MFAN Welcomes USAID Administrator Power’s New Vision for Global Development – Placing Locals in the Lead

By: MFAN
November 12, 2021

November 12, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels, and Tessie San Martin. The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network commends USAID Administrator Samantha Power on the vision  for USAID she outlined on the 60th anniversary of the agency during a speech on November … Continue reading MFAN Welcomes USAID Administrator Power’s New Vision for Global Development – Placing Locals in the Lead

MFAN Commends Senate Appropriations Committee on its FY22 Senate Foreign Operations Subcommittee Bill

By: MFAN
November 1, 2021

November 1, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels, and Tessie San Martin. The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network notes the release of nine remaining Senate Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2022 by Chairman Patrick Leahy on October 18, including the State, Foreign … Continue reading MFAN Commends Senate Appropriations Committee on its FY22 Senate Foreign Operations Subcommittee Bill

MFAN Applauds Consolidation of Two U.S. Foreign Assistance Dashboards into a Single Website

By: MFAN
October 14, 2021

October 14, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels, and Tessie San Martin. The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) commends the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for their work in consolidating two separate websites that … Continue reading MFAN Applauds Consolidation of Two U.S. Foreign Assistance Dashboards into a Single Website

MFAN Announces Launch of Revitalized Organization – with Returning and New Members Committed to Foreign Aid Effectiveness

By: MFAN
October 12, 2021

October 12, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels, and Tessie San Martin. The Modernized Foreign Assistance Network is pleased to announce that after a period of review during the first half of 2021 in which we examined the role and impact … Continue reading MFAN Announces Launch of Revitalized Organization – with Returning and New Members Committed to Foreign Aid Effectiveness

MFAN Applauds House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing Focusing on Locally-Led Development Policy

By: MFAN
October 7, 2021

October 5, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels, and Tessie San Martin. The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network expresses its appreciation to Chairman Castro, Vice Chair Jacobs, Ranking Member Malliotakis, and the members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee for International Development, … Continue reading MFAN Applauds House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing Focusing on Locally-Led Development Policy

SFRC’s Global Health Security bill has important and constructive elements

By: MFAN Co-Chairs
August 23, 2021

The Co-Chairs of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) congratulate Chairman Menendez and Ranking Member Risch of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) for their work on the bipartisan International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act (S. 2297), which recently passed out of Committee. This bill would enhance the U.S. global response to the COVID-19 … Continue reading SFRC’s Global Health Security bill has important and constructive elements

MFAN Applauds House Foreign Affairs Committee Action to Ensure Congressional Intent of the BUILD Act

By: MFAN
July 16, 2021

July 15, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels, and Tessie San Martin.  The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network applauds the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) for its bipartisan action to retain the original goals of the BUILD Act which established the … Continue reading MFAN Applauds House Foreign Affairs Committee Action to Ensure Congressional Intent of the BUILD Act

MFAN Commends House Appropriations Committee FY22 SFOPS Bill

By: MFAN
July 9, 2021

July 9, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels and Tessie San Martin. On July 1, the House Appropriations Committee reported out an extraordinarily strong Fiscal Year 2022 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs appropriations bill, providing for a $6.7 billion increase … Continue reading MFAN Commends House Appropriations Committee FY22 SFOPS Bill

Five former administrators confirm the importance of adding the head of USAID to the NSC

By: Les Munson, Larry Nowels, Tessie San Martin
June 8, 2021

The Biden-Harris administration inherits a world facing multiple transnational crises that will require that the U.S. provides holistic leadership from the full suite of U.S. international engagement — development, diplomacy, economic, and defense. President Biden took a strong step in this direction when he nominated Ambassador Samantha Power as administrator of the U.S. Agency for … Continue reading Five former administrators confirm the importance of adding the head of USAID to the NSC

MFAN Welcomes Aid Effectiveness Proposals in Administration’s FY22 International Affairs Budget Request

By: MFAN
June 4, 2021

June 4, 2021 (Washington) — this statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by co-chairs Tessie San Martin, Les Munson and Larry Nowels The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) welcomes the Biden administration’s FY22 International Affairs budget request as a major step in renewing the United States’ commitment to its role as a global … Continue reading MFAN Welcomes Aid Effectiveness Proposals in Administration’s FY22 International Affairs Budget Request