March 04, 2010
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah testifies before Congress on the FY 2011 Budget Request
Summary
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Rajiv Shah, testified before two congressional committees (see Additional Information) on the USAID FY 2011 budget request and included remarks on the Global Health Initiative (GHI). Other related topics addressed by Administrator Shah included the status of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) and the Presidential Study Directive (PSD), increasing capacity at USAID, food security, and ongoing efforts in Haiti.
Additional Information
House Committee on Foreign Affairs: "U.S. Policies and Programs for Global Development: USAID and the FY 2011 Budget Request" (March 3, 2010)
- Read Administrator Shah's testimony here.
- Read Representative Howard Berman's (D-CA, 28th - Chair) opening remarks here. Learn more about Representative Berman's press release on foreign assistance released after the hearing here.
- Read Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's (R-FL, 18th - Ranking Member) opening remarks here.
- View the webcast of the hearing here.
House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: "Hearing - U.S. Agency for International Development" (March 4, 2010)
- Read Administrator Shah's testimony here.
- Read Representative Nita Lowey's (D-NY, 18th; Chair) opening remarks here. (PDF)
Tags:
Administration, Budget, Statements & Speeches, GHI - Global Health Initiative, PEPFAR - President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, USAID - U.S. Agency for International Development, State - U.S. Department of State, QDDR - Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, Nutrition/Food Security
