Friends of Belize (FOB) is a totally independent non government organization (NGO) and has no official connection to the government or country of Belize FOB is not funded by Belize or any other entity affiliated with or exercising sovereign powers on behalf of Belize the primary activity of the FOB is the furtherance and promotion of development of deeper political, commercial and cultural ties between the US and Belize in the interest of fostering economic growth, promotion of trade