INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) FY 1998 Congresssional Presentation (CP) reflects the Administration's program and budget justification for the bilateral foreign assistance program.

The Main Volume of the CP document summarizes the budget request and discusses the programs and activities implemented through USAID's centrally funded programs and through the four geographic regions (Africa, Asia and the Near East, Europe and the New Independent States, and Latin America and the Caribbean).

Four regional annexes to the Main Volume discuss our programs in the geographic regions, including program narratives and activity data sheets. Annex I details programs and activities for Africa, Annex II details the programs for Asia and the Near East, Annex III details the programs for Europe and the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union, and Annex IV details the Latin America and Caribbean programs.

A separate volume of Summary Tables is included with this Congressional Presentation. These tables illustrate the foreign assistance budget request for FY 1998 and provide a detailed tabular breakout of the foreign assistance budget for FY 1996 (actual), FY 1997 (estimate), and FY 1998 (request) for the entire International Affairs (Function 150) account.

Finally, a separate Statistical Annex (Annex V) providing details for the USAID-managed programs will be submitted to the Congress following enactment of the FY 1998 appropriations.


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