Voices of Support

Cover of the United States Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity

USAID

Read the Voices of Support for the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity [PDF, 2.6MB] from senior leaders and decision makers representing the U.S. Government, civil society, researchers and academia, faith-based organizations, and policy and advocacy groups below.

As the Department of State’s Special Advisor on Children’s Issues, I am proud to add my endorsement of the efforts of over 30 government offices to put this plan in motion.
— Ambassador Susan S. Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs

Read the Voices of Support for the Action Plan:

• Administration for Children and Families, George Sheldon, Acting Assistant Secretary [PDF, 182KB]
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Robert Block, immediate past-President [PDF, 170KB]
• Arms Around the Child, Leigh Blake, President and Paul Zeitz, Vice-President [PDF, 162KB]
• Catholic Relief Services, Dr. Carolyn Woo, President [PDF, 216KB]
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director [PDF, 201KB]
• ChildFund International, Anne Lynam Goddard, President and CEO [PDF, 214KB]
• Christian Alliance for Orphans, Jedd Medefind [PDF, 206KB]
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Kathleen Strottman, Executive Director [PDF, 220KB]
• Democratic Republic of Congo, Arsene Tungali, University Student and Youth and Children’s Rights Activist [PDF, 203KB]
• Department of Labor, Carol Pier, Acting Deputy Under Secretary [PDF, 159KB], Bureau of International Labor Affairs
• Human Sciences Research Council, Professor Linda Richter, Distinguished Research Fellow [PDF, 234KB]
• Joint Council, Tom Difilipo, President and CEO [PDF, 169KB]
• Kidsave, Terry Baugh, President and Mother of Luda [PDF, 178KB]
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, James A. Mercy, Special Advisor for Global Activities, Division of Violence and Prevention [PDF, 200KB] 
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Susan Hills, PhD, Senior Advisor for Global Health [PDF, 158KB], Office of the Director
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Alan E. Guttmacher, M.D. [PDF, 230KB]
• New York University, Dr. Larry Aber, Distinguished Professor of Applied Psychology and Public Policy [PDF, 202KB], with Cataline Torrente and Carly Tubbs, Doctoral Students
• Save the Children, Carolyn Miles, President and CEO [PDF, 265KB]
• US Department of State, Ambassador Eric Goosby, US Global AIDS Coordinator [PDF, 183KB]
• US Department of State, Ambassador Susan S. Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, Bureau of Consular Affairs [PDF, 201KB]
• US Department of State, Luis C. deBaca, Ambassador-at-Large to Combat Trafficking in Persons [PDF, 202KB]
• USAID, Donald Steinberg, Deputy Administrator [PDF, 206KB]
• USAID, Robert Clay, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Global Health [PDF, 173KB]
• World Vision, Jesse Eaves, Senior Policy Advisory for Child Protection [PDF, 229KB]
• World Vision, Kent R. Hill, Senior Vice President [PDF, 259KB], International Programs

We should consider young people as individuals seeking their way in life; wanting to be full contributors to a better life for their families, their societies, and world; and are looking for our help in empowering them to fulfill a role for themselves that includes dignity and respect.
— Donald Steinberg, Deputy Administrator, USAID