*Adrian A. Basora – Career FSOBasora remained in Prague as the ambassador to the Czech Republic when Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia - Ambassadors *'Note:' The Czech and Slovak Federal Republic ceased to exist on December 31, 1992. For later ambassadors, see United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic and United States Ambassador to Slovakia.
Algernon Sidney - Baltic Ambassador After Cromwell's death in 1658, the army abolished the Protectorate in 1659 and reconvened the Rump Parliament, with Sidney taking up his seat in the Commons
Algernon Sidney - Baltic Ambassador Sidney discarded conventional diplomatic norms (a few shots of our cannon would have made this peace) in order to impose a peace favourable to England
Algernon Sidney - Baltic Ambassador Despite this curtailment of England's influence, Denmark, Sweden, France, England and Holland signed a treaty on 27 May 1660
Adrian A. Basora - Ambassadorship In the meantime, on June 1, the Velvet Divorce (dissolution of Czechoslovakia) had been announced, to take effect January 1, 1993, after which he continued as chief of mission in Prague and Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
Adrian A. Basora - Ambassadorship Basora oversaw implementation of a $65 million U.S. assistance program to facilitate the opening of Czech civil society as well as privatization and other market reforms. The Czech Republic became the first post-Communist European country to graduate from U.S. assistance, which he attributes to this jump start. Basora also advocated for U.S. firms investing in the country, including the first American acquisition of a TV station in the region. He left the post on July 15, 1995.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Goodwill ambassadors UNHCR is also represented by a number of UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors, who at present are:
2000 Cochabamba protests Cochabamba!: Water War In Bolivia] were a series of protests that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia's third largest city, between December 1999 and April 2000 in response to the privatization of the city's municipal water supply company Semapa
2000 Cochabamba protests The tensions erupted when a new firm, Aguas del Tunari – a joint venture involving Bechtel – was required to invest in construction of long-envisioned dam (a priority of Mayor Manfred Reyes Villa) - so they had dramatically raised water rates
2000 Cochabamba protests - Economic background The History of Bolivia (1964–1982)#Transition to democracy|restoration of civilian rule to Bolivia in 1982 ended decades of military dictatorships, but did not bring economic stability
The World Bank said that poor governments are often too plagued by local political corruption|corruption and too ill equipped to run public water systems efficiently. ...[and that the use of private corporations] opens the door to needed investment and skilled management,
2000 Cochabamba protests - World Bank In a 1999 Public Expenditure Review, the World Bank stated that no subsidies should be given to ameliorate the increase in water tariffs in Cochabamba
2000 Cochabamba protests - World Bank
2000 Cochabamba protests - World Bank Had the advice of the World Bank been followed, the construction of the dam would not have been part of the concession, the tariff increase would have been unnecessary and Aguas del Tunari would have had to face competition in its drive to win the Cochabamba concession
2000 Cochabamba protests - World Bank It was justified through its benefits for hydropower generation and irrigation in addition to potable water supply for Cochabamba.Business News Americas:[http://washlac.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/bolivia-cochabamba-work-on-misicuni-dam-and-water-supply-services-set-to-start/ Bolivia, Cochabamba: work on Misicuni dam and water supply services set to start], 23 January 2009 In 2010 the dam was under construction.
2000 Cochabamba protests - Aguas del Tunari consortium 2002: [http://www.kysq.org/docs/Cochabamba.pdf The Limitations of Water Regulation: The Failure of the Cochabamba Concession in Bolivia], Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 21, Number 1, January 2002
2000 Cochabamba protests - Aguas del Tunari consortium Without regard for its weak bargaining position, the Bolivian government under President Hugo Banzer agreed to the terms of its sole bidder Aguas del Tunari and signed a $2.5 billion, 40-year concession to provide water and sanitation services to the residents of Cochabamba, as well as generate electricity and irrigation for agriculture
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