Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

The United States lacks a coherent strategy in Africa, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen argues in the following viewpoint. She contends that the United States needs to implement a proactive policy that encourages democracy, trade, development, and respect for human rights. Ros-Lehtinen maintains that American leadership is especially important in Angola, Zaire, and Rwanda. Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican, is the chair of the House International Relations Committee’s subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What were the results of the border camps the United States established in Zaire, according to Ros-Lehtinen?
2. What are some of Angola’s resources, as listed by the author?
3. In the author’s opinion, how does the world respond when the United...