(Prior to 1999, USAID Fact Sheets are indexed with the Agency Press Releases.) 2001 Press Releases 2001 Fact Sheets Press Releases: 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996 Fact Sheets: 2000, 1999 U.S. Department of State Press Releases Receive USAID Press Releases Via Email Last updated: Friday, 13-Dec-2002 16:58:52 EST

December, 2000

• 12/20/00--USAID Wins Vice President's Hammer Award
• 12/15/00--USAID Provides $10 million to Serbia for Electricity Needs
• 12/13/00--USAID's Anderson Travels to Ukraine To Mark Chernobyl Closing
• 12/06/00--USAID Pledges $11.8 Million in Food Aid to Afghanistan
• 12/01/00--USAID, High School Hold World AIDS Day Event

November, 2000

• 11/27/00--Media Advisory: Quincy Middle Schoolers Address United Nations Event
• 11/22/00--USAID Announces $23.5 Million for Food Assistance to Serbia
• 11/16/00--USTR and USAID Announce WTO Assistance for Africa
• 11/15/00--USAID Reconstruction Programs on Target 2 Years After Hurricanes Mitch and Georges Devastated Central America and the Caribbean
• 11/09/00--USAID Funds Anti-Corruption Efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 11/02/00--USAID Announces $25,000 in Emergency Aid to Landslide Victims in Central Java

October, 2000

• 10/27/00--USAID Applauds Congress For Passing Foreign Assistance Bill
• 10/03/00--Hurricane Keith: USAID Team Arrives in Belize; Disaster Declared in Nicaragua
• 10/02/00--Hurricane Keith: USAID to Deploy 'GO Team' to Belize

September, 2000

• 09/25/00--USAID and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Promote Cypriot Seismic Diplomacy
• 09/21/00--USAID's Anderson Calls Corruption "A Development Issue"
• 09/15/00--Dengue Fever Outbreak in El Salvador: USAID Provides Initial $25,000 for Medical Supplies
• 09/14/00--USAID Announces $20 Million Loan Guarantee to India
• 09/12/00--U.S., Japan Team Up to Fight AIDS Pandemic

August, 2000

• 08/30/00--USAID Names New Mission Director for Lebanon
• 08/21/00--2000 Hurricane Season: USAID Disaster Response Team Takes Position in Eastern Caribbean
• 08/18/00--USAID/OIG Investigation Results in Plea Agreement by German Company to Pay a Criminal Fine in the Amount of $30 Million
• 08/11/00--New USAID Mission Director to Zambia Sworn-In
• 08/01/00--State Department Briefing by Leonard Rogers, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Humanitarian Response
• 08/01/00--USAID Announces $4.7 Million in Aid for Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa

July, 2000

• 07/28/00--USAID Names Santa Barbara Native New Mission Director for Egypt
• 07/27/00--USAID to Provide $5 Million to Phillipines for Energy Programs
• 07/27/00--New USAID Mission Director to Namibia Sworn-In
• 07/26/00--PricewaterhouseCoopers Report Released on USAID Cuba Program
• 07/19/00--USAID Grant Agreement to Provide Jordan $50 Million
• 07/19/00--New USAID Mission Director to the Dominican Republic Sworn-In
• 07/18/00--Press Briefing by Leonard M. Rogers, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Response
• 07/14/00--Media Advisory: Clark Atlanta Students to Visit USAID
• 07/14/00--USAID and Nelson Mandela Children's Fund Link To Help Children and Orphans Threatened by HIV/AIDS
• 07/13/00--USAID Report Projects Dramatic Increase in AIDS Orphans
• 07/12/00--Foreign Aid Works: Poland A Model for Transition Countries
• 07/11/00--LIFE Initiative -- USAID's Efforts One Year Later
• 07/10/00--New Data Shows Tremendous Impact of AIDS on Developing World
• 07/07/00--New USAID Director of African Regional Office Sworn-In
• 07/03/00--Press Briefing by Leonard M. Rogers, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Response

