USAID Administrator Smith to Give First Policy Speech

For Immediate Release

Monday, March 7, 2016
USAID Press Office
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, March 9, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Gayle Smith will give her first major policy speech at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, on Capitol Hill. Administrator Smith will join the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute to discuss her priorities for the next year, USAID's response to crises around the world, and the future of U.S. leadership in international development. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on Appropriations will also provide welcoming remarks.

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WHAT: U.S. Leadership in International Development: A Conversation with USAID Administrator Gayle Smith
WHO: Senator David Perdue (R-GA)
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
USAID Administrator Gayle Smith
Brookings Institution Senior Fellow George Ingram
American Enterprise Institute Senior Vice President for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies Danielle Pletka
WHEN: Wednesday, March 9, 2:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building
Room SD-G50
Washington, D.C. 20510

Read Administrator Gayle Smith's remarks here.