Fund for Reconciliation and Development

Fund for Reconciliation and Development Is a non-profit organization supporting efforts for reconciliation between the United States and Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Cuba, as well as the development of these countries. It was established in 1985 as a US-Indochina Reconciliation Project (USIRP), which ensued from the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker program.

The organization aims at reaching fully normal diplomatic, cultural, educational, and economic relations between the United States and the above-mentioned countries.

Latest projects

Executive Director of FRD is John McAuliff.

Fund for Reconciliation and Development is financed by foundations, US and European government agencies, international organizations, and private donations.[3]

References

  1. Vietnam-US relations develop positively, Voice of Vietnam Radio, March 2006
  2. American veteran grants US$50,000 to war victims, VietnamNet Bridge, January 2007
  3. Global Mine Action Registry

External links

This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.