European Union; the Global Fund, which receives 33% of its funds from the U.S. Government (USG) through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); UNAIDS; UNICEF; KfW (the German Bank for Reconstruction and Development); and the World Bank.
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