http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40528_20090928.pdf
Describes recent developments, the number of pirate attacks through September of 2009, and the options discussed by Congress. Also provides background information on who the pirates are, their motives, tactics, and demands, and why they have been able to operate as boldly as they have in the past. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/02_29_2008_foreign_holdings.pdf
Reports that foreign persons owned an interest in nearly 21 million acres of U.S. agricultural land or about 1.6% of all privately held agricultural land in the U.S. Also shows trends in foreign holdings of agricultural land. From the Department of Agriculture.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL30341_20090817.pdf
Explores the ambiguities in the official U.S. policy toward China and Taiwan. Offers a selection of key statements from documents and diplomats since the Nixon Administration. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/txdv09_US_Swiss_Agreement%20_Decl_Signed.pdf
Full title = Agreement between the U.S. and Swiss Confederation on the request for information from the Internal Revenue Service regarding UBS AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation. Presents the text of the agreement which will provide U.S. tax authorities with access to requested Swiss bank accounts. From the Department of Justice.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40583_20090713.pdf
Analyzes the legal and diplomatic issues with seeking U.S. accession to the treaty. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/Special%20Report%20226_Media%20as%20Global%20Diplomat.pdf
Offers a summary of the ideas emerging from a February 2009 meeting of 250 media professionals, diplomats, policymakers, and scholars to discuss how the U.S. could best use media to renew its publich diplomacy and strengthen efforts to build a more peaceful world. From the United States Institute of Peace.
http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve10
Documents the formulation of U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean between 1969 and 1972. A chapter on Bolivia will be added later. Relations with Chile will be covered in a separate volume. Documents on the Nixon administration's concerns about revolutionary forces in Uruguay were also omitted from the volume. From the State Department.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22388_20090507.pdf
Summarizes U.S. political history with Taiwan and the complications it poses for current U.S. foreign policy. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40614.pdf
Provides a general background on the types of international agreements that are binding on the U.S., discusses historical precedents as to the role that security agreements have taken, and concludes with an assessment of the oversight role that Congress plays in U.S. implementation of international agreements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Citizens_Briefing_Book_Final.pdf
Presents the leading ideas from citizens about what the Obama Administration should do. From 44,000 ideas submitted by 125,000 participants, these ideas received the most citizen "votes." Organized by nine broad categories: economy, education, energy & environment, foreign policy, health care, homeland security, service, technology, and veterans. From the White House.
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/122713.pdf
Offers the text of treaties in force as of January 1, 2009 and to which the U.S. is a party. Arranged in two sections for bilateral and multilateral treaties. From the State Department.
