Decision. Today the American ambassador returns, after being summoned for consultations to Washington
Eliot L. Engel, president of the subcommittee of External Relations for the Occidental Hemisphere of the Chamber of Representatives said yesterday that he was deeply concerned for the threat of USAID’s expulsion of the Chapare Region in Bolivia.

This report was prepared for USAID/Peru by the Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) project with support from the Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES) under the USAID Women in Development (

Promoting Gender in USAID Trade-related Economic Growth Activities
Implemented by Development & Training Services, Inc. (dTS)
Duration: September 30, 2004 – 2009
Funding: $6.1 million

The GATE Project strengthens the capacity of USAID/Washington and Missions worldwide to institute gender-equitable practices and policies in USAID-funded economic growth and trade activities.