The Big Picture
President Bush has placed development at the forefront of U.S. national security and foreign policy. USAID is rising to the challenge -- American diplomacy and development assistance will continue to be powerful drivers of political and economic freedom around the world.
To learn more about why development is now an integral part of U.S. national security and foreign policy: You should read the 2002 National
Security Strategy which devotes an entire section to expanding the circle of development, opening societies and building the infrastructure of democracy. USAID also recently published
an analysis of the
main trends - and the related challenges - now unfolding in
the developing world. These two documents build the case why
promoting islands of stability in the developing world and
reducing the roster of failing states are top priorities of
U.S. international policy.
Please take a chance to read through our new ideas, look
at the key documents that define us. It is an exciting time
to be helping the world.
| USAID Anticorruption Strategy |
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Fighting corruption is emerging as an important U.S. foreign policy objective, and USAID anticorruption programs are expanding. This USAID strategy builds on the Agency’s experience and provides an opportunity to further advance its leadership. Read the USAID Anticorruption Strategy. [PDF, 542kb]
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| USAID Education Strategy |
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USAID is committed
to helping developing nations provide their citizens with the education
they need to improve their lives, contribute to society, enhance their productivity, and take advantage of the opportunities afforded by globalization. Read the USAID Education Strategy. [PDF, 825kb]
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| USAID Nine Principles |
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The Agency’s Nine Principles of Development and Reconstruction Assistance are
fundamental to the success of assistance as an instrument of U.S.
foreign policy and national security. These principles identify those
characteristics that promote successful assistance to achieve
development objectives. For more on the principles, click here.
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| USAID Fragile States Strategy |
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The Agency’s Fragile States Strategy [PDF, 325kb] was recently released. This strategy is the result of many months of effort and consultation involving outside experts and representatives from all USAID Bureaus and several field missions. It identifies priorities for USAID’s work for a broad spectrum of countries-from failing and failed states to those that are recovering, including post-conflict countries.
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| USAID Business Transformation |
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Administrator Andrew Natsios has made management reform one of his highest priorities. USAID's Business Transformation Executive Committee (BTEC) recently released a report (PDF) showing how USAID is improving our capabilities to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
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| White Paper: The Future of Foreign Assistance |
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The Administrator unveiled a new White Paper entitled "U.S. Foreign Aid: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century" (PDF) at the February 25, 2004 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Assistance (ACVFA). This paper is USAID's contribution to the discussion of how best to respond to the major foreign policy challenges of our time such as attaining foreign assistance policy coherence within the U.S. Government, increasing aid effectiveness, and affirming USAID's important role in U.S. foreign policy in the 21st Century. This White Paper is a discussion paper about the future of foreign assistance. Comments on this paper may be sent to whitepaper@usaid.gov.
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