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The official designation of the Committee is: The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid.
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Objectives:
To serve as a focal point for relations between the U.S.
Government and private and voluntary organizations active in the
fields of relief, rehabilitation and development overseas.
To assure that the voluntary sector plays a vital and dynamic role
in the formulation and execution of foreign assistance programs.
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Duties and Scope of Activity:
To consult with, provide information to and advise the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID), and other U.S.
Government agencies, as appropriate, on matters and issues
needing attention across a wide spectrum of development issues
related to foreign assistance in which the U.S. Government and
private and voluntary organizations interact.
To provide information and counsel to the community of private
and voluntary organizations working abroad in relief,
rehabilitation, and development on issues of concern regarding
their relations with USAID and other U.S. Government agencies.
To foster public interest in the field of voluntary foreign aid and
the activities of private and voluntary organizations.
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ARTICLE 4 |
Duration:
The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid will serve
indefinitely, subject to biennial renewal as required under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972.
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Reporting:
The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (the Advisory
Committee) reports to the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance in
his or her capacity as the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID). The Office of the
Administrator provides the necessary support for the Committee.
The Executive Director of the Advisory Committee is the USAID
Advisory Committee representative.
The Advisory Committee will file trimestral reports with the
Administrator, describing its activities during the preceding
trimester, and will furnish any other data that may be required by
the Agency's Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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ARTICLE 6 |
Costs:
The annual operating costs in dollars and person-years for the
Advisory Committee and Subcommittees thereof are estimated to
be approximately $250,000 and 1.5 person-years respectively.
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ARTICLE 7 |
Meetings:
It is expected that the Advisory Committee will hold three
meetings annually. Its Subcommittees will meet as determined by
each Subcommittee chair.
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Membership:
The Advisory Committee shall be comprised of no fewer than
fifteen and no more than thirty members (including the Chairman
and Vice Chairman) appointed by the Administrator as
representatives of a balanced cross section of non-governmental
entities including private and voluntary organizations,
cooperatives, foundations, private firms, professional societies,
universities and other sources as he/she sees fit.
Members serve in a representative, not an individual, capacity and
therefore are not subject to the conflict of interest statutes.
The Administrator shall designate the Chairman and Vice
Chairman of the Advisory Committee.
Terms of membership shall be established by the Administrator at
the time of appointment to the Advisory Committee. Members
may serve for up to two years per term and may serve up to two
concurrent terms during the tenure of an Administrator.
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Subcommittees:
The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid may appoint
Subcommittees and/or special task forces as necessary, which shall
report to it. |
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Effective Date: December 1,2007
Termination Date: January 28,2009
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ARTICLE 11 |
Date Charter is Filed: December 1,2007
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Henrietta H. Fore
Administrator
U.S. Agency for International Development
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