{"id":137429,"date":"2017-08-03T15:56:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T19:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/?post_type=one_press&amp;p=137429"},"modified":"2017-08-03T15:56:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T19:56:30","slug":"one-campaign-welcomes-senate-confirmation-mark-green-usaid-administrator","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/press\/one-campaign-welcomes-senate-confirmation-mark-green-usaid-administrator\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE Campaign welcomes Senate confirmation of Mark Green as USAID administrator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">WASHINGTON \u2014 <b>Tom Hart, North America executive director of The ONE Campaign,<\/b> released the following statement on the confirmation of Mark Green as the 17th administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s really been remarkable to see such strong, bipartisan support for Mark Green\u2019s nomination these last few months, and it\u2019s great to see that support translate into a unanimous Senate confirmation today. I think it\u2019s emblematic not only of Ambassador Green\u2019s clear qualifications, but of Congress\u2019 appreciation for USAID\u2019s work in the fight against extreme poverty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAmbassador Green will arrive at USAID with a tough, but important job waiting for him. USAID\u2019s staff is already wrapping up proposals for policy reforms, structural reorganization, and the agency\u2019s FY19 budget. At Secretary Tillerson\u2019s urging, they\u2019re even rewriting USAID\u2019s mission statement. USAID needs a strong, politically appointed leader now who can be a vocal advocate for the work of this agency \u2014 fighting global poverty \u2014 inside the Administration and on the Hill. I\u2019m glad that Ambassador Green has finally been confirmed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ONE is a policy and advocacy organization of 8 million people taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. Co-founded by U2 lead singer, Bono, and not politically partisan, ONE raises public awareness and presses political leaders to combat AIDS and other preventable diseases, increase investments in agriculture and nutrition, and to demand greater transparency in poverty-fighting programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"buffer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really been remarkable to see such strong, bipartisan support for Mark Green\u2019s nomination these last few months, and it\u2019s great to see that support translate into a unanimous Senate confirmation today. 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