Order Code RL31152 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Support of the U.S. War on Terrorism Updated July 11, 2002 Pierre Bernasconi, Tracey Bonita, Ryun Jun, James Pasternak, & Anjula Sandhu Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Steven A. Hildreth Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress Foreign Support of the U.S. War on Terrorism Summary In response to the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, a number of countries and organizations pledged various forms of support to the United States in its campaign against the Al Qaeda network and the Taliban in Afghanistan. This report summarizes support for the U.S. war against terrorism from open source material. It will be updated as necessary. For additional information on the U.S. response to terrorism, as well as further country and regional information, see the CRS Terrorism Electronic Briefing Book at: [http://www.congress.gov/brbk/html/ebter1.html]. Contents Overview........................................................1 Response ........................................................2 International Organizations ......................................2 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ....................2 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)................2 Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM).........3 European Union (EU) ......................................3 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) .......4 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) .............................5 Organization of American States (OAS)........................5 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) ......................6 United Nations (U.N.)......................................6 World Bank ..............................................7 Selected NGOs ................................................7 International Committee of the Red Cross .......................7 Doctors Without Borders (Médecins sans Frontières) (MSF) ........8 Countries ....................................................8 Afghanistan ..............................................8 Albania..................................................8 Angola..................................................9 Antigua and Barbuda .......................................9 Armenia.................................................9 Australia.................................................9 Austria.................................................10 Azerbaijan ..............................................10 Bahamas................................................10 Bahrain.................................................10 Bangladesh..............................................11 Barbados ...............................................11 Belgium................................................11 Belize..................................................12 Bolivia.................................................12 Bosnia .................................................12 Brazil..................................................13 Bulgaria ................................................13 Burkina Faso ............................................13 Cambodia ...............................................13 Canada.................................................13 Chile...................................................14 China (See People’s Republic of China).......................14 Colombia...............................................14 Congo (See Republic of Congo) .............................14 Costa-Rica..............................................15 Cyprus .................................................15 Czech Republic ..........................................15 Denmark................................................15 Djibouti ................................................16 Dominica...............................................16 Dominican Republic ......................................16 Ecuador ................................................16 Egypt ..................................................16 El Salvador..............................................16 Estonia.................................................16 Ethiopia ................................................17 Finland.................................................17 France..................................................17 Georgia.................................................18 Germany................................................18 Ghana..................................................19 Greece .................................................20 Grenada ................................................20 Guatemala ..............................................20 Guyana.................................................20 Haiti...................................................20 Honduras ...............................................20 Hungary................................................20 Iceland .................................................21 India...................................................21 Indonesia ...............................................21 Iran....................................................22 Ireland .................................................22 Israel...................................................22 Italy ...................................................23 Jamaica.................................................23 Japan ..................................................23 Jordan..................................................24 Kazakhstan..............................................25 Kenya..................................................25 Kuwait.................................................25 Kyrgyzstan..............................................26 Latvia..................................................26 Liberia .................................................26 Libya ..................................................26 Lithuania ...............................................27 Luxembourg .............................................27 Malaysia................................................27 Mexico.................................................28 Moldova ................................................28 Nepal ..................................................28 Netherlands .............................................28 New Zealand ............................................29 Nicaragua...............................................29 Nigeria.................................................29 Norway.................................................29 Oman..................................................30 Pakistan ................................................30 Palestinian Authority......................................31 Panama.................................................31 Paraguay................................................31 People’s Republic of China.................................31 Peru ...................................................32 Philippines..............................................32 Poland .................................................32 Portugal ................................................32 Qatar...................................................33 Republic of Congo........................................33 Republic of China (Taiwan).................................33 Romania................................................33 Russia..................................................34 Saint Kitts and Nevis ......................................35 Saint Lucia..............................................35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ............................35 Saudi Arabia.............................................35 Senegal.................................................35 Singapore...............................................35 Slovakia................................................36 Somalia ................................................36 South Africa.............................................36 South Korea.............................................37 Spain ..................................................37 Sudan..................................................38 Suriname ...............................................38 Sweden.................................................38 Syria...................................................38 Taiwan (See Republic of China).............................38 Tajikistan...............................................39 Thailand................................................39 Trinidad and Tobago......................................39 Turkey .................................................39 Turkmenistan ...........................................40 Ukraine.................................................40 United Arab Emirates (UAE)................................40 United Kingdom..........................................41 Uruguay................................................42 Uzbekistan..............................................42 Venezuela...............................................42 Vietnam................................................42 Yemen .................................................43 Zambia.................................................43 Foreign Support of the U.S. War on Terrorism Overview After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration announced Operation Enduring Freedom as part of the war on global terrorism. The United