U.S. halts economic aid to Bolivia citing expulsion of USAID

[Judi Lynn]

U.S. halts economic aid to Bolivia citing expulsion of USAID
Posted by Bolivia Rising on Sunday, February 02, 2014

The United States has halted all economic aid to Bolivia, because that country expelled representatives of the USAID last May, the Bolivian press reported.

USAID stands for U.S. Agency for International Development.

In 2006, when President Evo Morales took office, that aid amounted to about $40 million a year for programs of health care, environmental protection and economic development. That amount has since declined.

“Our economic support has always been delivered through the USAID, and, at the request of the Bolivian government, that agency no longer functions here, so economic support is no longer an issue between the two countries,” said Larry Memmott, U.S. chargé d’affaires in La Paz, interviewed by the radio station Fides on Thursday (Jan. 30).

Bolivia expelled the USAID on Sept. 30, 2013, almost five months after Morales accused that agency of having funded nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and opposition groups. The USAID established its presence in Bolivia in 1964.

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[bemildred]

1. So the dispute is about whether we are leaving or being kicked out? nt

[SamKnause]

2. Good for Bolivia.

Smart move on the part of President Morales.

U.S. aid always comes with strings attached.

All Latin American countries should kick the U.S. corporate puppets out of their countries.

The U.S. has proven time and time again it can not be trusted.