In a speech given at the Millennium Development Goals Summit, President Obama announced the release of a new U.S. Global Development Policy stating that “it outlines our new approach and the new thinking that will guide our overall development efforts.” President Obama proceeded to highlight the ways in which this new policy would change the U.S. approach to development. A fact sheet released by the White House provides details of the new U.S. Global Development Policy including the three “pillars” guiding the policy, implementation steps, and details on how the policy is already being applied in the Global Health Initiative (GHI), the Feed the Future Initiative (FtF), and Global Climate Change Initiative (GCCI).


In a press release, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah stated that “USAID is pleased to play a leading role in the implementation of President Obama’s vision for global development.” USAID also released a fact sheet titled “USAID and the President’s Global Development Policy” describing ways the agency is already working to implement the priorities of the new policy directive through its “new approach to high impact development.”


The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Daniel W. Yohannes released a statement acknowledging that “MCC is a critical part of the Administration’s global development strategy.” MCC also released a fact sheet detailing MCC’s role in the new U.S. Global Development Policy.

White House

• Read President Obama's entire speech at the MDG Summit here.
• Read the White House fact sheet titled "U.S. Global Development Policy" here.
• Access the White House fact sheet titled "President Obama's Development Policy and the Global Health Initiative" here. (PDF)
• Access the White House fact sheet titled "President Obama's Development Policy and Global Food Security" here. (PDF)
• Read a "Press Briefing by Mike Froman and Gayle Smith Previewing the President's Speech at the Millennium Development Goals Summit" here.
• Read a press briefing "on the President's Upcoming Visit to the United Nations" here.

USAID

• Read the USAID press release here.
• Read the USAID fact sheet titled "USAID and the President's Global Development Policy" here.
• Read the USAID Impact blog post by Administrator Shah describing the Presidential Policy Directive on Development here.

MCC

• Read the MCC press release here.
• Read the MCC fact sheet titled "MCC and the U.S. Global Development Policy" here.
• Read the MCC blog post titled "Witnessing a historic moment: President Obama unveils nations first U.S. Global Development Policy" here.