USAID Weekly
ISSUE XIX • December 19, 2007
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USAID Administrator Sworn-in by Secretary of State
 Henrietta H. Fore was sworn-in by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the 15th Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Fore concurrently serves as the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and chairs the National Security Council's Policy Coordinating Committee on Development. She was designated by President Bush as Acting Administrator of USAID and by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as Acting Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance on May 7, 2007.
Mrs. Fore is the first female Administrator of USAID and is responsible for managing U.S. foreign assistance, including support to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty and engaging in democratic reforms. She oversees a staff of approximately 8,000, of whom more than 75 percent of are working overseas in USAID field offices. (Press release)
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Connecting the Money to the Mission: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Assistance to the Palestinians
Statement of Mark S. Ward, USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Near East before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
USAID's strategy in the West Bank and Gaza adheres to the President's vision of supporting the development of a future democratic Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its neighbors.
We are accelerating our assistance programs, in consultation with other international donors and the PA, to bring innovative and fresh ideas that support Prime Minister Fayyad's priorities.
In direct support of the Prime Minister, and in coordination with assistance provided by the U.S. Security Coordinator, we have extended new assistance to PA-controlled institutions in Nablus, a West Bank city that posed particular security and development challenges as Mr. Danin noted. From renovating and equipping the Public Notary Office at Nablus Court, to the Nablus City School Clean-up Campaign and the reconstruction of a large girls' school, we are working with the PA to help ensure that both security interests and community service needs are addressed simultaneously, a model that we would like to see expanded to other areas of the West Bank. Nablus is an excellent example of how we are actively matching our assistance resources with our political goals and linking them to promote positive change for Palestinians on the ground. (Full testimony)
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In The News
USAID Administrator Announces New Volunteer Partnership
Henrietta Fore announced, at a White House ceremony last week, the establishment of an innovative grant program to help eligible American volunteers with expenses related to service overseas.
USAID Hosts First International Faith and Community Based Initiatives Conference
USAID together with the U.S. Ambassador to Moldova, recently hosted the first International Faith and Community Based Initiatives Conference in Chisinau, Moldova...
Telling Our Story
Reliable Energy Enables Effective Response to HIV/AIDS in Rwanda
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Dependable access to efficient and affordable energy is essential to providing quality health care. Without electricity health service provision is limited .
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