Office of the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance: Releases

International Affairs (Function 150) Budget Request
FY 2009 International Affairs (Function 150) Congressional Budget Justification
FY 2009 International Affairs (Function 150) Budget Request--Summary and Highlights

Remarks (2008)
--10/22/08  U.S. Pledges $1 Billion in Assistance to Georgia; Henrietta H. Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks at the United States Mission to the European Union; Brussels, Belgium
--10/20/08  Briefing On the White House Summit on International Development: Sustaining The New Era; Washington, DC
--06/18/08  Special Briefing On the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan
--06/12/08  USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood
--05/14/08  Briefing on Relief Efforts to Burma and China; Henrietta H. Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Washington, DC
--05/14/08  U.S. Response to the Global Food Crisis: New Approaches; Henrietta H. Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Opening statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--05/12/08  Supporting Relief Efforts in Burma; Henrietta Fore, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Excerpts from remarks during visit to Southeast Asia; Burma and Thailand
--05/09/08  Poverty and Development: Three Paradoxes; Henrietta H. Fore, USAID Administrator and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance; Remarks at InterAction 2008 Closing Plenary; Arlington, Virginia
--05/08/08  Briefing on U.S. Preparations for Relief Efforts for Burma
--05/08/08  Policy Podcast: Higher Education Summit; Humanitarian Disaster in Burma
--04/15/08  Partnership To Support Entrepreneurs in Africa; Henrietta H. Fore, Administrator of USAID and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance; Remarks at Signing Ceremony; Washington, DC
--03/04/08  FY 2009 Budget Hearing for Foreign Assistance; Henrietta H. Fore, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Testimony Before the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/27/08  FY 2009 Budget Hearing for Foreign Assistance; Henrietta H. Fore, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Testimony before the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/11/08  U.S.-Palestinian Partnership; Henrietta H. Fore, USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance; Remarks on Current Activities on the U,S.-Palestinian Partnership; Washington, DC
--02/01/08  Foreign Assistance: An Agenda for Reform; Henrietta H. Fore, Administrator, USAID and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance; Remarks at the Center for Global Development; Washington, DC

