Taken Question Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC November 7, 2007 Question Taken at the November 7, 2007 Daily Press Briefing Assistance to Pakistan in 2008 (Taken Question)Question: What is the State Department overall request for Fiscal Year 2008 for assistance to Pakistan?
The Fiscal Year 2008 total State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development request for assistance to Pakistan is $845 million. Our Fiscal Year 2008 Congressional Budget Request is about $785 million; with a Fiscal Year 2008 Supplemental Amendment of $60 million. The $785 million requested in the FY2008 Congressional Budget Justification is for: The $60 million Supplemental amendment is to support economic and social development as well as good governance in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The Fiscal Year 2008 Congressional Budget Justification for State Department Foreign Assistance and U.S. Agency for International Development Operations is available at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/84462.pdf The Fiscal Year 2008 Congressional Budget Justification for the Supplemental Amendment Request is available at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/94433.pdf 2007/976 |