Reports and Transcripts

ACVFA February 7th, 2024 Public Meeting

• Video

January 11, 2024 - Sub-Committee on Democracy and Anti-Corruption 

• Recommendations to Strengthen USAID’s Strategy for Supporting Global Elections in 2024

ACVFA May 24, 2023 Public Meeting

ACVFA Spring 2023 meeting featuring a conversation between Administrator Samantha Power and ACVFA Chair Paul Weisenfeld, as well as panel discussions featuring ACVFA members on democratic strengthening, anti-corruption, and locally-led development.

• Meeting Transcript
• Video

ACVFA December 2, 2022 Public Meeting

• Meeting Transcript
• Video

January 17, 2020, Democracy, Rights and Governance Sub-Committee

• Recommendations on Working in Closed and Closing Spaces

November 1, 2019

ACVFA Public Meeting on Great Power Competition and USAID's efforts toward anti-corruption and authoritarian actors, as well as updates on our new USAID of tomorrow!

• Video: Administrator Green's Remarks at the ACVFA Public Meeting: November 01, 2019
• Meeting Transcript | Certification of Minutes

May 20, 2019

ACVFA Public Meeting on the importance of Democracy, Rights, and Governance, and the principles and operations the Agency is considering to support programming in closed and closing spaces.

• Meeting Transcript
• Recommendations to Utilize Private Sector Engagement to Support Journey to Self-Reliance
• Video

January 18, 2018

ACVFA Public Meeting on the Journey to Self-Reliance

• Meeting Transcript
• ACVFA Recommendations on USAID’s Journey to Self-Reliance Vision
• Video

July 19, 2017

ACVFA Public Meeting on Reforming Aid

• Meeting Notes | Video
• Recommendations of the Efficiency and Effectiveness in Organization Working Group

October 13, 2016

ACVFA Public Meeting on Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead

• Recommendations
• Meeting Transcript [pdf, 220kb] and Video
• Global Development Lab Advisory Group Recommendations [pdf,157kb]

July 13, 2016

ACVFA Public Meeting on Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths

• Meeting Transcript (edited for clarity)
• Recommendations of the Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths Panel

June 2, 2016

ACVFA Public Meeting on Democracy, Human Rights, & Governance

• Opening Remarks - transcript
• Breakout 1: Evidence and Impact - transcript
• Breakout 2: Partnerships - transcript
• Breakout 3: Innovation - transcript
• Closing Remarks - transcript

Nov 10, 2015

ACVFA Public Meeting on the U.S. Global Development Lab

• Meeting Transcript
• Recommendations of the Global Development Lab Advisory Group [pdf, 178kb]

July 9, 2015

USAID Forward Today & Local Solutions in Practice

• Meeting Transcript

January 7, 2015

ACVFA Public Meeting

• Meeting Transcript

June 24, 2014, Award Cost Efficiency Working Group

• Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel and the Award Cost Efficiency Study Recommendations
• A New Model for Development: USAID Management and Process Reform

May 19, 2014, Feed the Future Working Group

• Feed the Future Civil Society Action Plan

March 5, 2014, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Meeting Transcript

December 11, 2013, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Meeting Transcript

September 18, 2013, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Unedited Transcript
• Broadening the Impact of Feed the Future through Collaboration with Civil Society: ACVFA Recommendations to Enhance Food Security & Nutrition Efforts

June 12, 2013, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Unedited Transcript (pdf, 437kb)
• Feed the Future Civil Society Action Plan Deliverables (pdf, 145kb)

March 14, 2013, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Unedited Transcript (pdf, 527kb)
• ACVFA Report on Best Practices in Local Capacity Building
• Photos from the meeting

June 15, 2012, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Uncorrected Transcript

May 13, 2011, ACVFA Public Meeting

• ACVFA Meeting Report
• Transcript: Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Public Meeting

October 21, 2009, ACVFA Public Meeting

• ACVFA Meeting Report 
• ACVFA Recommendations on Monitoring and Evaluation 
• Economic Growth Approach to Poverty Reduction and Food Security 
• Feeding a Hungry World 

June 09, 2009, ACVFA Public Meeting

• ACVFA Meeting Report 
• Managing for Results: The USAID Approach 
• Beyond Success Stories: Monitoring & Evaluation for Foreign Assistance Results 
• Key Elements of Evaluation at MCC 
• What have we learnt about M&E? 
• Policy Brief: Monitoring & Evaluation for Results 
• Strengthening Evaluation at USAID 

March 11, 2009, ACVFA Public Meeting

• ACVFA Meeting Report 

October 02, 2008, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Letter from ACVFA Chairman, John Sullivan 
• ACVFA Meeting Report 
• Subcommittee on Public Outreach Presentation
• ACVFA Report on Public Outreach: Why the Story That U.S. Foreign Assistance Is Working Must be Told 

June 04, 2008, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Letter from ACVFA Chairman, John Sullivan 
• ACVFA Meeting Report 

February 28, 2008, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Letter from ACVFA Chairman, John Sullivan 
• ACVFA Meeting Report 
• Global Knowledge Sharing for Development 
• Global Development Commons 
• New Directions for a New Developing World 
• ReliefWeb – a tool for knowledge sharing 
• Reviewing the Foreign Assistance Framework, February 2008 

