http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/ Recent Press Releases from the U.S. Agency for International Development. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification webmaster@info.usaid.gov webmaster@info.usaid.gov http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080903_3.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080903_3.html In response to the effects of Hurricane Gustav, the U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an initial $100,000 for the purchase and distribution of emergency relief supplies for displaced populations in Haiti and for the support of early recovery activities. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:59:22 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080903.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080903.html Henrietta Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), convened a panel of small and medium-sized business concerns to discuss how the private sector has been and will continue to be a significant partner to improve aid effectiveness in West Africa. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:32:29 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080903_1.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080903_1.html During a meeting today, Henrietta Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) applauded the efforts of Ghana's business advocates who work at the local, regional and national level for legal and regulatory changes to improve the business environment in Ghana. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:32:30 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080903_2.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080903_2.html Henrietta Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) toured the Ghana Malaria Control Center for a demonstration of indoor residual spraying and bed nets. Fore's visit coincided with the High Level Forum for Aid Effectiveness in Accra, Ghana. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:32:30 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080829.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080829.html On August 18, the Saptakoshi River broke through a retaining wall following heavy monsoon rains, resulting in floods in Sunsari District in southeastern Nepal and Bihar State in northeastern India. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:01:50 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080828.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080828.html U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Deputy Administrator James Kunder today welcomed His Excellency, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania at USAID headquarters in Washington. President Kikwete is on a three-day visit to the United States at the invitation of President George Bush. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:20:54 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080820.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080820.html The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administered the oath of office to William Brands as its Mission Director for Honduras. USAID Acting Deputy Administrator James R. Kunder, presided at the event. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:47 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080819.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080819.html The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is expediting the shipment of nearly 24,000 metric tons (MT) of food aid to help the millions of people in need of assistance in the Horn of Africa. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:29:35 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080815.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080815.html The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing an additional $1 million in assistance to the people of Georgia in response to the crisis situation, bringing the total U.S. humanitarian assistance to $3.77 million to date. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:33:25 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080814.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080814.html If all good things come in twos, what can top two mission directors in one family? Roberta Mahoney is the new mission director to Albania and her husband, David McCloud, is the new mission director to Bosnia and Herzegovina. They received their promotions today after being sworn in together by Henrietta Fore, the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) administrator. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:33:27 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080811.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080811.html The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have provided an initial $250,000 in emergency assistance for the people of Georgia in response to the crisis situation. This funding will be used for emergency relief supplies that can assist up to 10,000 people. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:26:55 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080807_1.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080807_1.html The President and First Lady traveled to Thailand to celebrate 175 years of U.S.-Thai relations and to discuss bilateral and regional issues with Prime Minister Samak. During their stay, the President visited an AIDS hospice supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), while the First Lady met with the director of a USAID-funded clinic that provides free medical care to Burmese refugees and migrant workers who have crossed into Thailand. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:00:51 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080807.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080807.html The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an initial $50,000 to the Togolese Red Cross for the provision of emergency relief supplies to the flood-affected population in Togo. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:00:51 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/ps080807.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/ps080807.html Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the bombings of the United States Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Therefore, to the families and loved ones of all the victims of this senseless tragedy, and on behalf of the United States Agency for International Development, I wish to convey our continued sympathy, thoughts and prayers. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:02:09 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080805.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080805.html The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administered the oath of office to Greg Gottlieb as its Mission Director for Namibia. USAID Administrator, Henrietta H. Fore, presided at the event. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:33:39 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080804.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080804.html Susan Reichle, the U.S. Agency for International Development's deputy mission director in Colombia is now the mission director. The promotion took place this morning after Henrietta Fore, USAID's administrator, provided the oath of office during a brief ceremony. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:29:04 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080801_1.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080801_1.html Henrietta Fore, Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), participated in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony with American Charities for Palestine, launching a public-private partnership aimed at expanding U.S. private donor assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:29:09 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080801.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080801.html The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $1.8 million to the National Democratic Institute to support the role of women in Nepal's transition to democracy. The two-year program will strengthen the ability of elected women to engage effectively in the Constituent Assembly, Nepal's new constitution drafting representative and legislative body, and to effectively represent their constituencies. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:19:13 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/ps080731.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/ps080731.html USAID calls for the Government of Zimbabwe to immediately and completely rescind the June 4 NGO suspension order. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:48:36 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080730.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080730.html Increasing literacy and curbing HIV/AIDS is the centerpiece of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) new three-year effort designed to stabilize parts of Haiti plagued by community unrest. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:39:59 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080725.