ABSTRACT
In 1997, it appeared that after the budgetary cuts and threatened organisational turmoil of recent years, US aid entered a period of relative stability. The US Foreign Assistance budget increased after a sharp decline in 1997. The Administration requested another increase for 1999, but it is very unlikely that Congress will agree, despite rising budgetary surpluses. US foreign assistance levels (US$ million) https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
1997
1998
1999(request)
Bilateral
6,723
7,019
7,319
Multilateral
986
1,459
1,651
Total
7,709
8,478
8,970
Source: USAID, Congressional Presentation 1999, Washington, DC, 1998