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• African Leaders Optimistic About Continent’s Business Prospects

  Posted by Jemila Abdulai on 04 February 2010

    Africa is open for business and doesn’t intend to close shop any time soon. That was the overarching message during the Kellogg School of Management’s inaugural Africa Business Conference in Evanston, Illinois, on Jan. 30.   The conference was organized by the Kellogg Africa Business Club and featured a powerhouse of experts from the public and private sectors. It joins the ranks of similar business forums by Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvan...

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  • Tags: Africa, business development, development business, cooperative development, ICT, urban development
  • Posted:02/04/2010 11:46:57 PM | Email | Permalink
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• The International Affairs Budget: Critical Investments in National Security

  Posted by Jordan Smith on 01 February 2010

  

    By Jordan Smith   “As I have said for the last two years, I believe that the challenges confronting our nation cannot be dealt with by military means alone. They require instead whole-of-government approaches – but that can only be done if the State Department is given resources befitting the scope of its mission across the globe.” - Defense Secretary Gates (April 30, 2009)   International Affairs Budget Snapshot - Representing...

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  • Tags: International Affairs Budget, United States, diplomacy, national security, Barack Obama
  • Posted:02/01/2010 07:08:10 PM | Email | Permalink
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• Strong Reform Advocate Takes Helm of MCC Policy Shop

  Posted by Ivy Mungcal on 29 January 2010

    The Millenium Challenge Corp. new vice president for policy and international relations, Sheila Herrling, is a strong advocate for U.S. foreign assistance reform. In December, she suggested a “serious rethink” of the MCC model for graduating compact countries, threshold programs and delivery models.   MCC is currently reviewing all of these issues, and Herrling will be in a key position to influence reform.   Herrling has most recently managed the Center...

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  • Tags: United States, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Millennium Challenge Account, Daniel Yohannes, Sheila Herrling, Center for Global Development, MCA Monitor, foreign aid reform, MCC staffing
  • Posted:01/29/2010 08:39:30 PM | Email | Permalink
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• John Kerry Unveils US Foreign Aid Reform Proposal

  Posted by Oliver Subasinghe on 02 August 2009

    Change is almost here, perhaps. A new reform proposal pushed by Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair John Kerry (D-MA) aims to deliver a much-anticipated overhaul of U.S. foreign assistance programs. But questions remain.   The Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act sets out with the noble goal to strengthen the capacity, transparency, and accountability of U.S. foreign assistance while responding to new challenges of the 21st century, according to the bil...

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  • Tags: Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009, foreign aid reform, foreign assistance, John F. Kerry, Richard Lugar, Howard Berman, Congress, Paul Farmer, Hillary Clinton, USAID, Department of State, Raymond C. Offenheiser, Oxfam America
  • Posted:08/02/2009 12:23:09 AM | Email | Permalink
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• Helping Haiti Rebuild

  Posted by Jordan Smith on 26 January 2010

   By Jordan Smith  As the U.S. leads the efforts of the international community to offer aid to beleaguered Haiti, the development, diplomatic and defense arms of the federal government are moving in step with one another, along with international organizations. For several days after the earthquake, it was difficult to get relief supplies through, because of the country's battered infrastructure. The U.S. military says the bottleneck slowing aid distribution in Haiti's capit...

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  • Tags: Haiti, USAID, US Disaster Assistance Response Teams, President Barack Obama
  • Posted:01/26/2010 04:01:35 PM | Email | Permalink
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