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Appointment of the Deputy Coordinator for Development of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative

Administrator Shah is pleased to join Secretary Clinton in announcing the appointment of Ambassador William Garvelink, a 31–year veteran of USAID, as Deputy Coordinator for Development of the GHFSI.  In this role, Ambassador Garvelink will oversee the Initiative’s development program, working in close coordination with Ambassador Pat Haslach, who will serve as Deputy GHFSI Coordinator for Diplomacy.  Ambassador Garvelink will lead the Agency’s involvement in this $3.5 billion initiative, heading an impressive team of food security and development experts to be located in USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade.

Can the President's food security plan lead to broader reforms?

OxfamAmerica
Amidst the ongoing aid reform debate in Washington, President Obama has launched the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI), a bold vision for making US foreign aid a better tool for helping people feed themselves. In Congress, Senators Lugar and Casey have introduced the Global Food Security Act (S.384) to implement the President's strategy.
But can the initiative show the way for broader reform by turning principle into practice?

APLU Announces Appointment of Kathie L. Olsen as Vice President of International Programs

Peter McPherson, President, APLU announced this morning the appointment of Kathie L. Olsen, Ph.D., as Vice President, International Programs, effective May 3, 2010.  Olsen is the former deputy director and chief operating officer at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and chief scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  Formal announcement of Kathie Olsen’s appointment will be made this afternoon with distribution of a news release and an announcement on the A۰P۰L۰U website.

Incentives for Ag Innovation: Center for Global Development Seeks Comments on New Policy Proposal by April 14, 2010

Feeding three billion additional people over the next four decades and improving food security for one billion people who are currently hungry or malnourished—all in an era of worsening land and water scarcity, climate change, and declining crop yields—is a dire challenge. Meeting it will require a giant leap in agricultural innovation in developing countries, similar to the 1960s Green Revolution. You can help to design the solution. We want to know whether you think that donor-funded, market-based financing mechanisms, like the Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for a pneumococcal vaccine currently in the pilot stage, could help.
 
Please Click Here to learn how you may contribute.

The Partnership is now accepting applications for Summer 2010 Interns

The Partnership is seeking full and part-time interns for summer 2010 with a strong interest in international development, particularly in the agricultural development of Africa, or a strong desire to learn more about these issues.  This internship will require a minimum of 10 hours/week and will take place at the Partnership's office at Capitol South. For the full description of this internship opportunity, please click on the title link.
 
If you are interested in applying for our summer internship, please forward your resume and a cover letter to karanjad@partnership-africa.org no later than April 15, 2010.
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