Honduran-U.S. Relations

U.S. foreign aid to Honduras amounted to almost $48 million in FY2007 and an estimated $43 million in FY2008. Honduras also received an additional $7.3 million in FY2008 supplemental assistance under the Bush Administration's Mérida Initiative designed to boost the region's capabilities to interdict the smuggling of drugs, arms, and people and also support a regional antigang strategy (P.L. 110-252). For FY2009, the Bush Administration requested $53 million in assistance for Honduras as well as an additional $12.4 million for the continuation of the Mérida Initiative. Beyond traditional foreign assistance, the Millennium Challenge Corporation approved a five-year $215 million compact with Honduras in 2005. In the 110th Congress, the House approved H.Res. 564 (Engel), in support of expanded U.S. antigang cooperation with Central America and H.Res. 642 (Solis), expressing support for countries in the region afflicted by several hurricanes in 2007. The 111th Congress will likely continue to debate the merits, emphasis, and funding levels of the Mérida Initiative.


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