Western Hemisphere
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
In this paragraph, the term “Western Hemisphere” means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Source
- 2026–present22 U.S.C. § 2651AForeign Relations and Intercourse · Organization of Department of State · in this section
The terms “Western Hemisphere countries”, “countries in the Western Hemisphere”, and “Western Hemisphere” mean Canada, the United States, Mexico, countries located in South America, beneficiary countries (as defined by section 2702 of this title), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Source
- 1994–present19 U.S.C. § 2707Customs Duties · Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade · for purposes of this section