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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>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>Report from MCC head hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/05/report-from-mcc-head-hearing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pooja Gupta</dc:creator>
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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>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<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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		<title>Senegal’s President Wade Proud of MCC Compact</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/17/senegal%e2%80%99s-president-wade-proud-of-mcc-compact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/17/senegal%e2%80%99s-president-wade-proud-of-mcc-compact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a $540 million, five-year compact with Senegal. This is the 11th compact with a sub-Saharan African country and the 19th compact globally. The signing, which took place on Wednesday morning at the U.S. Department of State, was presided over by Republic of Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade and U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCC Approves Senegal Compact</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/08/mcc-approves-senegal-compact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/08/mcc-approves-senegal-compact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) approved a five-year, $540 million compact with Senegal—the 11th compact to be signed with a sub-Saharan African country. Senegal was declared eligible for an MCC compact in May 2004, and has spent the time since developing their proposal. The compact aims to reduce poverty and spur economic growth by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCC Unveils New Transparency Tools</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/14/mcc-unveils-new-transparency-tools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/14/mcc-unveils-new-transparency-tools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MCC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today we attended a “Bloggers Brunch” hosted by our friends at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).  Acting CEO Rodney G. Bent talked with us a bit about how the MCC operates and interacts with other government agencies like USAID and DfID.  You can read about the MCC’s relatively short history here.
Of particular interest [...]]]></description>
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