USAID Summer Seminars
Session 4
 The
Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination, in coordination
with the Knowledge for Development Subcommittee, is pleased
to present USAID 2004 Summer Seminars.
Click under “Materials” below for more information.
Visit our WebBoard
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Organizer: Bruce
Burton, Office of eDiplomacy, Dept. of State. Presenters:
James Bever, former Director, USAID Mission to Afghanistan; John Finney, Political Advisor Coordinator, Dept of State; David Sedney, former Deputy Chief of Mission, Kabul Embassy; Ross Wherry, Senior Reconstruction Advisor, ANE, USAID
Many organizations face the challenge of transferring knowledge
from outgoing to incoming personnel and from one generation
to the next. For State and USAID, the challenge has been
particularly acute regarding the hundreds of personnel who
have served short-term rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
State and USAID personnel assigned to either post quickly
need to understand operating procedures, people, culture,
political and economic circumstances, security, and development
and humanitarian needs. The learning curve has had to be
short and the stakes—for individuals, managers and
for the success of the mission—are very high.
This seminar featured a discussion among veterans of service
in Iraq and Afghanistan about how their organizations dealt
with the challenge of preparing new people to do their jobs,
often in dangerous and harsh conditions, and to pass on
their learning to their replacements. The panel highlighted
what worked and where gaps remain between needs and solutions,
and looked to the audience to suggest ideas for meeting
those needs.
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WHEN: Each Tuesday, 9:00 to 11:00 AM through September
14
WHERE: The Center for Association Leadership at
the Marriott Learning Complex is located in the Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW. Main entrances to the Ronald Reagan Building are
located on 14th Street and along Woodrow Wilson Plaza at 13th
and Pennsylvania Avenue. The Center for Association Leadership
is located on the Concourse Level (one floor below street
level) near the Metro entrance to the Ronald Reagan Building.
The Center is on your left before the Metro passageway. If
taking Metro, the Federal Triangle metro stop (blue and orange
lines) is connected to the Ronald Reagan Building by a covered
passageway. The Center will be immediately on your right as
you enter.
OTHER: A photo ID is needed to enter the Ronald
Reagan Building.
REGISTRATION: No pre-registration, but we recommend
that you arrive at least 20 minutes early to pass building
security and to get a good seat.
QUESTIONS: For additional information, please contact
Cindy Arciaga at 202-661-5859 or by e-mail at CArciaga@DIS.CDIE.ORG.
Information will be available on the web at: www.usaid.gov/policy/cdie.
Point of Contact: Any questions concerning USAID
Summer Seminars may be directed to Judy Light, PPC/DEI/DI,
202-712-0761, or Joe Lieberson, PPC/DEI/ESPA, 202-712-4704.
To view descriptions for the upcoming 2004 seminars,
please click here.
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