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USAID Hosts Series of Public Briefings on Iraq Development Activities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2007
Press Office: 202-712-4320
Public Information: 202-712-4810
Email: http://www.usaid.gov/

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will hold a series of one-hour briefings focusing on its development activities in Iraq, beginning Thursday, December 13. The series will consist of a general overview of USAID's work in Iraq, including the agency's role on Provincial Reconstruction Teams, and introductions to its two major sector initiatives-Economic Growth & Agriculture and Democracy & Governance.

• "USAID/Iraq: A Strategic Overview-Past, Present and Future"
  Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 3:00 pm
  Presented by Thomas Staal, Director, Office of Iraq Reconstruction, USAID
• "Economic Growth and Agriculture in Iraq"
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 3:00 pm
  Presented by John Seong, Director, Office of Economic Growth and Agriculture, USAID/Iraq
• "Democracy and Governance in Iraq"
  Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 3:00 pm
  Presented by Gavin Helf, Senior Democracy Advisor, Democracy and Governance Office, USAID/Iraq

Each presentation will emphasize major programs and activities over the past year and include a Q&A period. The briefings, which are open to the public, will take place in the USAID Knowledge Services Center, Room M-17, located on the mezzanine level of the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC. All attendees must present valid, government-issued identification for entry into the Reagan Building.

The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50 years.

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