1. America’s Role in the International Community
Foreign Aid
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
NAFTA
International Red Cross

2. U.S. Foreign Aid
Economic and military aid to other countries for something in return
2009 budget request $39.5 billion
Total federal budget 3.1 trillion
Goal of Aid
Increase U.S. security
Food, housing
Health care – AIDS, immunizations, ect..

3. Regional Security Alliances
Agreements with other nations to take collective action to meet aggression
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Military security – 1949
Promotes democracy, freedom, and collective defense

4. NATO Agreement Article 5
“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all… taking such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.”

5. ██ Countries due to join 2009
NATO Members 2009
██ NATO member states
██ Countries due to join 2009
Member nations:
US, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey

6. United Nations Founded in 1945 History WWI WWII
League of Nations failure
United States did not join
Did not prevent WWII
WWII
Holocaust
Nuclear Weapons

7. United Nations
Goal – promote peace, and improve living conditions around the world
security, justice and problem solving
192 member states

8. United Nations Organization
1. General Assembly – all members 1 vote
chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ
2. Security Council
Military arm of the U.N.
15 members
5 permanent – U.S., France, China, Britain, Russia
3. Economic and Social Council
Focus on issues related to economic, cultural, educational and health care services

9. United Nations Organization Cont..
4. The International Court of Justice
Judicial arm of the U.N. – The court system
The Hague
5. The Secretariat
Ensures day-to-day operations of the United Nations are completed

10. U.N. in action Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 1948
Article 1. - All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Defines the rights of all people
Kyoto Treaty – 2005
Agreement to improve environmental standards around the world

11. Mutual Trade Agreement
An agreement between nations to limit trade barriers.
NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement
Established in 1994
Goal: to promote free trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico

12. International Red Cross
Founded in 1863
Mission - To prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.
International Humanitarian Organization
Provides relief to countries during times of war, natural disaster or disease.