Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA); Notice of Meeting, 7390 [E9-3353]

Download as PDF 7390 Notices Federal Register Vol. 74, No. 30 Tuesday, February 17, 2009 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 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 Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; One Hundred and Fifty-Sixth Meeting; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of the one hundred and fifty-sixth meeting of the Board for International Food and AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The DEVELOPMENT meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on February 24, 2009 at the Advisory Committee on Voluntary National Press Club located at 529 14th Foreign Aid (ACVFA); Notice of St., NW., Washington, DC. The venue Meeting will be the 1st Amendment Room which is located on the 13th floor of the Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of National Press Club. ‘‘Higher Education: a meeting of the Advisory Committee on A Critical Partner in Global Agricultural Development’’ continues to be the Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA). central theme of BIFAD’s initiatives and Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 (9 the February meeting. a.m. to 3 p.m., times may be adjusted). Dr. Robert Easter, Chairman of BIFAD, Location: Jack Morton Auditorium, will preside over the proceedings. Dr. Easter is Dean of the College of Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st Agriculture, Consumer and Environment Sciences at the University Street, NW., Washington, DC 20052. Please note that this is the anticipated of Illinois. The strengthening of USAID and agenda and is subject to change. university relations to achieve unified, Keynote: The Administratorand cooperative actions on international designate, or if there is not yet a agricultural development, especially designated nominee, the Acting pertaining to food security, is central to Administrator, Alonzo Fulgham, will the Agenda set for BIFAD’s 156th present an update from the front office meeting. The 156th meeting builds on of USAID on the future direction of the Board’s recent initiatives, including USAID under the new Administration. the Conference of Deans (April 2008); the White Paper (presented to USAID’s Reflections from the Advisory Administrator in October 2008); and the Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid: special dialogue on establishing a The ACVFA offers its perspective on university ‘‘Brain Trust’’ (panel of three important issues which have university deans, De Moines meeting received significant contributions: October 2008). leadership, partnership, and a BIFAD’s morning session will start strengthened USAID development with a presentation on ‘‘Collaboration in capacity for discussion. Support of U.S. Foreign Assistance The meeting is free and open to the Priorities—2009 Outlook,’’ delivered by public. Persons wishing to attend the Karen Turner, Director of USAID’s meeting can register online at https:// Office of Development Partners (ODP). www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa or BIFAD was relocated to USAID’s Office with Deborah Lewis at dlewis@usaid.gov of Development Partners in October or 202–712–0936. 2008. This presentation will be followed by the technical reports of BIFAD’s Dated: February 2, 2009. technical subcommittee, the Strategic Deborah Lewis, Partnership for Agricultural Research Office of the Chief Operating Officer, U.S. and Education (SPARE) led by Dr. Agency for International Development. Sandra Russo, Chairperson, of SPARE [FR Doc. E9–3353 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] and will include SPARE’s actions on the BILLING CODE 6116–02–P SPARE Charter, CRSP management, SPARE directions, and the role of VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:45 Feb 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SPARE in support of BIFAD’s initiatives. Following the SPARE presentation the Board will receive an update on legislative actions related to Agriculture and Higher Education. Congressional staff (TBD) will provide comment on directions and funding implications. Of special interest to program implementers will be BIFAD’s report on a three-member team field visit to Kenya. The October 2008 visit, lead by BIFAD Chairman Robert Easter, reviewed selected USAID programs being implemented by USAID/Kenya (country mission) and USAID/East Africa (regional mission). One aspect of the Board’s Kenya visit was to gain insights on how the Board and the university community can assist USAID field missions. Highlighting the morning session will be an interagency panel discussion, ‘‘US Government Approaches to Agriculture and Food Security in Africa.’’ David Atwood, Director of the Office of Sustainable Development in USAID’s Africa Bureau, assembled the panel and will provide USAID’s Africa Bureau perspectives and moderate the discussion. Panel members include Pat Sheikh, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Kristen Penn, Senior Agricultural Director, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC); Howard Anderson, Acting Director, Overseas Programming and Training Support, U.S. Peace Corps; and Susan Bradley, Director of Program Planning and Management, Democracy Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau (DCHA), USAID. The panel’s discussion will provide BIFAD with current perspectives on development conditions and food security implications in Africa and serve to expand the dialogue on reaching foreign assistance objectives through cooperation among USG and other partners. Following an executive luncheon (closed to the public) the Board will continue discussion and consideration of several initiatives to enhance university collaboration with USAID. 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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA); 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, March 11, 2009 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m., times may be 
adjusted).
    Location: Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs 
Building, George Washington University, 805 21st Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20052.
    Please note that this is the anticipated agenda and is subject to 
change.
    Keynote: The Administrator-designate, or if there is not yet a 
designated nominee, the Acting Administrator, Alonzo Fulgham, will 
present an update from the front office of USAID on the future 
direction of USAID under the new Administration.
    Reflections from the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid: 
The ACVFA offers its perspective on three important issues which have 
received significant contributions: leadership, partnership, and a 
strengthened USAID development capacity for 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 with Deborah Lewis at dlewis@usaid.gov or 202-712-0936.

    Dated: February 2, 2009.
Deborah Lewis,
Office of the Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Agency for International 
Development.
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