Washington, D.C.  – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah is traveling to Denmark and Sweden to announce partnerships with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Volvo Group.  The collaboration is a mutual commitment to develop more efficient methods to solve today’s development challenges.

Administrator Shah will travel from November 17-20.  During his trip, he will also attend a high-level event to address the model of U.S. development assistance in seeking new solutions for the 21^st century through innovation and partnerships.  He will also meet with senior foreign government officials, CEOs, and participate in a multinational corporation roundtable.