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USAID Press Releases, 2001

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Hill Sworn In As Head of USAID's Europe and Eurasia Bureau 11/06/01--J. Edward Fox Sworn In As Head of USAID's Legislative and Public Affairs Bureau 11/05/01--First Airlifts of Food Aid for the People of Northern Afghanistan 11/05/01--Enterprise Funds 11/05/01--Polish American Enterprise Fund 11/05/01--Establishment of Polish-American Freedom Foundation 11/02/01--Operation Day's Work Students to Host 'Kids' Fair' to Benefit the Children Victims of September 11th Tragedy and Raise Funds for President Bush's Afghan Children's Fund 11/02/01--USAID Announces New Aid to Afghanistan at 40th Anniversary Event 11/02/01--USAID Celebrates 40th Anniversary October, 2001 10/31/01--USAID Announces $11.2 Million for Local Purchase of Food Aid 10/24/01--USAID Awards More Than $26.5 Million in Grants to Aid Afghanistan 10/24/01--USAID Delivers Humanitarian Assistance to Aid the People of Afghanistan Through the Winter 10/23/01--USAID Awards $44.47 Million to the International Fund for Ireland 10/16/01--On-the-Record Press Briefing On World Food Day by USAID Administrator Andrew S. Natsios 10/16/01--World Food Day: USAID Announces $38.5 Million in Additional Food Aid to Afghanistan 10/03/01--USAID Awards $3.7 Million Cooperative Grant to Develop Malaria Vaccine September, 2001 09/06/01--USAID Announces Two New Development Programs in Southern Sudan August, 2001 08/23/01--USAID Names New Mission Director to Haiti 08/17/01--USAID Opens 'Faces of Central Asia' Exhibit 08/16/01--USAID Announces Immediate Food Aid to Central America and Drought Assistance to Honduras and Nicaragua 08/06/01--USAID Investigation Results in Guilty Plea to Charges of Conversion of United States Government Funds 08/03/01--USAID Names New Director of Africa Regional Office 08/02/01--USAID Announces Up To $1 Million for India Flood Victims 08/02/01--USAID and Armenia Award Contract for Earthquake Zone Recovery Program to the Urban Institute 08/02/01--USAID Names New Mission Director for Panama 08/02/01--USAID Names New Mission Director for Mongolia July, 2001 07/31/01--South Africa Launches AIDS Helpline 07/19/01--USAID Investigation Leads to Guilty Pleas 07/17/01--Lori A. Forman Sworm in as Head of USAID's Asia & the Near East Bureau 07/12/01--USAID Administrator and Special Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan Andrew S. Natsios to Travel to Sudan July 15 - July 22, 2001 June, 2001 06/27/01--USAID, UNAIDS Sign $17 Million Agreement 06/26/01--USAID Names Mission Director for Kenya 06/25/01--USAID Assistance for Earthquake Victims in Peru 06/21/01--USAID Names Mission Director for Hungary 06/21/01--USAID Hurricane Disaster Preparations Underway: Latin America and the Caribbean Braces for 2001 Hurricane Season 06/20/01--USAID Announces $48 Million Towards Children's Vaccines 06/11/01--USAID Names New Mission Director for Malawi 06/07/01--Statement by USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios on Government of Sudan Bombing of Food Distribution Site 06/05/01--USAID and TIA Announce Partnership to Help U.S. Companies Increase Sales Leads in Developing Countries 06/04/01--USAID Names New Mission Director for Colombia 06/01/01--USAID Assistance to Sudan - Update May, 2001 05/22/01--USAID Names New Mission Director to Tanzania 05/15/01--United States Announces Plans for Least Developed Countries 05/09/01--U.S. Government Relief to Democratic Republic of Congo 05/03/01--Ukrainian MPs Visit Texas 05/03/01--USAID Announces a $73.6 Million Grant for Alternative Development in Colombia April, 2001 04/30/01--USAID Grants $43.8 Million for Economic and Development Assistance for the Water Sector in Jordan 04/27/01--Natsios Takes the Reins of USAID 04/24/01--USAID Announces the Release of the Ecolinks Annual Report 04/23/01--U.S. Congressional Delegation Inaugurates Wastewater Treatment Facility 04/23/01--U.S. Congressional Delegation Announces Two Million Dollar USAID Endowment for Archeological Preservation in Jordan 04/20/01--USAID and Children's Hospital to Provide Needed Medical Attention to Beninese Children 04/19/01--USAID Grants $37.6 Million for Economic and Development Assistance in Jordan 04/12/01--USAID Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea In Bid Rigging: Recent Judgement results in $63 million in fines to the U.S. government bringing total recovered funds to more than $100 million 04/10/01--USAID Awards $4,000,000 to the Africa Wildlife Foundation March, 2001 03/28/01--Bulgarian Officials Arrive in Ohio for USAID-Sponsored Resource Cities Program 03/26/01--USAID Names California Native as New Mission Director For Angola 03/14/01--USAID to Provide $25,000 in Response to Meningococcal Meningitis Outbreak in Ethiopia 03/07/01--USAID Funding of Samaritan's Purse February, 2001 02/15/01--USAID Officials Meet With Population Groups to Discuss Mexico City Policy 02/15/01--USAID To Provide $3.3 Million for Emergency Relief and Shelter in El Salvador 02/15/01--USAID Swears In Mission Director For Armenia 02/08/01--USAID Names New Mission Director for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 02/07/01--USAID and ICMA Serbia Resource Cities Program (Columbus, Ohio) 02/07/01--USAID and ICMA Serbia Resource Cities Program (Cincinnati, Ohio) 02/06/01--USAID Airlifts Emergency Supplies to Pakistan and Afghanistan 02/05/01--Arlington, VA Based Group to Receive $5.9 Million for Economic and Business Education in Central Asia 02/05/01--USAID Awards $2.2 Million in Contracts for Indian Earthquake 02/01/01--USAID Pledges $4 Million Additional Aid for India Earthquake January, 2001 01/31/01--USAID Announces $5.7 Million for Emergency Shelter in El Salvador 01/30/01--USAID to Send Second Airlift for India's Earthquake Victims 01/28/01--USAID Assistance for Earthquake Victims in India at $5 Million 01/27/01--USAID Announces $1 Million for Earthquake Victims in India 01/26/01--South Asia Transmission Utilities Participate in USEA Regional Transmission Partnership Funded by USAID 01/16/01--Archive: USAID Update to El Salvador Earthquake: $175,000 in Additional Assistance Provided 01/15/01--Archive: USAID Update to El Salvador Earthquake: Public Donation Information 01/14/01--Archive: USAID Responds to El Salvador Earthquake: Deploys Disaster Assistance Response Team 01/11/01--Archive: Statement by Administrator Anderson on Senator Helms Speech 01/10/01--Archive: South Africa Film, "A Long Night's Journey Into Day" to be Shown January 11 on Capitol Hill 01/08/01--Archive: Banks Take Over Payment Functions in Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Move promotes efficiency and eliminates barriers to investment. 01/03/01--Archive: USAID Inspector General Everett L. Mosley Sworn In

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