Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Public Meeting May 25, 2005

By International Development Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000698675
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Public Meeting May 25, 2005
Author:	International Development Agency
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Language:	English
Subject:	United Nations., United Nations. Centre for Economic and Social Information, AID project impact evaluation report
Collections:	Government Library Collection, United Nations Library International Aid and Funding Collection
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Publisher:	United Nations Library International Aid and Funding


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Description
Excerpt: In FY2002, the year that included September 11, USAID?s budget in Democracy and Governance was $670 million. In FY2004 the total budget was close to $1.2 billion, but nearly half of that amount was spent in Iraq and Afghanistan. The total remaining amount comes to $685 million, only a $15 million increase. The problem is that earmarks on Agency spending have grown so extensive that they are taking money from other accounts. These earmarks are for education, microfinance, and biodiversity? all worthy uses. But in Africa, for instance, the most important priorities are Rural Development, Infrastructure Development, and Democracy and Governance. These are not earmarked accounts, and therefore they are not growing. When you in the audience go to Congress to argue for the preservation of these earmarks, understand that there is a profound imbalance in the Agency?s budget for those areas where they don?t exist.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Welcome and Introduction: William Reese, ACVFA Chair.................................3 Keynote Address: Democracy and Freedom.......................................................3 Andrew S. Natsios, USAID Administrator Questions and Answers......................................................................................6 Education Strategy Rollout.................................................................................7 James Smith, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, USAID Questions and Answers....................................................................................10 Education Strategy Panel Discussion.............................................................11 Moderator: John Grayzel, Director, Office of Education, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, USAID Panelists: Edward Kadunc, USAID Mission Director, Mexico Stephen F. Moseley, President and CEO, Academy for Educational Development (ACVFA Member) James Wile, Director, International Development, International Reading Association Questions and Answers....................................................................................15 CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS Arab and Muslim Outreach...............................................................................20