Number: RL31053
Title: Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background to Independence
Authors: Steven Woehrel and Julie Kim, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The United States, in concert with European members of the international contact group, continues to shape international policy on Kosovo. The United States has committed peacekeeping troops to Kosovo since 1999, and currently maintains around 1,600 troops with KFOR. The Bush Administration warmly welcomed Kosovo's independence declaration in February 2008. In the 110th Congress, some introduced resolutions have addressed the prospect of Kosovo's independence.
Pages: 28
Date: June 20, 2008