Monthly Archives: January 2011
Plans Call for More Effective and Efficient Development Efforts Washington, DC — The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition today released the following statement from Executive Director Liz Schrayer on USAID Administrator Shah’s “Modern Development Enterprise” remarks: “The USGLC commends Dr. Shah’s actions yesterday calling for aggressive reform in how U.S. development efforts are implemented. USAID [...]
Yesterday, USAID Administrator Raj Shah highlighted reforms underway at USAID aimed at changing the way the U.S. does development. “The Future of American prosperity resides on the prosperity in the developing world,” Shah stated, outlining specific ways USAID is changing to be more effective and transparent. Shah called for a new “development enterprise” that approaches [...]
“The Future of American prosperity resides on the prosperity in the developing world.” With these words USAID Administrator Raj Shah underscored the importance of elevating development within U.S. foreign policy at a speech today for the Center for Global Development. Shah’s speech demonstrated that real reforms are already underway at USAID, making U.S. assistance more [...]
This afternoon USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah will give a major address on the Administration’s directions and priorities in development, including the new Feed the Future initiative. The event is at 2 p.m., and you can watch it here. Today we also mourn the loss of a true champion of the International Affairs Budget, Sargent Shriver. [...]
Congress is officially back in session today with a busy agenda for the week. Fresh from their retreat at the end of last week, House Republicans will begin with a vote to repeal the health care overhaul legislation. After this debate, priority will return to cutting spending as Congress must take up the FY 2011 [...]
Daniel Yohannes, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), laid out a strong business case for development last week declaring, “I have a client – the U.S. taxpayer. I have a partner – the countries receiving MCC assistance and the citizens they represent. And, I have a goal – to get the best return on [...]
We’re happy to announce that Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be a special guest at our Tribute Dinner on February 2 honoring Madeleine Albright and Tom Ridge. The evening will be a time to celebrate the service of these two remarkable individuals and to hear from one of our [...]
Well-known conservative commentator Rich Galen posted a new blog entry yesterday, describing his travels in Kenya and Tanzania. Galen is traveling with other political pundits on a trip led by ONE, with stops at a variety of International Affairs Budget-funded programs, including a research center run by the U.S. Army and a Centers for Disease [...]
Secretary of State Clinton has spent the week in the Middle East, traveling to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Yemen. The Secretary put a key focus on civil society, hosting a town hall meeting with Omani citizens and leaders. She also met with heads of state, including Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and [...]
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2009. Over 200,000 people were killed and up to a million more left homeless and the U.S. mounted a significant relief effort led by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah with both civilian and military components. As Haiti still struggles to rebuild, [...]
