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Rajiv Shah

Dr. Rajiv Shah serves as the 16th Administrator of USAID and leads the efforts of more than 9,600 professionals in 80 missions around the world. Since being sworn in on Dec. 31, 2009, Shah managed the U.S. Government's response to the devastating 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; co-chaired the State Department's first review of American diplomacy and development operations; and now spearheads President Barack Obama's landmark Feed the Future food security initiative. He is also leading “USAID Forward,” an extensive set of reforms to USAID's business model focusing on seven key areas, including procurement, science & technology, and monitoring & evaluation.

Homepage: http://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/rajiv-shah

University of Michigan and the Call to Action that Changed the World: USAID Congratulates Peace Corps

Posted by  on Thursday, October 14th 2010     

JFK’s call to action, 50 years ago today, inspired one of the most successful service projects in American history, the Peace Corps. Read more >>

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President Issues First-ever Development Policy

Posted by  on Wednesday, September 22nd 2010     

This morning, the White House launched the Presidential Policy Directive on Development (PPD). This is really a great moment for the US and for the development community .

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USAID @ UNGA: Harnessing Innovation to Achieve the MDGs

Posted by  on Wednesday, September 22nd 2010     

What an amazing week it’s been, with so many people from around the globe gathered in one place, intent on finding ways to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.  To do so, we need innovators to dramatically change the way development is done. Today, at a forum co-hosted with the New York Academy of Sciences, USAID […]

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1,000 Days: Partnering to Reduce Child Undernutrition

Posted by  on Tuesday, September 21st 2010     

Child undernutrition has historically been – and continues to be – one of the most serious health and development issues we face today. The good news: This problem is preventable. This morning, I joined leaders of governments, international organizations, civil society groups, and private sector companies in creating a collective global commitment to improve child […]

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USAID @ UNGA: A Conversation with GHI “Plus” Country Leaders

Posted by  on Tuesday, September 21st 2010     

This morning, I had the privilege to meet with leaders from  Global Health Initiative (GHI) “Plus” countries: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, Mali, Malawi, Nepal and Rwanda. I was joined by Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control, and Ambassador Eric Goosby, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, to discuss how U.S. global health programs […]

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USAID at UNGA: How we are Impacting Lives in Pakistan

Posted by  on Sunday, September 19th 2010     

This week I’m attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and I’m looking forward to joining a broad and historic international body to discuss the wide spectrum of global issues we face today.  My week at UNGA began with a meeting about a topic of immediate urgency – relief and recovery efforts for […]

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Our Commitment to the People of Pakistan

Posted by  on Thursday, August 26th 2010     

As I stood on the tarmac in Islamabad yesterday, waiting for the U.S. Air Force Reserve aircraft that would take me to the flood-ravaged southern part of Pakistan, I saw a large group of Pakistani men loading up boxes marked with the USAID brand mark into a local “jingle” truck. I walked over to the […]

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Science and Technology an Indispensible Part of U.S. Development Policy Worldwide

Posted by  on Thursday, July 22nd 2010     

The following post from Dr. Shah is re-posted from the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy blog: In January, on the same day I took my oath of office to be Administrator of USAID, I met with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Together we discussed President Obama’s strong support […]

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Transforming Development Through Science, Technology and Innovation Begins Today

Posted by  on Tuesday, July 13th 2010     

Today, USAID will convene a first-of-its-kind conference to bring together some of the world’s preeminent scientists, development experts and Federal science agency leaders to discuss the challenges we face and how we can partner to creatively tackle them through new scientific and technological advancements.  Entitled Transforming Development through Science, Technology and Innovation and co-hosted with […]

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Building Back Better

Posted by  on Sunday, July 11th 2010     

Last Friday, I went down to Haiti to take a look at our progress since the earthquake. My first stop after I arrived in Port-au-Prince was in the neighborhood of Delmas 32. As we walked around, I saw buildings that had been marked with green, yellow, and red spray paint–buildings that are safe to inhabit […]

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