Congressional Testimony

Statement by USAID Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force Director James A. Bever on U.S. Assistance to Pakistan

Selasa, Maret 16, 2010

Chairman Tierney, Ranking Member Flake and other distinguished panel members, thank you for your kind invitation to testify before you on this topic of U.S. assistance to Pakistan. I will keep my oral remarks to the requested five minutes by asking that my full written statement be entered into the hearing record.

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Statement by Acting Assistant Administrator Susan G. Reichle, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, on International Worker Rights, U.S. Foreign Policy, and the International Economy

Rabu, Maret 10, 2010

Introduction

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Testimony by USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah on the President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Requests

Kamis, Maret 4, 2010

I. INTRODUCTION/HAITI

Chairwoman Lowey, Ranking Member Granger, Members of the Committee, I am honored to join you here today in support of the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Foreign Operations Budget Request.

It has been less than two months since I was sworn in as Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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Testimony by USAID Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force Director James A. Bever on Threats to Global Stability and U.S. Policy Responses

Rabu, Maret 3, 2010

Mr. Chairman and Members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to submit this statement for the record. I look forward to outlining the agriculture and alternative development activities of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Afghanistan.

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Testimony by USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah on the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Foreign Operations Budget Request

Rabu, Maret 3, 2010

I. INTRODUCTION/HAITI

Chairman Berman, Ranking Member Ros-Lehtinen, Members of the Committee, I am honored to join you here today in support of the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Foreign Operations Budget Request.

It has been less than two months since I was sworn in as Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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Testimony by USAID Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force Director James A. Bever before the Commission on Wartime Contracting

Senin, Maret 1, 2010

 

Co-Chairs Thibault and Shays, thank you for your kind invitation to testify before the Commission on Wartime Contracting about the coordination of programs and contracts among interagency and international entities in Afghanistan.

In my remarks, I plan to focus on three main issues: 1) planning of USAID reconstruction in Afghanistan; 2) interagency and international coordination; and 3) and, lessons that we have learned in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Testimony by USAID Administrator-Designate Dr. Rajiv Shah Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Selasa, Desember 1, 2009

Chairman Kerry, Ranking Member Lugar, and Members of the Committee.

I am honored to be nominated by President Obama to serve as Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and I appreciate his confidence in me to lead the Agency.

Secretary of State Clinton has expressed the conviction that, along with diplomacy and defense, development serves as a pillar of American foreign policy. I am grateful for her support for my nomination and, if confirmed, look forward to the opportunity to help her give full effect to that conviction.

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Testimony by USAID Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade Mary C. Ott on Trade Capacity Building and U.S. Trade Preference Programs

Selasa, November 17, 2009

 

Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Brady and distinguished members of the Subcommittee on Trade: on behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), I thank you for the opportunity to present our experience in implementing trade capacity building (TCB) programs. I hope to provide the Committee insight into how effective TCB assistance activities can advance both the objectives of our trade preference programs and the long-term development needs of our developing country partners.

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Written Testimony by USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa Earl Gast on Examining U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and Strategy Across Africa’s Sahel Region

Selasa, November 17, 2009

Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Isakson, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the role USAID is playing in the fight against terrorism in Africa’s Sahel region.

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Testimony by Earl Gast, USAID Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, on Responding to Humanitarian Needs, Supporting Peace, and Implementing Development Priorities in Sudan

Kamis, Juli 30, 2009

Good morning, Mr. Chairman, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to update you on the humanitarian situation in Darfur and our support for comprehensive peace and stability in Sudan. I am pleased to join my colleague, Special Envoy Scott Gration, on this panel and would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the excellent cooperation and coordination between USAID and the Special Envoy's office.

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