In the Press

Read what the media is saying about MCC, listed by date in descending order. Sort the table by clicking on a column header.

Date Publication Article Title and Link Type
08/21/2009 The Huffington Post Rethinking Trade Op/Ed
08/20/2009 The Washington Times Reform the right should embrace Op/Ed
08/18/2009 Devex UNESCO Candidate Calls for Pan-American Effort to Spur Development Article
08/18/2009 The Atlanta Journal Constitution U.S. aid must be transparent, accountable and show results Op/Ed
08/17/2009 Devex The China Example: Could it Work in Latin America? Blog
08/16/2009 CNN en Espanol Contra la pobreza TV Interview
08/16/2009 Voice of America Clinton's Africa Trip Meant to Underscore US Commitment to Closer Ties Article
08/15/2009 The Washington Post
Clinton's Africa Trip Ends With a Promise
Article
08/14/2009 U.S. State Department Remarks With Prime Minister Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde Transcript
08/13/2009 The Boston Globe Global healthcare takes more than a pill Op/Ed
08/12/2009 The Huffington Post Tough Talk on Africa is a Two-Way Street Op/Ed
08/11/2009 CNBC Alan Patricof talks about helping the U.S. Government invest in developing countries TV Interview
08/11/2009 The eAfrica Journal MCC and Africa: A Partnership Accelerating Private Enterprise Op/Ed
08/10/2009 ONE Clinton delivering the right message in Africa Blog
08/07/2009 AllAfrica.com Africa: Reducing Poverty by Increasing Trade Op/Ed
08/04/2009 The Weekly Standard Into Africa Op/Ed
08/03/2009 Forbes Partnership, Not Patronage Op/Ed
08/02/2009 Devex MCC Lauds Liberia’s Economic Progress Blog
08/02/2009 Voice of America Evaluating International Development Editorial
07/31/2009 The Houston Chronicle Improve world health care by increasing prosperity Op/Ed
07/22/2009 The Seattle Times U.S. foreign assistance's effectiveness should be held to rigorous standard Op/Ed
07/21/2009 AllAfrica.com Agency Uses Africa Growth Act to Spur Trade, Investment Article
07/20/2009 Aid Watch Are the best aid agencies the ones about to die? Blog
07/16/2009 CIPE Development Blog The Credibility Crunch Blog
07/15/2009 IBM Center for the Business of Government Real-Time Results Reporting Blog
07/15/2009 Global Integrity Commons Spreadsheets and Transparency at the MCC Blog
07/15/2009 Los Angeles Times American aid to Africa Op/Ed
07/14/2009 ONE MCC Unveils New Transparency Tools Blog
07/12/2009 Financial Times Obama inspires in Ghana Article
07/11/2009 The New York Times Obama Delivers Call for Change to a Rapt Africa Article
07/11/2009 Huffington Post Obama and Democracy in Africa Op/Ed
07/10/2009 Reuters $547 Million U.S. Grant with Ghana Addresses Agriculture, Education and Infrastructure Article
07/10/2009 Huffington Post What Obama's Trip to Ghana Really Means Op/Ed
07/10/2009 The New York Times Rebranding Africa Op/Ed
07/10/2009 Reuters Liberian leader to Obama: Africa needs investment Article
07/10/2009 Huffington Post Obama in Ghana: Pay Attention to Africa Op/Ed
07/09/2009 AllAfrica.com Helping Africa Release Its Potential Starts With Boots On the Ground - Farming Boots Op/Ed
07/09/2009 Devex Obama in Ghana: A Focus on MCC’s Work in Africa Blog
07/09/2009 The Washington Times Peaceful vote draws Obama to Ghana Article
07/08/2009 AllAfrica.com Ghana: Obama Visits a Hopeful Nation on a Troubled Continent Op/Ed
07/07/2009 New Hampshire Union Leader U.S. aid for Africa is helping and must continue Op/Ed
07/07/2009 Voice of America Expanding Economies In Africa Editorial
06/29/2009 Indianapolis Star Aid policies push reforms Article
06/25/2009 America.gov The United States and Ghana: A Partnership of Tangible Results Article
06/24/2009 America.gov President Obama’s Visit to Ghana Will Be Historic Article
06/22/2009 Diplomatic Courier Prosperity Bound: A Shared Vision for Fighting Poverty in the Americas Op/Ed
06/19/2009 Deseret News Good foreign aid helps U.S. taxpayers Op/Ed
06/10/2009 U.S. State Department Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting Statement
06/10/2009 The Huffington Post Where Poverty and Culture Intersect: Embracing Local Traditions to Better Fight Poverty Op/Ed
05/31/2009 New Jersey Star Ledger From Harrington Park to Burkina Faso, your tax dollars at work Op/Ed
05/29/2009 Des Moines Register Combat hunger by investing in agricultural development Op/Ed
05/28/2009 Voice of America Helping Others Fight Corruption Editorial
05/26/2009 The Miami Herald MCC helps put Nicaraguan farms back to work Article
05/21/2009 Bureau of National Affairs MCC Chief Sees Obama Support For Program, Budget Realities Article
05/19/2009 AllAfrica.com Obama Seeks $1.42 Billion for Millennium Aid Agency in 2010 Article
05/19/2009 America.gov E-government Strengthens Transparency in Cape Verde Article
05/14/2009 The Charlotte Observer To address global poverty, first fight for global health Op/Ed
05/13/2009 The Huffington Post The President's 2010 Budget: A Transition to New Priorities Op/Ed
05/11/2009 PBS Foreign Exchange Zambia's Ambassador to the US discusses MCC anti-corruption efforts TV Interview
05/08/2009 ONE ONE’s Issues Report Card on President’s FY2010 Budget Blog
05/08/2009 Devex MCC Gets Vote of Confidence From Obama Blog
05/07/2009 Congressional Quarterly Obama Budget Fiscal 2010: State and Foreign Operations Article
04/16/2009 Reuters MCC and Women Thrive Worldwide Host Public Forum Focusing on Women's Roles in Solving the Global Food Crisis Article
04/14/2009 Politico Feeding the body and mind Op/Ed
04/13/2009 Diplomatic Courier What it Really Means to Stand with the Poor Op/Ed
04/12/2009 The Washington Times The entrepreneurial approach Op/Ed
04/11/2009 New Hampshire Union Leader Even now, we must continue giving to the world's poor Op/Ed
04/05/2009 GlobalPost Millennium Challenge Corporation: Change we don’t need?
 
