Press Releases: Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs Release of Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981-1988, Volume XLI, Global Issues II
Media Note
The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume XLI, Global Issues II.
This volume is part of a subseries of volumes of the Foreign Relations series that documents the foreign policy decision making of the administration of President Ronald Reagan. This volume addresses the administration’s foreign policy toward a myriad of non-military issues, many of which have grown in relevancy since the 1980s.
Diplomatic issues presented in this volume include: the foreign policy community and its response to the AIDS epidemic, the debate about international population and the emergence of the Mexico City policy, disaster relief in underdeveloped countries, changes in human rights policy brought about by Reagan policymakers, the decision not to sign the Law of the Sea Treaty, the global effort to protect the ozone layer, and international efforts to curb whaling practices.
This volume was compiled and edited by Dr. Alexander Poster. The volume and this press release are available on the Office of the Historian website at http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1981-88v41. Copies of the volume will be available for purchase from the U.S. Government Publishing Office online at http://bookstore.gpo.gov (GPO S/N 044-000-02693-7; ISBN 978-0-16-094161-0), or by calling toll-free 1-866-512-1800 (D.C. area 202-512-1800). For further information, contact history@state.gov.