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Download as PDF 8263 Notices Federal Register Vol. 73, No. 30 Wednesday, February 13, 2008 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Feb 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 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 https:// 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] BILLING CODE 6116–01–P AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Board for International Food and Agricultural Development One Hundred and Fifty-Third Meeting; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of the one hundred and fifty-third meeting of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on February 27, 2008 at the National Press Club located at 529 14th St., NW., Washington, DC. The venue PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 will be the 1st Amendment Room which is located on the 13th floor of the National Press Club. Dr. Robert Easter, Chairman of BIFAD will open the meeting. Dr. Easter is the Dean, College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environment Sciences at the University of Illinois. Dean Easter’s appointment as Chairman was confirmed by the White House on January 21, 2008. Dean Easter has been serving as interim Chairman since April 30, 2007 when Mr. Peter McPherson, former USAID Administrator, resigned from the Board. The Board also welcomes two new members: Mr. H. H. Barlow III (Kentucky) and Mr. Keith Eckel (Pennsylvania). They will be sworn in by Jacqueline E. Schafer, Assistant Administrator for the Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade Bureau, USAID. The morning session’s topics will include presentations on the Global Summit on Higher Education and Development, and also the Global Development Commons as being initiated by USAID Administrator Henrietta H. Fore. Status Reports will be given on two of BIFAD’s activities; the study on ‘‘Defining a Title XII Activity,’’ and the Conference of Deans which is being planned for April 2008. There will be a general discussion focusing on Strategic Directions of BIFAD in 2008. Jacqueline E. Schafer will brief the Board on the President’s 2009 budget and its impacts for agriculture programs. Following the Board’s executive luncheon (closed to the public) and the swearing-in of the new Board members BIFAD will be updated on the ‘‘Universities as Sub-Contractor’s’’ issue and on USAID’s approach for preparing the 2007 Title XII Report. Highlighting the afternoon session will be discussion with the Office of Agriculture on planning actions for two new CRSPs (Global Horticulture and Global Livestock-Climate Change). BIFAD committee actions will also be discussed; including updates by Ray Miller, Chair of BIFAD’s new special Task Force and Sandra Russo, Chair of BIFAD’s sub-committee Strategic Partnership for Agricultural Research and Education (SPARE). SPARE-Special Notice: The SPARE committee will hold its next meeting on February 26, 2008. It will begin at 1:30 p.m. The meeting venue is in the multipurpose conference room located on the E:\FR\FM\13FEN1.SGM 13FEN1

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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2008 / 
Notices

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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 https://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]
BILLING CODE 6116-01-P
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