Article
04/03/2009 Devex Anti-Corruption Guide Sheds Light on Oversight, Country Ownership Blog
04/03/2009 Washington Post 'Dead Aid,' Dead Wrong Column
04/01/2009 Voice of America As G20 Meets, MCC Sees Rising Global Poverty Article/MP3
03/31/2009 Devex MCC to Push $3 Billion in Africa Contracts Blog Article
03/23/2009 Devex MCC Taps Business Sector for Program in the Philippines Blog Article
03/20/2009 America.gov Jordan’s Women Gain Stronger Voice in Local Politics Article
03/17/2009 Christian Science Monitor How to make US foreign aid work Op/Ed
03/05/2009 ONE Blog ONE in Ghana: Development and Pineapples Blog Article
03/03/2009 The Huffington Post An American Brand the World Already Believes In Op/Ed
02/07/2009 The Armenian Reporter U.S. Millennium Challenge program is rebuilding Armenia’s waterways Article
01/23/2009 The Stanford Hoover Digest Bush’s Quiet Successes Article
01/17/2009 Voice of America (VoA) Poverty and Land Ownership Editorial
12/30/2008 Middle East Times Results in Morocco Before Spending a Dime Op/Ed
12/30/2008 The Africa Journal Africa and the MCC: Partnerships for Progress, A Legacy of Results Op/Ed
12/20/2008 The New York Times U.S. Aid Should Be Earned Op/Ed
12/19/2008 The Miami Herald Practice principles, not politics, for the poor Op/Ed
12/18/2008 Voice of America (VoA) Zambia and the MCC Editorial
12/15/2008 ONE Campaign

Independent Documentary on MCC

http://www.one.org/blog/2008/12/15/mcc-looks-toward-the-future/

Website
12/12/2008 CNN En Espanol

MCC CEO Ambassador Danilovich Interview with CNN

Video
12/09/2008 America.gov Aid Agencies Join to Improve Effectiveness in Poor Countries Article
11/25/2008 The Atlanta Journal Constitution An end to global poverty starts with property rights Op/Ed
10/23/2008 The Huffington Post Why Fight Global Poverty Op/Ed
10/23/2008 The Miami Herald U.S. forges partnerships to ease poverty abroad Op/Ed
10/19/2008 San Francisco Chronicle We Must Keep Up the Fight to Reduce Poverty Op/Ed
05/20/2008 CGD Blog Sacrificing the MCA to be Good Just Isn’t Smart Blog
07/18/2008 America.gov

Millennium Challenge—New Template for Aid?
with special mention of ongoing implementation in Madagascar.

Blog
07/28/2008 Voice of America (VoA) Helping Women In Small Business

 

Website
08/15/2008 Voice of America (VoA) Assisting Economic Growth In Namibia Website
  Voice of America (VoA) Policy Brief: MCC Empowering Women Video
    Punto de Vista: MCC Programs in Latin America Video
  MCC About MCC: YouTube or mcc.gov Video
08/27/2008 NDI

Combating Global Poverty
MCC CEO Ambassador John Danilovich participated on a panel with such distinguished panelists as Madeleine Albright, Ben Affleck, Nancy Birdsall, Hernando de Soto and others
(Discussion of MCC at 00:54 in the webcast)

Video
09/01/2008 Humphrey Institute, Oxfam, and German Marshall Fund

The Future of Foreign Assistance
MCC VP Matt McLean moderated a panel discussion involving a distinguished list of experts including Ray Offenheiser, Rep. Jime Kolbe, Rich Fontaine and others
(Choose your connection speed, click on Panel C:  “The Future of Foreign Assistance”)

Video
09/11/2008 Voice of America (VoA) El Mundo Al Dia (video in Spanish)
Ambassador Danilovich and MCA-Nicaragua’s Juan