Earlier this month at the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah spoke to 300 U.S. diplomats, who were brought home from around the world to strategize diplomacy and development goals laid out in the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR). During the conference, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighted diplomacy as the front line of American foreign policy;... [Read more]
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Clinton reiterates diplomacy as critical to successful U.S. foreign policy
Last week, at a foreign policy meeting of U.S. ambassadors from all over the world, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reemphasized the importance of civilian power, especially in light of the recent unrest in Egypt and Tunisia. Clinton and the current administration have made diplomacy and development and integral part of their strategy on national defense, as outlined in the Quadrennial Diplomacy... [Read more]
QDDR Released Today
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the release of the long-awaited Quadrennial Diplomacy & Development Review (QDDR) final report today. The QDDR is a sweeping assessment of how the Department of State and USAID can become more efficient, accountable, and effective- it aims to be a blueprint for elevating American “civilian power” to better advance our national interests. ... [Read more]
Ambassador Melanne Verveer on Global Women’s Issues
Melanne Verveer was the keynote speaker to a packed house at Global Washington’s second annual conference where the theme was “Bridges to Breakthroughs.” She is recognized as a leader for global women’s issues and is the co-founder and chair of the board of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international NGO that supports global women’s leadership. She also worked... [Read more]
Secretary Clinton Announces Award for Innovation in Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment
Do you have a great idea for a new approach to the political, economic, and social empowerment of women and girls around the world? On April 28th, Secretary Clinton announced a new award, funded through the Rockefeller Foundation, to find and bring to scale the most innovative programs to empower women and girls. Each awardee will receive a grant of up to $500,000 to implement their idea. To apply,... [Read more]
Refocusing Global Health Sector Aid…But to Where?
by guest blogger Patricia Orozco Secretary Clinton’s speech earlier this month about the future of development policy suggested some interesting changes in US efforts to advance the global health sector – “Through our new Global Health Initiative, we will build on our success with PEPFAR and other infectious diseases, and we will focus more attention on maternal, newborn, and child health,... [Read more]
Policy News Roundup – Clinton vs Congress, Spinning the Haiti Crisis, and more
FOREIGN AID REFORM Clinton combats Congress on foreign aid reform Brookings blog gives Obama a B- for his work on global development in 2009, and wonders if Shah will preside over an “agency without agency” in 2010. Rajiv Shah was sworn in as USAID administrator on January 12th Steve Radelet of the Center for Global Development and “father of the Millennium Challenge Corporation” is under... [Read more]
What’s New and Exciting? Policy News Roundup
Here’s a roundup of interesting development policy-related news from the last couple of weeks. Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments. Secretary of State Clinton made a speech about the future of development policy last Wednesday, and there is no shortage of commentary- from William Easterly, Nicholas Kristof, Paul O’Brien of Oxfam, Chris Blattman, Devex, and others (Women are... [Read more]
Secretary Clinton’s Future of Development and Global Washington’s Principles of Aid Effectiveness
source: Foreign Policy magazine Hillary Clinton made a speech on development reform yesterday that is well-covered in the media. You can read commentaries on the speech by Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times, William Easterly in Foreign Policy Magazine, blogger Chris Blattman, Devex (for the development worker perspective) and others, like this article on how not only are women the solution but... [Read more]
