Oct

31

2024

HYBRID
9:30—11:00 AM EDT | 1:30—3:00 PM BST
CGD's Office
2055 L Street NW
Washington, DC
EVENTS | CGD TALKS

Building on a Legacy of Progress: Opportunities to Advance US Foreign Aid Effectiveness

Keynote 

Ambassador Mark Green, Former USAID Administrator, 2017–2020

Gayle Smith, Former USAID Administrator, 2015–2017

Panelists

Rob Mosbacher Jr, Former President and CEO, OPIC

Susan Reichle, Former Counselor, USAID

Beth Tritter, Former VP for Policy and Evaluation, MCC, and Former Director of the COVID-19 Response Team, USAID

Moderator

Paul Weisenfeld, Executive Vice President, International Development, RTI International, and Chairman, Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) 

Welcome and Introductions from Erin Collinson, Director of Policy Outreach, Center for Global Development, and Tod Preston, Executive Director, Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN)

Across several recent administrations, leaders of key US development agencies—in partnership with Congress—have spearheaded efforts to enhance the effectiveness of US foreign assistance and development finance. From an expanded partner base and greater use of innovative tools to better integration of data and evidence to inform decision-making, the next president will have an opportunity to build on these bipartisan reforms and work alongside lawmakers on Capitol Hill to make assistance programs more strategic and impactful.

Join the Center for Global Development and the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) for an event reflecting on past progress and looking ahead to opportunities for future reform. Former USAID Administrators Gayle Smith (2015-2017) and Mark Green (2017-2020) will keynote. Their remarks will be followed by a panel discussion featuring former US officials, who will discuss priorities for maximizing the US government’s foreign aid toolkit.

 

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