Americas Program and
Global Good Neighbor Initiative
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The International Relations Center and the Center for International Policy are pleased to announce that the Americas Program and the Global Good Neighbor Initiative, programs of the New Mexico-based International Relations Center, will become programs of the Center for International Policy based in Washington, DC as of June 1, 2007.

This move will give these important programs a stronger Washington presence at a time when policymakers are searching for alternatives to the U.S. government's discredited policies in Latin America and elsewhere. The Americas Program will continue to offer timely policy analysis, North-South dialogue, and in-depth reports on key issues of the hemisphere through weekly publications by its experienced staff and regional network of policy experts.

The International Relations Center was founded in 1979 with the goal of making the United States a more responsible member of the international community. As part of the current transition, the Foreign Policy In Focus program, previously a joint project between the IRC and the Institute for Policy Studies, will become the sole responsibility of IPS on June 1.

Tom Barry, cofounder of the International Relations Center and founder of FPIF, will work with the Americas Program from Silver City, New Mexico. Laura Carlsen will continue to direct the Americas program from its office in Mexico City, Mexico.

As part of the Center for International Policy, the Americas Program and the Global Good Neighbor Initiative will continue to provide research and analysis to citizen activists, academics, and policymakers. Please consider supporting these important programs by visiting CIP's donation page.