This morning, USAID hosted Secretary of State John Kerry for his first visit with USAID staff at the Ronald Reagan Building. Read more >>
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USAID Gives Back to Servicemembers at Home and Abroad
On Saturday, I joined USAID staff and their families to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering on the National Day of Service. Read more >>
Photo of the Week: Committed to Service
Administrator Rajiv Shah and daughter, Amna Shah, build care packages on the National Day of Service on January 19 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read more >>
Aid Effectiveness and USAID’s New Resilience Policy
USAID’s new policy “Resilience” is about using existing development dollars more effectively in disaster prone regions Read more >>
Taking Risks & Developing Partnerships with Burma
Higher Education Partnerships are one of many ways that USAID—and U.S. development assistance more broadly—will support the path of development and reform that the people of Burma are undertaking. Read more >>
USAID Reforms Aim to Strengthen Local Institutions and Systems
“No country wants to be dependent on another. No proud leader in this room wants to ask for aid. No family wants to be beholden to the assistance of other … But aid alone is not development. Read more >>
Photo of the Week: Administrator Shah Travels to Turkey to Visit Syrian Refugees
This week, USAID Administrator Shah traveled to Turkey where he met with senior officials to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria and assistance for those affected by the crisis. While in Turkey, Administrator Shah met with senior Turkish Officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) along with [...]