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Feeding Africa’s Future

Posted by  on Thursday, May 9th 2013     
A farmer picks coffee beans in Nyeri. Photo credit: REUTERS/Stringer

Across the continent, African nations are taking concrete steps to make agricultural development a priority, lifting families out of poverty and increasing their participation in the global economy. Read more >>

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The Moment is Now: Modernizing Food Assistance

Posted by  on Wednesday, April 10th 2013     
n President Barak Obama's Budget, the food aid reform proposal envisions a more efficient, effective, and timely program that will reach 4 million more hungry people each year. Photo Credit: USAID

The Food Aid Reform proposal is a re-commitment to USAID food assistance with greater efficiency and effectiveness. Read more >>

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2014 Budget Affirms Commitment to End Extreme Poverty and Strengthen Reforms

Posted by  on Wednesday, April 10th 2013     
Chuck Cooper serves as assistant administrator in Legislative & Public Affairs

Under the President’s budget, USAID will continue to strengthen our reform efforts. Read more >>

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Photo of the Week: President Obama Visits West Bank

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 26th 2013     
Pres. Obama meets girls in West Bank Gaza

On March 21, President Barack Obama returned to West Bank to deliver remarks to the Palestinian people. Read more >>

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Meeting the President’s Challenge to End Extreme Poverty

Posted by  on Friday, February 15th 2013     
Progress in the most impoverished parts of our world creates new markets and stability. Photo credit: USAID

We are advancing President Obama’s critical agenda to eradicate the scourge of extreme poverty through Feed the Future, the President’s signature global hunger and food security initiative. Read more >>

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VIDEO of the Week: President Obama

Posted by  on Tuesday, November 20th 2012     
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Yesterday, President Barack Obama was the first sitting U.S. President to visit Burma. There, he officially opened the USAID mission after a 24-year hiatus. “Today, I was proud to reestablish our USAID mission in this country, which is our lead development agency,” said President Obama. The President affirmed the United States’ partnership  in helping Burma, [...]

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America Extends a Hand to Burma

Posted by  on Tuesday, November 20th 2012     

Yesterday, the streets of Rangoon were lined with huge crowds of enthusiastic well-wishers, holding signs welcoming President Obama Read more >>

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