June, 2000

• 06/30/00--New USAID Mission Director to Honduras Sworn-In
• 06/30/00--Media Advisory: USAID Press Conference Schedule   XIII International AIDS Conference -- Durban, South Africa
• 06/27/00--USAID Pledges $2 Million to Sierra Leone to Aid War-Affected
• 06/26/00--USAID Announces New Deployment Team, $2.3 Million to Miami Dade for International Disaster Response
• 06/25/00--USAID Administrator Pledges Over $2 Million Toward Eliminating World's Leading Preventable Cause of Mental Disabilities
• 06/23/00--USAID Advance Hurricane Disaster Preparations Underway
• 06/22/00--USAID Sees Rapidly Expanding Overseas Markets for Climate Change Technologies and Services
• 06/21/00--Media Advisory: USAID to Release Report on Increased Markets for Climate Change Technologies
  • 06/21/00--Market Opportunities for Climate Change Technologies and Services in Developing Countries
• 06/09/00--USAID Sends Disaster Team to Eritrea
• 06/06/00--U.S. and SADC Sign Agreements Totaling $18 Million
• 06/05/00--USAID Expands Assistance for Pension Reform in Ukraine
• 06/05/00--USAID Creates New Local Environment Action Program for Ukraine
• 06/05/00--USAID Announces $25 Million for Small and Medium Enterprise Development
• 06/05/00--USAID Establishes Commercial Law Resource Center
• 06/05/00--USAID to Provide $1.8 Million to Anti-Corruption Program
• 06/01/00--USAID, San Diego State University Sign Agreement to Benefit Water-Scarce Countries in Middle East

May, 2000

• 05/31/00--Lithuania Graduates from U.S. Agency for International Development
• 05/31/00--USAID Announces $11.4 Million in Aid for Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa
• 05/25/00--Zambia Forms Energy Regulatory Partnership with Oregon and the District of Columbia
• 05/24/00--USAID and Illinois Sign Trade Promotion Partnership
• 05/24/00--USAID Announces Aid for Displaced Eritreans
• 05/22/00--Mandela Economics Scholars Depart for U.S. (U.S. Embassy, South Africa, Media Advisory)
• 05/18/00--USAID Sends Disaster Assistance Response Team to Horn of Africa
• 05/17/00--Developing Countries Benefit Socially, Economically by Educating Girls: USAID Symposium Addresses Key Issues on Girls' Education
• 05/10/00--Foreign Aid Committee Recognizes Pelosi, Porter, Leahy, Snowe for Leadership in Women's Rights, Opportunities
• 05/04/00--USAID Rated #1 In Communicating with the American People and Congress
• 05/04/00--Mozambique International Reconstruction Conference Pledging Statement of the U.S. Delegation
• 05/01/00--USAID Receives Public Service Excellence Award

April, 2000

• 04/20/00--USAID Provides $5.7 Million for Humanitarian Relief Programs in Ethiopia - Ship with 86,000 tons of food to arrive in Djibouti Saturday
• 04/17/00--New USAID Mission Director to Benin Sworn-in
• 04/14/00--USAID Provided Aid to Mongolia for Winter Emergency - Deploys Assessment Team
• 04/13/00--USAID Launches Special Website: "Preventing Famine in the Horn of Africa"
• 04/09/00--USAID Responds to Cyclone Hudah - Flood-ravaged Mozambique faces another threat
• 04/07/00--USAID and Northwest Texas International Trade Center Sign Trade Promotion Partnership Agreement
• 04/05/00--USAID Sends Logistics Team to Horn of Africa

