http://www.usaid.gov/press/factsheets/ Recent Speeches and Testimony from the U.S. Agency for International Development. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification webmaster@info.usaid.gov webmaster@info.usaid.gov http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/sp080508.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/sp080508.html The United States Agency for International Development has allocated $3.5 - pardon me - $3.25 million in initial assistance to date. This is initial assistance, let me underline that, for this relief effort. The assistance will be allocated by the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team, what we call DART. It is currently prepositioned in Bangkok and awaiting permission to enter Burma. We are urgently requesting visas. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:48:43 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/ty080506.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/ty080506.html What we now have is an increased demand for higher education due to the larger number of people completing secondary education, increased youth population in some countries and the residual effects of improved economies. Recent studies show that in order to break intergenerational poverty and to have transformative and sustainable development, higher levels of education are necessary. However, Africa's tertiary institutions face tremendous challenges in providing such education and meeting the increased demand. Thu, 08 May 2008 17:38:30 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/sp080430.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/sp080430.html Toward the objective of establishing new partnerships, I am pleased to announce here this morning, the signing of a new agreement between USAID and the National Science Foundation. This agreement will allow us to tap more deeply into the global scientific community to develop new technologies and methods that will improve agriculture, health, the environment, and our understanding of societies. Fri, 02 May 2008 11:44:11 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/sp080429.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/sp080429.html First, we must recognize that higher education is a foundation of development. This is something that we at USAID have long recognized, and have found a steady partner in with U.S. universities. Over the past few years, we have supported programs with more than 140 universities, colleges and community colleges in the U.S., partnering with an equal or greater number of higher education institutions overseas. Fri, 02 May 2008 12:07:02 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/sp080425.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/sp080425.html Malaria casts a shadow not only over health, but also on educational achievement, worker productivity, and economic development in sub-Sahara Africa. Recognizing the grave threat presented by malaria in Africa, in June 2005, the U.S. renewed its interest in the fight against malaria when President Bush announced a new US Government malaria initiative, providing an additional $1.2 billion of funding over five years to support malaria prevention and treatment activities in Africa. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:05:42 -0500