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Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen at the Launch of a Partnership Agreement with Fayetteville State University

Good morning, everyone! It is such a pleasure to be here at Fayetteville State University; to join Chancellor Allison and all of you;


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Administrator Samantha Power's Opening Remarks Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Thank you so much Mr. Chairman, let me also thank Chairwoman [Kay] Granger, Ranking Member [Barbara] Lee, Ranking Member [Rosa] DeLauro, and other distinguished members both of the subcommittee and the broader Committee.


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Administrator Samantha Power’s Opening Remarks Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Thank you so much Chairman [Chris] Coons. Thank you Vice Chair [Susan] Collins for your leadership of the entire Appropriations Committee and for filling in today.




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Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman’s Conversation with Esther Duflo on: The Importance of Evidence in Development Policy Making

Thank you, Dean, for that nice introduction. And it is really a pleasure and a thrill to be here with all of you today, to kick off Learning and Evidence Month, couldn't probably come up with a more wonky title for something that I think is so incredibly important and exciting.



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Administrator Samantha Power at the “Media Freedom as a Cornerstone of Democracy” Event

Thank you so much. And I cannot overstate what a tremendous partner the Netherlands is on all things related to democracy, human rights, free media.




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Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen Travels To Fayetteville, North Carolina for MOU Signing

Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen will travel to Fayetteville, North Carolina on Tuesday, April 18 for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fayetteville State University (FSU).



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Administrator Samantha Power Announces USAID’s Generating Resilience and Opportunities for Women (GROW) Commitment

Today, Administrator Samantha Power announced the launch of Generating Resilience and Opportunities for Women (GROW), a new USAID commitment to tackle urgent challenges women are facing in food and water systems.


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USAID and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce Call for Partners for the Newly Launched Women in the Digital Economy Fund

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are announcing the first step in the Women in the Digital Economy Fund.


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The United States Will Invest $20 Million to Further Bolster Transparency in Direct Budget Support Provided to the Government of Ukraine

As Putin’s brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues, the United States remains committed to ensuring the Government of Ukraine is able to deliver critical services to its people in an efficient and transparent manner.


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USAID Announces New Awards to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence in Environmental Programs

As part of its celebration of Earth Day 2023, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced today five new awards of the Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Environments (RISE) Challenge.


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Administrator Samantha Power - Ireland Steps Up to Inspire Others Against Global Hunger

There’s an old Irish ballad, written during the Great Hunger in 1848, about a starving child who asks his mother if he can eat three grains of corn, found in the pocket of an old jacket.


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USAID Launches Partnership with Fayetteville State University

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today a new partnership with Fayetteville State University (FSU).