March, 2000

• 03/30/00--USAID Names Dr. David Roselle of Newark, Del., to Serve on Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid
• 03/30/00--USAID Names William Reese to Second Term as Chairman of Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid
• 03/30/00--USAID Names Jo Luck of Little Rock, Ark., to Serve on Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid
• 03/30/00--USAID Names Dr. Edwin Dorn of Austin, Texas to Serve on Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid
• 03/30/00--USAID Names Peggy Curlin as Vice Chair of Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid
• 03/24/00--USAID Airlift Delivers Food to Southeastern Ethiopia
• 03/24/00--USAID Provides New Support for Flood Relief Operations in Southern Africa
• 03/23/00--USAID Announces Food Aid to Eritrea -- Praises government for assistance to displaced people
• 03/23/00--USAID Press Release: USAID Announces Funds to Improve Port of Djibouti -- Contributes one-third of Djibouti's drought food needs
• 03/22/00--U.S. Official First to Visit Southern Somalia in Five Years Announces Food Aid to Somalia
• 03/17/00--USAID Announces Food Aid to Kenya
• 03/16/00--USAID Announces Emergency Assistance to Ethiopia
• 03/16/00--USAID Donates Equipment to Flood Relief Efforts in Mozambique as Miami-Dade Team Completes Mission
• 03/09/00--USAID Announces Humanitarian Assistance for the Philippines
• 03/03/00--USAID to Provide $1 Million in Additional Food Aid for Mozambique

February, 2000

• 02/29/00--USAID to Provide $7 million in Food Aid for Mozambique
• 02/28/00--USAID Provides $1 Million for Search and Rescue in Mozambique
• 02/28/00--USAID to Provide Mozambique with Humanitarian and Technical Assistance
• 02/22/00--USAID and Pennsylvania Sign Trade Promotion Partnership Agreement
• 02/17/00--USAID To Give Mozambique $450,000 To Aid With Flooding
• 02/15/00--USAID Administrator to Speak at National Summit on Africa
• 02/14/00--Remarks of Ambassador Harriet C. Babbitt at the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (speech)
• 02/11/00--New Mission Director to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sworn In
• 02/08/00--Ambassador Harriet C. Babbitt to Lead U.S. Delegation to U.N. Conference on Trade and Development
• 02/01/00--USAID Announces Partnership Between University of Maryland and the National University of Rwanda

January, 2000

• 01/31/00--USAID Signs Agreement to Provide $7 Million to Montenegro
• 01/24/00--USAID to Fund Internet Links for Kenya Schools
• 01/24/00--USAID Opens New Office Complex in Nairobi
• 01/23/00--Loans, Training Opportunities to Honduran Women Give New Hope to Hurricane Mitch Victims
• 01/21/00--USAID Administrator Visits Honduras' Disaster and Response Agency
• 01/21/00--Transitional Housing Provides Shelter To Needy Hondurans
• 01/21/00--Life After Hurricane Mitch--Honduran Community Rebuilds With Help From USAID
• 01/21/00--Hurricane Mitch Reconstruction Top Priority For USAID Administrator's Visit To Honduras
• 01/19/00--USAID Pledges Funds to Rebuild Key School in Southern Sudan
• 01/19/00--USAID Names New Mission Director for Bosnia-Herzegovina
• 01/19/00--Democracy, Education, Women's Programs Among Topics for USAID Administrator's Visit to El Salvador
• 01/18/00--Closing Ethnic and Gender Gaps
• 01/17/00--USAID-Funded Housing Complex Helps Hondurans Rebuild Homes, Lives
• 01/17/00--USAID Microenterprise Programs Empower Women, Improve Quality of Life for Salvadorans
• 01/17/00--Persons With Disabilities Top Priority of U.S. Foreign Assistance Agency
• 01/17/00--Hurricane Mitch Reconstruction, Peace Accords, Education, Among Topics for USAID Administrator's Visit to Guatemala
• 01/14/00--Press Advisory: USAID Administrator to Visit Central America
• 01/11/00--USAID and Hawaii Sign Trade Promotion Partnership Agreement
• 01/10/00--USAID Announces 12 African Nations to Receive Funds to Fight AIDS