Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - provides assistance internationally on HIV prevention and vaccine development

• See a summary of CDC's international activities

The U.S. Census Bureau assists in collecting information on the AIDS pandemic in developing countries. It maintains a database of HIV/AIDS surveillance information. They have also produced: World Population Profile: 1998 With a Special Chapter Focusing on HIV/AIDS in the Developing World

Department of State is the cabinet-level agency responsible for the nation's foreign affairs, under the leadership of Secretary Colin L. Powell.

• Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Division of Emerging Infectious Diseases - assists the State Department in addressing the global epidemic

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the Federal government's lead agency for providing HIV prevention and care in other countries.

United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) provides information on the global community's response to AIDS, including up-to-date statistics on the global pandemic.