[Federal Register: February 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 30)]
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 
Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid 
(ACVFA).
    Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
    Location: National Press Club Ballroom, 529 14th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20045.
    Please note that this is the anticipated agenda and is subject to 
change.
    Keynote: Henrietta H. Fore, USAID Administrator and Director of 
United States Foreign Assistance, will speak on the Global Development 
Commons, including its role as a driver of development and the link 
between economic growth and democratic governance. She will also 
provide an update on USAID's response to the ACVFA working groups' 
recommendations.
    Democratic Governance and Economic Growth: An examination of what 
has worked successfully in democratic governance and economic growth 
programs will be discussed in two parts. Particular attention will be 
paid to those programs that have been or could be successfully 
replicated in other countries.
    Cutting Edge Partnerships: Carol Adelman, ACVFA Vice Chair, will 
lead a discussion with representatives from the corporate, foundation, 
and end user communities on innovative partnerships that have 
stimulated economic growth and promoted good democratic governance. 
Speakers include Lauren Moser Counts with Shorebank, Corey Griffin with 
Microsoft Corporation, Donald F. Terry with the Inter-American 
Development Bank, Jennifer Hodgson with WINGS Global Fund for Community 
Foundations and a representative from Global Giving.
    USAID's Lessons Learned: Discussion of successes and challenges 
countries that attain both democracy and high economic growth, with a 
specific focus on USAID's contributions. Possible countries may include 
Costa Rica, India, Botswana, Chile, and Estonia. The discussion will be 
moderated by Ted Weihe, ACVFA member, and panelists will include Simeon 
Djankov, with the World Bank, Chad Evans with the Council on 
Competitiveness, Mary Ott with USAID's Office of Economic Growth, Mary 
Ryckman with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Dorothy 
Taft with USAID's Office of Democracy and Governance.
    Global Knowledge Sharing for Development: Knowledge management 
tools, including the Global Development Commons, will be discussed as 
to how they could benefit the variety of actors in democratic 
governance and economic growth. The discussion will be moderated by 
Judith Hermanson, ACVFA member, and panelists will include Steve Gale 
with USAID and representatives from academia and web portals.
    The meeting is free and open to the public. Persons wishing to 
attend the meeting can register online at http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa
 or with Jenny Chun of the Hill Group at hkim@thehillgroup.com or 301-897-2789 ext. 115 or with Jocelyn Rowe at 

jrowe@usaid.gov or 202-712-4002.


    Dated: February 6, 2008.
Jocelyn M. Rowe,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Voluntary, Foreign Aid 
(ACVFA), U.S. Agency for International Development.
 [FR Doc. E8-2739 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]

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