Administrator Rajiv Shah shared his vision for a revitalized USAID yesterday before a standing room only audience at an event hosted by the USGLC. Shah spoke candidly about the challenges USAID faces, and about his goal to make it “the world’s premier development agency.” “[W]e need to change internally,” he said. “USAID needs to change [...]

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah is ready to answer your questions this afternoon, when the USGLC hosts him at the Jack Morton Auditorium at George Washington University.  Dr. Shah will discuss USAID’s approach to high impact development at 4 p.m.  If you haven’t signed up yet, make sure you RSVP now.  If you can’t make it, [...]

The White House appears to be putting the finishing touches on the Presidential Study Directive on Global Development (PSD-7), a review that lays out a vision to “elevate development as a central pillar of our national security strategy, equal to diplomacy and defense.”  A draft of the seven-page document released on a foreign policy blog [...]

Clear your schedule for this Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m., when the USGLC will host a Town Hall meeting with USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, as he gives his first public address on his vision for development and the future of USAID. The forum will be held at George Washington University’s Jack Morton Auditorium at 805 [...]