Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid; Notice of Meeting, 23834 [05-8942]

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The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 19th, 2005 at the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC), 1307 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC (13th & H St.) The BIFAD will address an agenda focusing on Agriculture Development in Afghanistan, including poppy control initiatives, a progress report on horticultural assessments recently held in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, discussion of the merits of establishing a CRSP Board, issues of visa issuance for international trainees, long term training, and other items of general interest. The meeting is free and open to the public. Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional information about BIFAD should contact John Swanson, the Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. 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He will discuss democratic governance and civil society. Following the Administrator’s presentation, James Smith, Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade will present the agency’s new education strategy followed by a panel discussion with Stephen Moseley, President of the Academy for Educational Development and John Grayzel, Director of the Office of Education in USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade. Following lunch, participants will be invited to attend concurrent panel sessions on either USAID’s Arab and Muslim outreach strategy or tsunami relief and reconstruction. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 86 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 23834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8942]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid; 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: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
    Location: The National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20045.
    The meeting will open with a keynote address by USAID Administrator 
Andrew Natsios. He will discuss democratic governance and civil 
society.
    Following the Administrator's presentation, James Smith, Acting 
Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Economic Growth, 
Agriculture and Trade will present the agency's new education strategy 
followed by a panel discussion with Stephen Moseley, President of the 
Academy for Educational Development and John Grayzel, Director of the 
Office of Education in USAID's Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture 
and Trade.
    Following lunch, participants will be invited to attend concurrent 
panel sessions on either USAID's Arab and Muslim outreach strategy or 
tsunami relief and reconstruction. Panelists include Samah Alrayyes 
with USAID's Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, Nancy Aossey, 
President and CEO of International Medical Corps, Ken Isaacs, Director 
of USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, Iqbal Noor Ali, CEO 
of the Aga Khan Foundation USA, Michael Nyenhuis, President of MAP 
International, Ann Phillips with USAID's Bureau for Policy and Program 
Coordination and Mark Ward, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the 
Bureau for Asia and the Near East. Following the panel sessions, 
participants will reconvene for recommendations and a final wrap-up. 
Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of the speakers 
and participate in the discussion.
    The meeting is free and open to the public. Persons wishing to 
attend the meeting can register online at https://www.usaid.gov/about_
usaid/acvfa or e-mail their name to Barbara Underwood at 
barbara@websterconsulting.com or Jocelyn Rowe at jrowe@usaid.gov.

    Dated: April 29, 2005.
Jocelyn M. Rowe,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid 
(ACVFA), U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. 05-8942 Filed 5-4-05; 8:45 am]
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