On July 14, 2008, the Millennium Challenge Corporation and Burkina Faso signed a $480.9 million poverty reduction grant.
Video of the Burkina Faso Compact Signing Ceremony on July 14, 2008.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza speaks at the MCC Compact Signing Ceremony while Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré and MCC CEO Ambassador John Danilovich listen.
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MCC CEO Ambassador John Danilovich shakes hands with Burkina Faso's Minister of Finance and Economy Jean Baptiste Marie Pascal Comparé after signing the Compact.