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Latest Press Release

USAID Administrator Shah to Deliver Remarks on Ending Extreme Hunger and Poverty through Agriculture

Monday, May 20, 2013

On May 21 at 9:00 a.m., U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah will deliver remarks at the 2013 Chicago Council Global Food Security Symposium. The remarks will address the U.S. Government’s efforts, through Feed the Future and support of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, at ending extreme hunger and poverty through agriculture highlighting the significance of science, trade, and business.

Optimized Lending Procedures Improve Access to Agricultural Loans

May 20, 2013 -- Gulsabah Amirova, USAID ACT project

USAID-assisted DemirBank in Azerbaijan introduces best practices for lending procedures for agricultural loans. Read more >>

Living Positively: The Importance of Pediatric HIV Disclosure

May 20, 2013 -- Bisola Ojikutu, Senior Treatment Officer on AIDSTAR-One at John Snow, Inc.

Senior Treatment Officer Bisola Ojikutu, at AIDSTAR-One, discusses the positive, transformative effects disclosing an HIV status have for children living with HIV. Read more >>

Congressional Testimony

Testimony of Administrator Rajiv Shah before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations

Testimony of Administrator Rajiv Shah before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Testimony of Administrator Rajiv Shah Before The Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Press inquiries

If you are a member of the press, you may contact our press relations office at:

U.S. Agency for International Development
Office of Press Relations
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, D.C. 20523-0016
Telephone: 202-712-4320
FAX: 202-216-3524

Last updated: April 30, 2013