Remarks (2007)
--10/24/07  Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Remarks to attendees at the public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid; Washington, DC
--10/19/07  Empowering Women--Promoting Growth; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Remarks at "Empowering Women--Promoting Growth" Event; Washington, DC
--10/19/07  Partnerships for Promoting the African Entrepreneur; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Remarks at "Partnerships for Promoting the African Entrepreneur" Event ; Washington, DC
--10/16/07  Building Bridges of Understanding; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Keynote Address to the Meridian House Inaugural Conference; Washington, DC
--10/10/07  Closing Ceremony for the USAID Mission in Bulgaria; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; USAID/Bulgaria Closing Event; Sofia, Bulgaria
--10/09/07  Closing Ceremony for the USAID Mission in Romania; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Remarks at USAID/Romania Close-Out Celebration; Bucahrest, Romania
--10/04/07  USAID Annual Iftaar Dinner: Celebrating Compassion and Equity; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Remarks at USAID Annual Iftaar Dinner; Washington, DC
--10/03/07  Promoting and Increasing Public-Private Alliances in Education; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Remarks at the 2007 Business and Education Conference; Academy for Educational Development Conference Center, Washington, DC
--09/19/07  A New Consensus in International Development; Henrietta H. Fore, USAID Acting Administrator and Acting Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance; Remarks to Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign; Chicago, Illinois
--09/18/07  Expanding the Cooperative Agreement Education Program in Ghana; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Chicago State University; Chicago, Illinois
--09/17/07   George P. Shultz Receives George C. Marshall Award; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Remarks at Fourth Annual George C. Marshall Awards Ceremony; San Francisco, California
--09/06/07  A New Consensus in International Development; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; The Society for International Development 50th Anniversary; Washington, DC
--08/29/07  Interview With Theophanis Papathanasiou of ERT Network; Henrietta R. Fore, Acting Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Athens, Greece
--08/29/07  Wildfire Assistance to Greece; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting USAID Administrator; Interview With Theophanis Papathanasiou, ERT; Athens, Greece
--07/24/07  Confirmation Hearing; Henrietta Holsman Fore , Acting Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Acting Administrator of USAID; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--06/18/07  Remarks at World Food Prize Announcement Ceremony; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting Administrator of USAID; Loy Henderson Auditorium; Washington, DC
--06/12/07  Hearing on Foreign Assistance Reform; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting Administrator of USAID; Testimony before Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--05/24/07  America's Partnership With Africa; Henrietta H. Fore, Acting U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Acting Administrator of USAID; National Building Museum; Washington, DC
--04/18/07  Secretary Rice: Our Chief Advocate for Development and Transformation; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; InterAction's 2007 Annual Forum; Washington, DC
--04/17/07  50 Years of Evolving Partnership; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Morocco-USAID Partnership Commemoration; Bethesda, MD
--04/16/07  In Recognition of Excellence in a Time of Change; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; USAID 2006-07 Awards Ceremony; Washington, DC
--04/13/07  Reform is Key to Doing Business; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Remarks to the World Bank and USAID "Reformer's Club"; Washington, DC
--04/13/07  Remarks at Nordic+ Roundtable; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Washington, DC
--04/12/07  Message on the USAID Workings Groups; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Washington, DC
--03/28/07  Testimony on FY 2008 Foreign Assistance Budget ; Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Washington, DC
--03/12/07  Office of Inspector General's Role and Foreign Assistance Reform; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Remarks to Office of Inspector General 2007 Management and Planning Conference; Arlington, VA
--03/07/07  An Historic Time to Join USAID; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; NEP and IDI Orientation Class Graduation Ceremony; Washington, DC
--02/21/07  The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid: A Key Advocate for Sustainable Poverty Reduction; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; National Press Club; Washington, DC
--02/21/07  The Global Development Alliance Excellence Award: A Recognition of Innovation in Partnership ; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; National Press Club; Washington, DC
--02/15/07  Controlling Malaria in Africa-The Unique Role of Faith-Based and Community NGOs; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Compassion in Action Roundtable; Washington, DC
--02/13/07  Liberia Partners Forum Head of Delegation Statement; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; World Bank; Washington, DC
--02/07/07  Remarks at PHN Superior Service to the Field Awards Ceremony; Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Ronald Reagan Building; Washington, DC
--02/06/07  Remarks to the Foreign Affairs Council; Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Harry S Truman Building; Washington, DC
--02/05/07  Briefing on the FY 2008 Budget; Randall L. Tobias, Director for U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Washington, DC
--02/05/07  A Strategic Approach to Addressing Poverty and Global Challenges: We Are in This Together; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias , Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
--01/18/07  Celebrating the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Ronald Reagan Building; Washington, DC
--01/17/07  Democracy and the New Approach to U.S. Foreign Assistance; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks to the State Department's Democracy Advisory Committee; Washington, DC
--01/08/07  Telling the Story of America's New Approach to U.S. Foreign Assistance; Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks at Worldwide Public Affairs Officers Conference; Washington, DC
--01/08/07  The Africa Education Initiative: Helping Africans Achieve Their Potential; Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Washington, DC

