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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Honorable José Valencia, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Republic of Ecuador. The MOU signifies the establishment of a new chapter of cooperation between USAID and the Government of Ecuador.
Chat with Concordia Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO Matthew A. Swift from Bogota, Colombia
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green visited Bogota, Colombia May 13-14. On May 13, Administrator Green and President Duque announced an agreement to expand the scope of the two countries' Development Objective Assistance Agreement. USAID's $160 million contribution to this bilateral agreement reaffirms the two countries' continued support and collaboration. Administrator Green and President Duque also met with the Mayor of Ovejas to celebrate the USAID-funded land titling pilot project, which is Colombia's first massive land-formalization and multi-purpose registry project. Land-formalization is a key step to mitigating conflict, strengthening the economy, and reducing inequality in rural areas.
The readiness of the government and people of Colombia to take these challenges on, while continuingto drive to fulfill Colombia's destiny, is a major voice on the world stage, that makes us very proud to stay with you and to work with you. And, it's why today I want to take the opportunity to announce $160 million U.S. dollars in development assistance to Colombia from USAID.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green visited Castries, Saint Lucia on May 11, 2019. The Administrator met with Prime Minister Allen Chastanet to discuss shared challenges and opportunities to strengthen the bilateral relationship with St. Lucia on topics such as economic prosperity, youth development, education, and resiliency.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green visited Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago May 9-10.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) strongly condemns yesterday's attack by the Taliban on Counterpart International, a U.S. non-profit organization and implementing partner of USAID in Kabul, Afghanistan.
The increase in the number of infectious-diseases outbreaks (e.g., Ebola, Zika, and yellow fever) around the world and the risk posed by an accidental or deliberate release of dangerous pathogens highlight the need for a sustained, multi-sectoral, and coordinated United States response. U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is proud to be working with more than ten other Federal Departments and agencies in this critically important effort.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met yesterday with Colombian Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez in Washington, D.C. Administrator Green and Vice President Ramírez discussed the enduring partnership between the United States and Colombia to promote a sustainable peace, including through market-oriented investments in rural areas to provide economic opportunities for communities affected by violence, especially for women entrepreneurs. The Administrator and Vice President also reviewed the close U.S.-Colombian collaboration on responding to the regional crisis caused by the illegitimate Maduro regime in Venezuela.
On May 7, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick met with faith-based and private sector leaders in San Diego, California.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green will travel to Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panamá May 9-15, 2019. On this trip, the Administrator will discuss challenges and opportunities with regional leaders and visit sites where USAID is helping countries advance along the Journey to Self-Reliance.
Members, in order to capture some of the important work that so many of you have referenced, I'd like to touch briefly on a few of my recent travels. I just returned from Ethiopia and Côte d'Ivoire with Senior Advisor to the President, Ivanka Trump. While there, we met with women leaders and entrepreneurs to advance the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. We discussed ways to improve the enabling environment for women entrepreneurs, and advance issues like access to credit for women entrepreneurs at all levels.
On behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), I would like to extend warm wishes to all Muslims as you begin the observance of the month of Ramadan in the United States and around the world.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick will travel to San Diego, California May 6-8, 2019. During her visit, Deputy Administrator Glick will give remarks at the Accord Network Executive Retreat and meet with private sector partners to explore strategic engagement opportunities with USAID in emerging markets. Deputy Administrator Glick will also meet with members of the Middle Eastern Christian diaspora to discuss USAID's efforts to engage directly with local Iraqi groups in helping their communities recover from ISIS genocide.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Europe and Eurasia Brock Bierman will travel to Germany, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia May 1-14.
In total, the USAID request for Fiscal Year 2020 is approximately $19.2 billion. It represents $2.4 billion, or 14 percent more than last year's request. It's an attempt to balance fiscal responsibility here at home with our leadership role and national security imperatives around the world.
On World Malaria Day, I reflect on my time as a teacher in Africa 30 years ago, when my students routinely fell ill with malaria and died. I lost students, parents lost their children, and villages lost entire generations to this deadly disease. This is why I am so proud of the transformative work the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) does each day to bring cost-effective, life-saving tools, such as bed nets, insecticides, and medicines to people where they live.
On April 24, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick met with members of the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) and students interested in careers in foreign affairs at the University of Texas.
A fierce champion of human rights and dedicated employee of the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, Xulhaz Mannan was brutally murdered on April 25, 2016, at the hands of extremists who espoused a hatred unknown to Bangladesh and contradictory to the warmth and hospitality of the Bangladeshi people. Xulhaz joined the Office of Democracy and Governance at the Mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Bangladesh in 2015, after serving nine years as the Protocol Specialist for the U.S. Embassy.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick will travel to Austin, Texas on April 24. During her visit, Deputy Administrator Glick will meet with the Board of Directors for the Texas International Education Consortium and discuss the role that university partnerships play in achieving development objectives.
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