Potosi Population Protests Postponed Projects
Urban Potosí, once the richest city in South America, is now one of the poorest. A mining center during the colonial and post-colonial eras, economic progress has been slow in…
Tuesday Hearing: Feierstein nomination raises questions about USAID’s role in Latin America
This Tuesday, June 29, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a confirmation hearing for President Obama’s nomination of Mark Feierstein to head USAID programs in Latin America. Feierstein,…
U.S. Development Assistance to Bolivia Should Follow International Norms
Hopefully, Assistant Secretary of State, Arturo Valenzuela’s June 1 visit to La Paz will jumpstart efforts to reach and sign a new bilateral framework agreement between Bolivia and the U.S.…
Bolivian Government Negotiates Internal Conflicts
New Human Rights Ombudsman finally sworn in Congress swore in the new Human Rights Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo), emeritus Methodist Bishop Rolando Villena, on May 13. According to the 2009…