MFAN Statement: 2014 Farm Bill Clears Congress with Key Reforms to...
February 5, 2014 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette MFAN applauds...
View ArticleThe Farm Bill reform that will feed millions
See below for a guest post from Adam Olson, Oxfam America’s Regional Advocacy Lead based in Chicago. Olson writes about the reforms to international food aid in the 2014 Farm Bill. The original post...
View ArticleCharting A Way Forward on U.S. Development Policy
See below for a post by MFAN Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette. *** The U.S. has an important leadership role to play when it comes to supporting development and reducing...
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International aid groups applaud bipartisan legislation to reform...
Washington, D.C.- This statement is delivered on behalf of the endorsing organizations: American Jewish World Service, Bread for the World, CARE, Church World Service, Maryknoll Office for Global...
View ArticleThe 114th Congress and Prospects for International Development
See below for a guest post from George Ingram, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and MFAN Co-Chair. This piece originally appeared on the Brookings blog on November 13. *** Conventional wisdom...
View ArticleQuestions for Congressional Consideration: Our Budget Hearing Wish List
See below for a post by MFAN Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette. *** Beginning this week, Congress will be calling administration officials up to Capitol Hill to answer...
View ArticleMFAN Thanks SFRC for Highlighting Importance of Reforming Food Aid
April 16, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette: MFAN wishes to thank...
View ArticleBroad Coalition Urges President to Nominate a Permanent USAID Administrator
April 16, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette: Today MFAN, as part of...
View ArticleMFAN Welcomes Important Reform Elements in the Senate Global Food Security...
May 12, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network MFAN is pleased to see that the Global Food Security Act of 2015 (S. 1252), recently...
View ArticleBroad Coalition Calls on U.S. Senate to Confirm Gayle Smith as USAID...
Broad Coalition Calls on U.S. Senate to Confirm Gayle Smith as USAID Administrator June 15, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network by...
View ArticleMFAN Launches “ACCOUNTdown to 2017″ Tracking Progress to Strengthen U.S....
July 28, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette Today the...
View ArticleStatement: MFAN Applauds Introduction of the Bipartisan Foreign Aid...
October 20, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette MFAN welcomes...
View ArticleMomentum Grows for Aid Transparency as Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
November 10, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette Today the...
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Community Letter to Congress: Pass the Foreign Aid Transparency &...
Dear Senator: On behalf of both the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network – a coalition of international development practitioners and foreign policy experts committed to strengthening development...
View ArticleLetter to Secretary Kerry: Support the Foreign Aid Transparency &...
November 11, 2015 The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, DC 20520 Dear Mr. Secretary: On behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN), a...
View ArticleCongress Eyes Greater Transparency in Foreign Aid, This Time the Timing Could...
See below for a guest post from Lori Rowley, Co-Chair of MFAN’s Accountability Working Group and Director of Global Food Security and Aid Effectiveness at The Lugar Center. This post is part of MFAN’s...
View ArticleMFAN Applauds Long-Awaited Confirmation of Gayle Smith as USAID Administrator
November 30, 2015 WASHINGTON – Seven months since her nomination by President Obama and nearly one year since the announcement that Administrator Rajiv Shah was stepping down, MFAN is pleased to see...
View ArticleU.S.-based NGOs to Appropriators: Oppose Increase to Cargo Preference...
December 2, 2015 The Honorable Thad Cochran Chair Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Barbara Mikulski Ranking Member Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20515...
View ArticleYear in Review: A Look Back at Aid Reform in 2015
As 2015 comes to a close and we head into the final year of the Obama Administration, we want to take some time to reflect on all that we as a network have accomplished these last twelve months to move...
View ArticleBroad Coalition Calls on U.S. Senate to Confirm Gayle Smith as USAID...
Broad Coalition Calls on U.S. Senate to Confirm Gayle Smith as USAID Administrator June 15, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network by...
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