So to be clear, women's economic empowerment has long been a part of USAID's work. What W-GDP brings to the mission is new energy and a new comprehensive approach, an approach involving every part of the Executive Branch, from office to agency, from missions in the field to the Oval Office itself. It's bringing new resources, new analytic metrics, and a laser-sharp focus on the barriers that prevent women from having their place at the economic table.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today that the U.S. Government will commit $1.16 billion over Fiscal Years 2020-2023 to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, subject to Congressional appropriations. This includes $290 million in the Fiscal Year 2021 President's Budget, released today.

USAID National Security Advisor Eddy Acevedo, Senior Advisor Neilesh Shelat, and Special Advisor on Religious Pluralism in the Middle East Samah Norquist are visiting Jordan February 9-10 to advance USAID’s bilateral cooperation with Jordan and its work to support religious and ethnic minorities in the country.

On February 6, 2020, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met with the Interim President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Honorable Juan Guaidó, in Washington, D.C. The Administrator reiterated the commitment of the United States and USAID to supporting the Venezuelan people, Interim President Guaidó, and the democratically elected Venezuelan National Assembly as they continue to fight to return freedom and dignity to their country. Administrator Green expressed his admiration for the courage and leadership shown by the Interim President and his fellow members of the National Assembly in the face of constant threats and harassment. The Administrator and the Interim President agreed to work together to combat disinformation by the illegitimate Maduro regime, which continues to attempt to mischaracterize U.S. support for the Venezuelan people.

Deputy Administrator Glick met with the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina to discuss USAID's support for the nation's Journey to Self-Reliance and the importance of addressing the critical challenge of human trafficking in the country.  She emphasized the need to support key reform efforts to attract foreign investment.

Through DIV, USAID funds promising ideas, and pilots, and tests their effectiveness, scales up those ideas that show widespread impact and promise. It allows us to take calculated risks, quickly in projects that fail to pan out, and provide additional resources for those that do.

It's how we've institutionalized the experimental approach to development that is at the heart of Dr. Kremer's vision. And it's led to breakthroughs and innovations at a fraction of the usual cost. In fact, over a five-year period, just a few successful investments generated a higher return than USAID’s entire DIV budget. And when taken as a whole, DIV's overall portfolio of investments returned more than $5 for every $1 spent. He continues to play an integral role in the USAID, where he still serves, as you heard, as DIV's scientific director.

The world’s fastest-growing emerging market is its women. Women are also most emerging economies’ biggest underutilized asset. This is why I’m excited to launch the second iteration of YES-Georgia, with an expanded focus on empowering the country’s women.

On February 3, 2020, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green will deliver opening remarks during an event titled, "A Conversation with 2019 Nobel Laureate Dr. Michael Kremer," at the Ronald Reagan Building Amphitheater, in Washington, D.C.

Yesterday, John Barsa, the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, announced a new program to help Venezuelans who have fled oppression and despotism in their country to find economic opportunities in the Federative Republic of Brazil.