The following is attributable to Acting Spokesperson Clayton M. McCleskey:

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met today with Canadian Minister for International Development and La Francophonie Marie-Claude Bibeau during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.  They discussed how the United States and Canada can work together to respond to the growing humanitarian needs around the world, in particular the crisis in South Sudan.  The Administrator and Minister also explored more effectively leveraging assistance to combat corruption, promote transparency, and strengthen citizen-responsive governance in developing countries.