Containment of Radical Islam
World Affairs Council: Nor Cal - World Affairs Council of Northern California
Henrietta Fore on New Approaches to US Foreign Assistance.In January 2006, Secretary of State Rice announced a major change in the way the US government directs foreign assistance to transitioning and developing countries around the world. This reform focuses on facilitating one overarching goal: 'Helping to build and sustain democratic, well-governed states that will respond to the needs of their people and conduct themselves responsibly in the international system.' With past criticisms of incoherent policies, wasted resources, and ineffective programs, how will these changes provide a comprehensive foreign assistance strategy for the US against which to measure success and meet new challenges in international development?Under Secretary of State for Management, Henrietta Holsman Fore, joins the Council to discuss US foreign assistance reform and the government's new approach to international development.Under Secretary of State Henrietta Holsman Fore will, also, present former Secretary of State George P. Shultz with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)'s 4th Annual George C. Marshall Award - World Affairs Council of Northern California