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080725.html The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State, has provided more than $797 million in assistance to date to help people affected by the complex emergency in the Horn of Africa in fiscal year 2008. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:17:49 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080724.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080724.html Henrietta H. Fore, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), welcomed President George W. Bush to USAID's headquarters today. In his address to leading democracy and governance stakeholders, the President discussed progress on the Freedom Agenda to end tyranny and he honored activists in "captive nations" for their work fighting for freedom and democracy around the world. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:28:46 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080718_1.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080718_1.html The Acting Deputy Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), James Kunder, today administered the oath of office to Janina Jaruzelski as Mission Director for the USAID Regional Mission in Ukraine. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:28:48 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080718.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080718.html Henrietta Fore, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), formally launched Community Connector at the Sister Cities International (SCI) annual conference today in Kansas City. Senator Sam Brownback and SCI Executive Director Patrick Madden helped to kick-off this new, international community partnership program. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:28:49 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080716.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080716.html Design Within Reach in Bethesda, Md. recently hosted Peter Mabeo of MABEO Furniture to talk about his company and his contemporary furniture line manufactured in Botswana. The event was in conjunction with the seventh U.S. Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, which featured Mabeo as a speaker. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:43:55 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080715.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080715.html Littleton "Lit" Tazewell, the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) legal adviser for Central Asian Republics, is now the mission director in Panama. The promotion took place this afternoon after Jim Kunder, USAID's acting deputy administrator, provided the oath of office during a brief ceremony. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:39:12 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080710.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080710.html Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, Henrietta Fore, will be in Brussels Friday to lead the U.S. delegation at the international donors conference for Kosovo. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:56:36 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080707_1.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080707_1.html Boosting trade in the West Bank and Gaza by improving management of border crossings is the goal of a new, three-year, $12 million program awarded to U.S.-based Chemonics International, Inc. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:25:12 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080714.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080714.html The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $50 million cooperative agreement to U.S.-based Pathfinder International to fund a five-year program that will make sustainable improvements to key family health services and planning in Ethiopia. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:35:15 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080707.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080707.html The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today the swearing in of David Eckerson as its new Mission Director for Uganda. Administrator Henrietta H. Fore presided at the event and administered the oath to Mr. Eckerson. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:28:12 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080704.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080704.html As part of her official visit to Vietnam, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Henrietta Fore presided at a ceremonial opening of the agency's new mission in Hanoi. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:26:57 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080701_1.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080701_1.html The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 grant to the YMCA of the USA to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. The program will provide youth access to basic HIV prevention education and vital medical services and improve existing care and prevention programs in five underserved communities in the cities of Addis Ababa and Adama. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:43:05 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080701.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080701.html The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today marked the end of its flagship tsunami reconstruction project with a new bridge across Arugam Bay. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:17:46 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080627.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080627.html The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its Greek counterpart, Hellenic Aid, are working together to stimulate the economy in Southeast Europe through tourism. The two agencies have agreed to pool their resources to improve businesses, products and services that accommodate visitors as well as the infrastructure to support a growing economy, such as energy and sanitation systems. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:25:21 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080626_r.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080626_r.html The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) held a Small Business and Procurement Fair today in Washington, D.C. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:16:45 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080625.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080625.html The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) welcomes Alan R. Swendiman to the position of General Counsel (GC). In this position, he will serve as the Agency's chief legal officer, advising the Administrator on Agency-wide policy and legal matters arising in the operation and administration of USAID programs. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:20:46 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/ps080624.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/ps080624.html We, Development Ministers and Heads of bi-lateral agencies from Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States, are very concerned about the evolving and increasingly desperate situation in Zimbabwe. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:05:54 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080624_1.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080624_1.html The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $4 million to the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Sudan. This brings the total United States contribution to UNHAS in Sudan to $7.2 million in fiscal year 2008. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:46:00 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080624.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080624.html U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator Jacqueline E. Schafer announced the introduction of NextStorm, a new tool for severe weather prediction useful in developing countries. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:32:36 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080623.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080623.html The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an initial $100,000 for the purchase of emergency relief supplies, including blankets, mosquito nets, and water containers, to families affected by the typhoon in the Philippines. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:48:49 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080620.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080620.html The United States has provided $50,000 in humanitarian assistance to the non-governmental organization Save the Children to assist people affected by the food shortages in Mizoram's Saiha district of India. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:46:18 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080619_1.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080619_1.html With the Atlantic hurricane season underway, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is prepared to respond to storms in Latin America and the Caribbean. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:10:21 -0500