Saint Lucia - United States Relations (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Saint Lucia - United States relations are bilateral relations between Saint Lucia and the United States. Mary M. Ourisman is the U.S. Ambassador to St. Lucia.The United States supports the St. Lucian government's efforts to expand its economic base. The Government of St. Lucia has cooperated with the United States on security concerns. U.S. assistance is primarily channeled through multilateral agencies, such as the World Bank, and the USAID office in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Peace Corps, whose Eastern Caribbean regional headquarters is located in St. Lucia, has 22 volunteers in St. Lucia, working primarily in business development, education, and health. U.S. security assistance programs provide limited training to the paramilitary Special Services Unit and the Coast Guard. In addition, St. Lucia receives U.S. counter-narcotics assistance and benefits from U.S. military exercises and humanitarian civic action construction projects.