October 24, 2007, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Recommendations for Improved Humanitarian Assistance: Humanitarian Assistance Working Group 
• Investing in People Working Group 

May 23, 2007, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Letter from ACVFA Chairman, John Sullivan 
• Full Report 
• Opportunities for the Majority Initiative: New Models to Serve the Majority 
• Governing Justly and Democratically: Working Groups Summary Finding 
• ACVFA Implementation Mechanisms Working Group Presentation 
• Economic Growth Working Group 

ACVFA Foreign Assistance Reform Recommendations

• Economic Growth (pdf, 63kb)
• Implementation Mechanisms (pdf,46kb)
• Governing Justly and Democratically (pdf,36kb)

February 21, 2007, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Full Report 
• Ambassador Tobias' Remarks Before the ACVFA: "The Global Development Alliance Excellence Award: A Recognition of Innovation in Partnership" - 
• Ambassador Tobias' Remarks Before the ACVFA: "The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid: A Key Advocate for Sustainable Poverty Reduction"

October 25, 2006, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Full Report 
• Summary Report 

June 07, 2006, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Full Report (pdf 114kb)
• Summary Report (pdf 64kb)

February 22, 2006, ACVFA Public Meeting

• Summary Report (PDF 63KB)
• Full Report (PDF 140KB)
• USAID’s Approach to Fragile States Programming in Africa (PDF 556KB),
• International Affairs FY 2007 Budget (PDF 40KB)
• Building America’s Conflict Transformation Capabilities, (PDF,1mb)
• Avian Influenza Response: Key Actions to Date, (PDF,104kb)

2005

• . USAID - DOD Relations,(PDF,205kb) Introduction to Avian Influenza (PDF,1,143kb)

President’s Malaria Initiative, (PDF, 323kb)

• May 25, 2005, ACVFA Public Meeting, Summary Report (PDF 83KB), Full Report (PDF 157KB). USAID’s Support for Democracy and Governance,(PDF,195kb)Education Strategy: Improving Lives Through Learning (PDF,2463kb)

• February 16, 2005, ACVFA Public Meeting, Summary Report (PDF 60KB), Full Report (PDF 92KB). ACVFA Briefing, Fragile States (PDF,139kb), Building for a Global Brand (PDF,2393kb)

2004

• October 27, 2004, ACVFA Public Meeting, Summary Report (PDF 100KB), Full Report (PDF 43KB).
• June 23, 2004 Development and Humanitarian Assistance: Lessons in Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Summary Report (PDF 74KB), Full Report (PDF 83.1KB).
• February 25, 2004 The Changing Face of Foreign Assistance: New Opportunities and Challenges, Summary Report (PDF 600KB), Full Report (PDF 528KB).

2003

• October 1, 2003 Reconstructing Iraq and Afghanistan, Summary Report (PDF 670KB), Full Report (PDF 331KB). Keynote Address by USAID Administrator Andrew S. Natsios (PDF 1.2MB),
• May 14, 2003 U.S. Foreign Assistance Strategy – A New Role for NGOs and USAID? Summary Report (PDF 155KB), Full Report (PDF 1MB).
• February 11, 2003 Public Diplomacy and Foreign Aid in the National Interest, Summary Report (PDF 203KB), Full Report (PDF 1.2MB). For a copy of the slide presentation given in Annex 4, "U.S. Foreign Aid: Government and Private," please contact Ashley Mattison at 202.737.2792.

2002

• October 9, 2002 Monterrey to Johannesburg and Beyond: What the Administration’s New Development Initiatives Mean for U.S. Foreign Assistance Policy and Programs, Summary Report (PDF 179KB), Full Report (PDF 367KB). Introduction by USAID Administrator Andrew S. Natsios (PDF 45KB). Remarks by Congressman Kolbe (PDF 93KB).
• May 22, 2002 Compact for Development and the Millennium Challenge Account, Summary Report (PDF 90KB), Full Report (PDF 174KB). Remarks by USAID Administrator Andrew S. Natsios (PDF 11KB). For a copy of the three slide presentations given in Breakout Group 3, "Economic Freedom," please contact Ashley Mattison at 202.737.2792.
• February 20, 2002 Afghanistan Relief, Reconstruction and Development: Implications For The U.S. Foreign Assistance Agenda, Summary Report (PDF 49KB), Full Report (PDF 280KB).
• October 17, 2001 USAID's Strategies for Conflict Prevention, Procurement Reform, the Global Development Alliance and HIV/AIDS, Summary Report (PDF 62KB), Full Report ( PDF 6MB). Meeting Agenda and Group Notes (PDF 110KB), Meeting Registrants and ACVFA Information (PDF 49KB). For a copy of the HIV/AID slide presentation by Dr. Duff Gillespie, please contact Ashley Mattison at 202.737.2792.
• May 31, 2001 Development Cooperation in the New Global Context, Summary Report (PDF 40.7KB), Full Report (PDF 85.1KB). Keynote Address by USAID Administrator Andrew S. Natsios: "USAID's New Approach to Development" (PDF 25KB).
• January 10, 2001 A New Agenda for Foreign Aid, Summary Report (PDF 78.1KB), Full Report (PDF46.7KB).