Press Releases

USAID is proud to formally partner with Malteser International because we believe that it will help us more effectively reach some of the world's communities in need. We know that faith-based partners often have networks, historic relationships, and grassroots expertise that extend beyond our own. We also know that organizations like Malteser International are trusted voices in the communities where they work. They can carry important messages, lifesaving messages, that will help beneficiaries take the right the right steps for both immediate assistance and long-term strengthening.

We need your effective, innovative work in the field. We need your voice here in Washington, talking to Congress, talking to others about the need that you see and the work that you do. We need you, if you like what you see and read and hear, to support what we're trying to do in Transformation, which I believe will make us stronger, faster, and more effective, and I vow that it will make us better partners for all of you.

There is so much that we need to do, but there's also so much that we can do. But that will only happen if we partner closely, we keep talking, we share ideas, we work together to craft results. The world is on fire; we're the fire brigade. We're the ones who can truly make a difference. Thank you for everything that you've done, thank you for what you do, and, yes, thank you for what you're going to do. Thanks very much.

Ramadan is a time when the Muslim world stops to focus on Islamic teachings; teachings regarding not just prayer, but compassion, community, and generosity towards the poor. For those of us who are not Muslim, an Iftar is an opportunity to demonstrate what has been called the truest measure of our commitment to religious liberty: the importance we place on protecting it for those of other faiths.

Last October, at the direction of President Donald Trump, Vice President Pence announced a new policy to expand assistance to religious and ethnic minority communities in the Middle East devastated by ISIS and other terrorist organizations. In Northern Iraq - once home to large communities of Christians and other minorities, many of whom left their homes or fled the country altogether - USAID is committed to creating the conditions so that these communities can return safely to their ancestral lands.

USAID urges the Nicaraguan Government to end the violence, respect human rights, and implement fully the recommendations of the independent Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Hello, everyone, it really is good to be here with all of you to help celebrate Pride. There's a saying, "Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common." I think that's right. And I think it should and must be celebrated. We all have unique skills, experiences, viewpoints, and life experiences. Those differences enrich us. Those differences make us stronger.

In terms of our work here at USAID, diversity is essential to what you've heard me say ad nauseam in the journey to self-reliance. As I have said before, no nation can truly be self-reliant in any meaningful sense of that term if it leaves a community of its population behind or on the sidelines, if it doesn't embrace all of its citizens and harness their unique perspectives and skills. In civil society and governance terms, no democracy is representative unless it listens to all of its voices. No nation can possibly reach its full potential unless it taps all of its people for the leadership it needs, especially during these often challenging times.

Ramadan is a time when the Muslim world stops to focus on Islamic teachings regarding not just prayer, but also compassion, community, and generosity toward the poor. It is a fitting occasion for us at USAID to do the same.

U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green will travel to St. Michaels, Maryland, June 3-5, to co-host the 50th Annual Tidewater Meeting with the Chair of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Administrator Green will join other leaders of major bilateral and multilateral aid agencies to discuss the challenges that face the international development community, and identify shared priorities for collective action, including to prevent the sexual abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Deputy Administrator David Moore will travel to Canada May 30 - June 2, where he will attend the G7 Development and Finance Ministerial Meetings in Whistler. USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment Michelle Bekkering will accompany him.