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	<title>ONE &#187; U.S. Agencies</title>
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		<title>Senate Confirms Daniel Yohannes to head MCC</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/21/senate-confirms-daniel-yohannes-to-head-mcc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the US Senate confirmed Daniel W. Yohannes to be the new CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.  During his confirmation, Yohannes stated his confidence that &#8220;MCC&#8217;s anti-poverty partnerships worldwide will generate sustainable economic growth and opportunity.&#8221;
You can read the MCC&#8217;s statement here.
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		<title>Gates Foundation issues statement on USAID Administrator nominee</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/20/gates-foundation-issues-statement-on-usaid-administrator-nominee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/20/gates-foundation-issues-statement-on-usaid-administrator-nominee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has just issued a statement regarding Dr. Rajiv Shah, President Obama&#8217;s selection to be the next USAID Administrator.  You can read ONE&#8217;s take on the pick here.
Gates Foundation statement:
The selection of Dr. Rajiv Shah as the next administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) demonstrates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To the Floor for MCC</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/18/to-the-floor-for-mcc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Arsenault</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In more news from Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Daniel Yohannes to be chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). As we mentioned earlier on our blog, Yohannes, a West Coast entrepreneur, banker and philanthropist emigrated to the U.S. from Ethiopia at the age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official: Rajiv Shah Nominated USAID Administrator</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/10/its-official-rajiv-shah-nominated-usaid-administrator/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/10/its-official-rajiv-shah-nominated-usaid-administrator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Jane Staats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration today nominated  Rajiv Shah, a medical doctor and current under secretary for research, education and economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to become the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The announcement ends months of speculation and frustration about the still-vacant development post and comes on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rajiv Shah to be USAID Administrator?</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/10/rajiv-shah-to-be-usaid-administrator/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/10/rajiv-shah-to-be-usaid-administrator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Jane Staats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[USAID]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sources are saying that the Obama administration will nominate Rajiv Shah, a medical doctor and current under secretary for research, education and economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to become the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The announcement would end months of speculation and frustration about the still-vacant position and comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report from MCC head hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/05/report-from-mcc-head-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/05/report-from-mcc-head-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pooja Gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MCC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Robert Menendez]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On November 4, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, presided over by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), held the confirmation hearing for Daniel Yohannes, nominee for CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).  Yohannes began his testimony by praising MCC efforts; the MCC, he said, “lays innovative foundations” to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCC Reports from the Field</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/27/mcc-reports-from-the-field/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/27/mcc-reports-from-the-field/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MCC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote about an event I attended at the Millennium Challenge Corporation headquarters, where I got to hear firsthand from 4 Resident Country Directors about how MCC programs are working to stimulate economic growth.
Today, MCC&#8217;s &#8220;Poverty Reduction Blog&#8221; has a series of clips and interviews featuring various Resident Country Directors.  They serve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Poverty in Complex Situations</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/22/fighting-poverty-in-complex-situations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/22/fighting-poverty-in-complex-situations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ONE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.one.org/blog/?p=9659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Millennium Challenge Corporation gave a handful of local DC bloggers a chance to meet with some really interesting people.  They were the Resident Country Directors for Georgia, Ghana, Madagascar and Nicaragua.  Each director had a chance to talk about what they&#8217;d seen in their respective country&#8211; both the successes and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ONE takes a Field trip</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/14/one-takes-a-field-trip/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/14/one-takes-a-field-trip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthew.bartlett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.one.org/blog/?p=9213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In August, ONE partnered with The Field Museum and hosted Sen. Durbin on a rally around the Water for All Act.
Recently, ONE again joined with The Field Museum to host the Millennium Challenge Corporation and spotlight their compacts that work on clean water in impoverished nations around the world.  Most ONE members are very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Nominates Daniel Yohannes MCC CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/21/president-obama-nominates-daniel-yohannes-mcc-ceo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/21/president-obama-nominates-daniel-yohannes-mcc-ceo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Jane Staats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.one.org/blog/?p=8247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who says bad news comes on Friday afternoons? Late last Friday, after months of speculation over who would take the helm of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), President Obama announced his intent to nominate Daniel W. Yohannes for chief executive officer of the MCC. This counts as good Friday afternoon news for supporters of the [...]]]></description>
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