Partners of the Americas

Partners of the Americas "believes that working together across borders builds understanding and improves the lives of people in the Western Hemisphere." 

"Partners of the Americas was inspired by President John F. Kennedy, who in 1963 launched the Alliance for Progress" and the following year Jim Boren (a foreign service officer based in Peru) created Partners of the Alliance, “which was established as part of the U.S. Agency for International Development” and soon after changed its name to Partners of the Americas. 

Ronald Reagan notes that "In the past quarter century, you and your predecessors have touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people for the better in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Your many programs in areas such as small business development, agriculture, health, emergency preparedness training and culture and the arts, continue to supply help and hope." 

The USAID-supported Inter-American Democracy Network was "founded by Partners in 1995 to help CSOs advance democracy and citizen participation." pdf


 * Malcolm Butler, President

Former Personel

 * Nicole Spencer democracy specialist
 * William Reese served as President and CEO of Partners of the Americas for 17 years.

Sponsors
Some of their sponsors include: For full list
 * Alcoa Foundation
 * Bechtel Foundation
 * The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
 * Rockefeller Brothers Fund
 * Inter-American Foundation
 * The Peace Corps
 * US Agency for International Development
 * US Information Agency
 * The Boeing Company
 * Cooper Industries/Coopertools
 * Pan American Seed Company
 * Paradigm Group
 * Pfizer International Corporation
 * Cooperative Housing Foundation
 * Gifts In Kind International
 * World Bank
 * World Health Organization

Partners of the Americas, Inc.

 * Chairman - Baldonedo A. Napoleao
 * Vice Chairman - John K. Schorr
 * Treasurer - Patricia Hill Williams
 * Secretary - Gina Pezzano de Vengoechea
 * Sallie W. Abbas
 * Mikel Borg
 * Jose Rodolfo Carvajal Sanchez
 * Ramiro Crawford Sterling
 * Claudia Coutinho da Silveira
 * Beverley Drayton
 * Alberto Granada
 * Ambassador Donna Hrinak
 * Leslie Locketz
 * Tony Pederson
 * Maria Auxiliadora
 * Pat Ramsay
 * Michael Stricklin
 * Jack Victor
 * Malcolm Butler

Partners of the Americas Foundation
Chairman - Matthew Lee, Jr. Chairman Emeritus - Frederick Heldring Source pdf
 * Baldonedo A. Napoleao
 * John K. Schorr
 * Patricia Hill Williams
 * Liaison, Boards of Directors - Claudia Calderon

2005 Directors
New people
 * Luís Agustín Landa-Tellez
 * Jose Ribamar Trabulo de Souza

People no longer on board 2005 Annual Report
 * Claudia Coutinho da Silveira
 * Mikel Borg
 * Jose Rodolfo Carvajal Sanchez

Journalism
In 1978 "A Journalism Exchange Program is launched with funds from the Tinker Foundation and the World Press Freedom Committee; 35 journalists participate over the next three years." pdf

Contact

 * Web: http://www.partners.net

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Art Warman