April 30, 2007
The sudden resignation of Randall Tobias as the U.S. director of development after he admitted using a high-end call girl firm is more than a mere sex scandal. As the top U.S. development official, Tobias was responsible for overseeing the "Anti-Prostitution Pledge" which restricts recipients of U.S. funds from providing services to sex workers, thus undermining efforts to help some of the world's most unfortunate women and combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. Lawrence MacDonald, CGD director of communication and policy, credits Tobias for having the good sense to recognize evident hypocrisy and resign quickly.
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