CGD in the News
In US, Uncertainty Starts March 1 (Devex Newswire)
Director of Rethinking US Foreign Assistance Program Sarah Jane Staats is quoted in a piece from Devex Newswire on the impact of the US sequestration on development aid.
A Thanksgiving Agenda for U.S. Foreign Aid (CNN World)
Sarah Jane Staats, CGD's director of the Rethinking US Foreign Assistance Program, writes an op-ed on giving the development agencies more attention this holiday season.
Presidential Debate: Seven Foreign Policy Questions That Should Be Asked ... and Probably Won't (Washington Post)
CGD's Director of Rethinking US Foreign Assistance Program, Sarah Jane Staats, is quoted in a Washington Post piece that poses seven foreign policy questions for the candidates.
US Foreign Aid: Why There's Little to Choose between Obama and Romney (The Guardian)
Director of CGD's Rethinking US Foreign Assistance Program Sarah Jane Staats writes on the similarity between the two presidential candidates' ideas for foreign aid.
2011 Foreign Aid Cuts Not as Great as Feared (Inter Press Service)
Sarah Jane Staats was quoted in an Inter Press Service article on the FY2011 Budget.
U.S. Foreign Aid Faces Cuts as China's Reach Grows (Associated Press)
Director of policy outreach Sarah Jane Staats was quoted in an Associated Press article on U.S. budget cuts and China's growing influence in the developing world.
Let's Be Smart about Foreign Aid in the Debates Ahead (The Hill)
CGD was mentioned in The Hill's Congress Blog regarding Administrator Shah's recent speech at CGD and USAID reforms.
New US Congress Likely to Favor Trade Pacts, Dismiss Proposed Treaties, Say Analysts (Voice of America)
Voice of America featured Director of policy outreach Sarah Jane Staats in an article on the new US Congress.
Foreign Aid Overhaul Less Likely to Advance After GOP House Takeover (CQ Today)
CQ Today quoted director of policy outreach Sarah Jane Staats in an article on the 112th Congress and the potential for a foreign aid overhaul.
Red Tape Risks US Push to Increase Aid (The Financial Times)
The Financial Times quotes director of policy outreach Sarah Jane Staats on U.S. bureaucracy and development policy.