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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick will travel to Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Indonesia from October 29 to November 11, 2019.
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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick traveled to the Republic of Indonesia from November 8 to 11, 2019. Deputy Administrator Glick's visit coincided with the 70th anniversary of U.S.-Indonesia relations.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick traveled to Bangladesh from November 5-7 to encourage pro-growth economic reforms, visit USAID programs that combat human trafficking and promote hygiene and sanitation and address the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis.
The United States, through USAID, is partnering with the Government of Bangladesh and the Bangladeshi private sector to help diversify Bangladesh’s economy and stimulate new streams of economic growth. USAID’s Comprehensive Private Sector Assessment (PSA) identified agribusiness (food processing), health care, information and communications technology and outsourcing, light engineering, pharmaceuticals, and tourism as some of the most promising industries beyond the ready-made garments (RMG) sector for private sector engagement and investment.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, to speak at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum on November 4, 2019.
On November 4, 2019, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick participated in the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, alongside senior Administration officials and representatives from the private sector. At the Forum, the Deputy Administrator announced that since the 2018 Indo-Pacific Business Forum, USAID has dedicated an additional $441 million to expand partnerships with governments, civil society, and the private sector in countries in the Indo-Pacific region in support of activities in energy, infrastructure, digital connectivity, trade, and other economic activities. These new programs support the U.S. Government's Indo-Pacific Strategy, the goals of which are to create a region that is peaceful and secure, and in which countries are sovereign; to promote economic growth led by the private sector; and to bolster citizen-responsive governance that facilitates private investment by making economies open, transparent, and rules-based.
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