Remarks (2006)
--12/13/06  A Sustainable Approach to Poverty Reduction: Our Common Cause; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; Address Before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; Washington, DC
--12/11/06  Education and the New Approach to U.S. Foreign Assistance; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; Remarks at Meeting With the Basic Education Coalition; Washington, DC
--12/01/06  Keeping the Promise on World AIDS Day; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; Washington, DC
--11/30/06  Eulogy at Memorial Service for Victims of Helicopter Crash in Nepal; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Washington National Cathedral; Washington, DC
--11/17/06  The New Approach to U.S. Foreign Assistance; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; Remarks at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Gala; Washington, DC
--11/16/06  Status of U.S. Assistance to Lebanon; Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Special Briefing; Washington, DC
--11/13/06  Regional Meeting: The New Approach to U.S. Foreign Assistance; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; Regional Meeting with U.S. Government Leadership in the Field; San Salvador, El Salvador
--10/27/06  Statement to Lebanon Press Corps; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Grand Serail; Beirut, Lebanon
--10/17/06  Diversity and Unity in the Muslim World; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, U. S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Address at USAID Iftaar Dinner; Washington, DC
--10/10/06  Mobilizing To Help Those in Need While Building Capacity; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; 2006 Fritz Lecture on Improving Humanitarian Response; Washington, DC
--09/21/06  Working Together Toward an Integrated Vision; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Remarks at Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee Meeting ; Washington, DC
--09/18/06  Literacy and Health; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Opening remarks at Literacy for Health Panel Discussion at the White House Conference on Global Literacy; New York City
--09/11/06  The United States and Japan: Partners in Hope; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; Remarks at Midwest U.S.-Japan 38th Annual Meeting; Indianapolis, Indiana
--08/31/06  U.S. Support for Lebanon's Early Recovery; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; Remarks at the Conference for Lebanon's Early Recovery; Stockholm, Sweden
--08/14/06  Transformational Diplomacy: Sharing the Vision; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; Remarks to the Society for International Development; Washington, DC
--07/26/06  Cultivating Leadership; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks to American Legion and the Legion's Auxiliary Boys and Girls Nation; Washington, DC
--06/27/06  Advancing the Message That Foreign Assistance Works; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks at U.S. Global Leadership Campaign; Washington, DC
--06/27/06  Foreign Assistance: A Vital Investment in Our Nation's Future; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; Remarks to members of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce attending the 2006 Washington Conference; Washington, DC
--06/26/06  Partners in Transformation; Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance & USAID Administrator; U.S.-Arab Economic Forum; Houston, Texas
--06/15/06  Getting a Better Return on America's Investment in People; Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks at The Initiative for Global Development 2006 National Summit ; Washington, DC
--06/08/06  Announcement of President's Malaria Initiative Phase II Countries and New Malaria Coordinator; Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Washington, DC
--06/08/06  Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Hearing for the U.S. Agency for International Development; Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
--06/07/06  The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid and the New Approach to U.S. Foreign Assistance; Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks at the ACVFA Second Public Meeting for 2006; The George Washington University, Washington, DC
--06/06/06  The Private Sector Driving Growth; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks at the African Growth and Opportunity Act Trade Ministers Forum; Washington, DC
--05/21/06  Afghanistan and the United States: Partners in Building Capacity; Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks at signing of memorandum regarding Afghans' Building Capacity ("ABC") Program*; Kabul, Afghanistan
--05/15/06  Advancing a New Paradigm in Foreign Assistance; Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; International Citizen of the Year Keynote Address; Indianapolis, Indiana
--05/05/06  Improving Understanding: Supporting Muslims in Their Own Vision for Democracy; Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Remarks at the 7th Annual Conference of the Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy; Washington, DC
--04/26/06  FY 2007 Budget Hearing for USAID; Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs of the House Appropriations Committee; Washington, DC
--04/10/06  Living Up To Our Mission; Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator ; InterAction Annual Meeting Opening Plenary; Washington, DC
--01/19/06  Remarks At the U.S. Agency for International Development On Foreign Assistance Question and Answer Session; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--01/19/06  Remarks At the U.S. Agency for International Development On Foreign Assistance; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--01/19/06  Remarks on Foreign Assistance ; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC

Fact Sheets (2008)
--02/04/08  International Affairs FY 2009 Budget

Fact Sheets (2007)
--12/31/07  The United States and International Development: Partnering for Growth
--07/10/07  Foreign Assistance Framework
--05/09/07  After-Action Review of FY 2008 Budget Formulation Process
--04/10/07  Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Process
--02/05/07  Fiscal Year 2008 Foreign Assistance Budget Request: Investing in Global Stability and Prosperity
--02/05/07  Overview of the New Summary and Highlights Format International Affairs Function 150 FY2008 Budget Request
--01/08/07  Foreign Assistance Performance Indicators

Fact Sheets (2006)
--11/17/06  Visit to Lebanon: Fall 2006
--10/27/06  Foreign Assistance Standardized Program Structure and Definitions
--10/23/06  New Foreign Assistance Budget Process
--10/20/06  Foreign Assistance Standardized Program Structure and Definitions
--10/13/06  Foreign Assistance Framework
--06/22/06  U.S. Foreign Assistance Reform: Achieving Results & Sustainability in Support of Transformational Diplomacy
--06/15/06  Frequently Asked Questions About U.S. Foreign Assistance Reform
--01/19/06  New Direction for U.S. Foreign Assistance

Press Releases (2006)
--05/09/07  After-Action Review of FY 2008 Budget Formulation Process

Other Releases
--10/15/07  Standardized Program Structure and Definitions; Washington, DC
--  Guidance for FY 2008 Operational Plans and FY 2007 Performance Reports; Office of the Director for U.S. Foreign Assistance; Washington, DC