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document.write('<li class="list_item"><a href="http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/03/01/sec-clinton-goes-to-bat-for-fy2011-international-affairs-budget/" title="Sec. Clinton Goes to Bat for FY2011 International Affairs Budget"><strong>Sec. Clinton Goes to Bat for FY2011 International Affairs Budget</strong><br />');
document.write('In four separate hearings – on back-to-back days – before House and Senate authorizers and appropriators, Clinton discussed the budget request for U.S. foreign affairs spending and explicitly linked it to our national security and national interests.<br />Posted in <span class="post_categories">House, Senate, State Department</span> &bull; March 1 2010</a></li>');
document.write('<li class="list_item"><a href="http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/02/23/kenyan-ambassador-to-the-u-s-shares-his-thoughts-on-effective-foreign-assistance/" title="Kenyan Ambassador to the U.S.  Shares His Thoughts on Effective Foreign Assistance"><strong>Kenyan Ambassador to the U.S.  Shares His Thoughts on Effective Foreign Assistance</strong><br />');
document.write('As part of an ongoing dialogue with developing world voices, Kenya’s Ambassador to the U.S., Peter N.R.O. Ogego, recently spoke with MFAN on his experiences working with bilateral and multilateral donors and how to reform foreign assistance and aid programs to have a greater impact at fighting poverty and disease, promoting economic growth and innovation, and creating sustainable, accountable societies and governments.<br />Posted in <span class="post_categories">State Department</span> &bull; February 23 2010</a></li>');
document.write('<li class="list_item"><a href="http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/02/23/a-conservative-perspective-on-foreign-assistance-reform-part-2/" title="A Conservative Perspective on Foreign Assistance Reform – Part 2"><strong>A Conservative Perspective on Foreign Assistance Reform – Part 2</strong><br />');
document.write('In a piece published in The Daily Caller, former Representative Mark Green (R-WI), who also served as Ambassador to Tanzania from 2007-2009, calls on Congress to maintain support for a strong International Affairs Budget and follow through on foreign assistance reform.<br />Posted in <span class="post_categories">MFAN News</span> &bull; February 23 2010</a></li>');
document.write('<li class="list_item"><a href="http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/02/17/a-conservatives-perspective-on-the-importance-of-foreign-assistance-reform/" title="A Conservative’s Perspective on the Importance of Foreign Assistance Reform"><strong>A Conservative’s Perspective on the Importance of Foreign Assistance Reform</strong><br />');
document.write('Former Ambassador to Tanzania and Republican Congressman Mark Green explains why conservatives should support and engage in foreign assistance reform.<br />Posted in <span class="post_categories">House, MFAN News, State Department</span> &bull; February 17 2010</a></li>');
document.write('<li class="list_item"><a href="http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/02/16/mfan-named-leading-coalition-by-foreign-affairs/" title="MFAN Named “Leading Coalition” by Foreign Affairs"><strong>MFAN Named “Leading Coalition” by Foreign Affairs</strong><br />');
document.write('As part of Foreign Affairs\' \"What to Read on Foreign Aid\", John Gershman cites MFAN as \"the leading coalition of organizations in the United States working to reform U.S. foreign aid in line with a more strategic approach to development policy in general.\"<br />Posted in <span class="post_categories">MFAN News, Pressroom</span> &bull; February 16 2010</a></li>');
document.write('<li class="list_item"><a href="http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/02/12/noteworthy-news-2-12/" title="Noteworthy News – 2.12"><strong>Noteworthy News – 2.12</strong><br />');
document.write('This weekly posting includes key news stories and opinion pieces related to foreign assistance reform and the larger development community.<br />Posted in <span class="post_categories">State Department</span> &bull; February 12 2010</a></li>');
document.write('<li class="list_item"><a href="http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/02/12/the-business-case-for-foreign-aid-reform/" title="The Business Case for Foreign Aid Reform"><strong>The Business Case for Foreign Aid Reform</strong><br />');
document.write('The Initiative for Global Development, an MFAN partner, has issued a new policy brief making the case for why businesses should care about foreign assistance reform.<br />Posted in <span class="post_categories">MFAN News</span> &bull; February 12 2010</a></li>');
document.write('<li class="list_item"><a href="http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/02/05/secretary-geithner-says-u-s-will-work-with-partners-to-help-rebuild-haiti/" title="Secretary Geithner Says U.S. Will Work with Partners to Help Rebuild Haiti"><strong>Secretary Geithner Says U.S. Will Work with Partners to Help Rebuild Haiti</strong><br />');
document.write('Treasury announced that the U.S. intends to seek a commitment with other donors for the relief of Haiti’s debt to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the International Development Association (IDA) in a manner that provides direct and immediate grant support to Haiti.<br />Posted in <span class="post_categories">Pressroom</span> &bull; February 5 2010</a></li>');
document.write('<li class="list_item"><a href="http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/02/04/gen-james-hill-and-adm-robert-natter-talk-smart-power-in-st-petersburg-times/" title="Gen. James Hill and Adm. Robert Natter Talk ‘Smart Power’ in St. Petersburg Times"><strong>Gen. James Hill and Adm. Robert Natter Talk ‘Smart Power’ in St. Petersburg Times</strong><br />');
document.write('See the article below by General James T. Hill and Admiral Robert Natter on the importance of using all three elements -- the three \"D\'s\" -- of U.S. power to protect American interests here and abroad<br />Posted in <span class="post_categories">Pressroom, State Department</span> &bull; February 4 2010</a></li>');
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