Important Hill Hearing
Tomorrow the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) a network of global development experts from think tanks, humanitarian and development organizations, and advocacy groups, will launch a new report and initiative to bring U.S. foreign assistance into the 21st century.
The launch will take place at the Rayburn House Office Building from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m and the speakers include:
-Rep. Howard L. Berman, chair, House Foreign Affairs Committee
-Rep. Nita Lowey, chair, State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee
-Sen. Chuck Hagel, member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
-Steve Radelet, Center for Global Development and co-chair, MFAN
-Gayle Smith, Center for American Progress and co-chair, MFAN
and MFAN members:
-David Beckmann, Bread for the World
-Ray Offenheiser, Oxfam America
-George Ingram, Academy for Educational Development
-Lael Brainard, Brookings Institution
Stay tuned. Tomorrow we’ll have reactions from a guest blogger!
-Erin Erlenborn
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June 9, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Hey Erin, thanks so much for the “heads up” on this forum tomorrow. Let’s just hope that a framework for future ACTION to fight AIDS & extreme poverty in our world will emerge out of this meeting.
We have seen a lot of talking about the issues that ONE advocates for by politicians in DC over the last few years.
But what we haven’t always seen is a FIRM & CONSISTENT COMMITMENT by these same politicians to FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE FUNDING that will accomplish these goals (i.e., the current battle for PEPFAR’s re-authorization)
I’ll be watching what emerges from this forum plus anticipating our guest blogger. (smile)
ONE HEART, ONE HOPE, ONE VOICE, ONE LOVE – debbie:)
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