USAID Press Releases
Recent Press Releases from the U.S. Agency for International Development.



USAID Swears in New Mission Director for Angola (Jan 18)
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg, swore in Teresa McGhie as the new Mission Director for Angola.


USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah's Remarks at Senator Chris Coons' Africa Conference (Jan 18)
Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), gave the following remarks during Senator Chris Coons' "Opportunity: Africa" conference, held at the University of Delaware-Wilmington.


USAID Administrator Shah on the Appointment of Ambassador Cousin as Executive Director of the World Food Program (Jan 17)
I am pleased to congratulate Ambassador Ertharin Cousin on her appointment to serve as the next Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program, the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.


USAID Seeking Comment on Expanding Academic Partnerships (Jan 13)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is requesting comment on a draft Request for Applications (RFA) to build new opportunities through partnerships with universities and colleges.


NFL Players Association and NFL Team up with USAID and Ad Council to Tackle the Crisis in the Horn of Africa (Dec 21)
Just in time for the holiday season, a time when charitable giving increases, NFL players have joined FWD, a national public awareness campaign designed to inform Americans of the extreme famine, war and drought in the Horn of Africa. Developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ad Council, the FWD campaign encourages Americans to forward the facts about the crisis and to donate to the relief efforts.


USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah Visits New Delhi (Dec 19)
Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will begin a two-day trip to New Delhi on December 20 to meet with senior government officials, Indian thought leaders and innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders, and members of non-governmental organizations. This visit is an opportunity for him to discuss the future of India-U.S development collaboration


USAID and Western Union Add Libya and Tunisia to African Diaspora Marketplace (Dec 16)
The U.S. Agency for International Development has joined the Western Union Company and its Foundation in adding Libya and Tunisia to the second African Diaspora Marketplace, also called the ADM.


FWD Campaign and MTV Announce Celebrity Auction for the Horn of Africa (Dec 12)
Just in time for the Holiday season, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Ad Council, and MTV Act have partnered to launch a celebrity auction to raise awareness and money for the crisis in Horn of Africa.


United States Hosts International Engagement Conference for South Sudan (Dec 9)
USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah will join Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and representatives of the U.S. Government will host the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan on December 14-15 in Washington, D.C.


USAID and Colombia Launch Historic Program to Support Afro-descendant and Indigenous Communities (Dec 8)
The U.S. Agency for International Development has joined the Government of Colombia in launching a program to help struggling members of Colombia's Afro-descendant and indigenous communities.