Inter-American Foundation

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INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

901 North Stuart Street, Tenth Floor, Arlington, VA 22203

Phone, 703-306-4301. Internet, www.iaf.gov.

CHAIR John P. Salazar

Vice Chair Thomas J. Dodd

Directors Kay Kelley Arnold, Gary C. Bryner, Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Jack C. Vaughn, Jr., Roger W. Wallace,

(vacancy)

President Larry L. Palmer

General Counsel Jennifer Hodges

Vice President for Operations Linda B. Kolko

Regional Director for South America and the Judith Morrison

Caribbean

Regional Director for Central America and Mexico Jill Wheeler

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The Inter-American Foundation is an independent Federal agency that supports social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It makes grants primarily to private, local, and community organizations that carry out self-help projects.

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) was created in 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f) as an experimental U.S. foreign assistance program. 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.

IAF works in...