Below are excerpts from MFAN Partners’ statements in reaction to the release of the first-ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) yesterday. Stay tuned for press coverage of the rollout. MFAN Co-Chair and President of Bread for the World Rev. David Beckmann stated, “The QDDR is an important step in reforming U.S. foreign aid, making … Continue reading MFAN Partners React to QDDR Release
The QDDR represents an ambitious agenda filled with commitments to “do better.” Operationalizing those commitments, and changing the culture required to do so will be difficult. If State and USAID do not constructively engage with Congress, I can predict that many of the proposed changes will not see the light of day.
Jeremy Weinstein, Director for Democracy on the National Security Staff and Robynn Sturm, Advisor to the Deputy Director in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog about the recently launched www.foreignassistance.gov. The Foreign Assistance Dashboard is the latest milestone in the Obama Administration’s commitment to create “an unprecedented level of openness in Government.”
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today issued a statement in response to the State Department releasing its first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR). The QDDR provides a short and long-term blueprint for U.S. diplomatic and development efforts.
See below for a guest post from MFAN member Archana Palaniappan of the Aid Effectiveness Team at Oxfam America as she highlights features of the new US Foreign Assistance Dashboard, which launched today. The dashboard is just one of the changes brought on by the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) and internal reforms at … Continue reading MFAN Partner Oxfam on the New US Foreign Assistance Dashboard
Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, welcomed the administration’s release of a comprehensive reform agenda for the State Department and USAID, known as the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, or QDDR.
Follow our Twitter page @ModernizeAid as we live tweet Secretary Clinton’s rollout of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR). You can also watch the town hall meeting live at state.gov.
“The QDDR, reportedly to be released this week, will enhance the authority and role of Ambassadors further commensurate with their expanding challenges and responsibilities. Specifically, it will describe the role of the Ambassador as the CEO of American foreign policy. That concept is sound and the description is appropriate, as shown by how this position has evolved over our history.”
“Now Slaughter! Now, Radelet! Now, Geithner and Shah! On, Nides! On, Steinberg! On Yohannes, hurrah! To the top of the White House! To the top of the Hill!”
Now dash away! Dash away! Get us good will!”
“A good leader in this field,” said Unger, “understands the complexity of development politics, policies and operations, and applies that knowledge and experience to navigate the inherent challenges, influence key stakeholders, and deliver results.”
