Democracy, Education, Muslim Outreach and Tsunami Reconstruction To Be Highlighted At Public Meeting On Development
USAID Administrator Natsios to Discuss Democracy and Freedom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2005
2005-07
Press Office: 202-712-4320
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WASHINGTON, DC - The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid's public meeting will be held tomorrow, May 25, 2005 at the National Press Club. U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew Natsios will deliver the keynote address on democracy and freedom at 9:00 AM. Following his presentation, James Smith, Acting Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade at USAID, will present the agency's new education strategy, followed by a panel discussion. The afternoon will feature concurrent panel discussions. The first will focus on Arab and Muslim Outreach, and the second will focus on Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction.
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WHAT: |
Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid public meeting
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WHERE: |
National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW
13th Floor
Washington, DC
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WHEN: |
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
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9:00 AM: | Keynote Address: USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios on Democracy and Freedom |
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10:30 AM: | USAID Education Strategy speech by James Smith, USAID Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade |
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11:00 AM: | Panel Discussion on Education Strategy |
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2:00 PM: | Session on Arab and Muslim Outreach (Ballroom) |
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2:00 PM: | Session on Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction (Lisagor/White Rooms) |
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The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) was established by Presidential directive after World War II to serve as a link between the U.S. Government and private voluntary organizations active in humanitarian assistance and development work overseas.
Please contact the USAID Press Office at 202-712-4320 for more information about this meeting or the panelists for each session.
The U.S. Agency for International
Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance
worldwide for more than 40 years.
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