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Western Hemisphere

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19 U.S.C. § 2707 — for purposes of 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.

22 U.S.C. § 2651A — in this section

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.

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