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Opening Doors to New Markets

USAID-funded West Africa trade hubs help develop the region’s export markets.
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  • A Look at American Giving

    Generosity and caring is evident in the personal stories of Americans who give money and time to advance the common good around the globe.

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  • Burmese monks remove the roof of a damaged temple
    Outreach to Burma

    America is providing $3.25 million -- and is prepared to do considerably more -- to aid victims of Cyclone Nargis, which left thousands dead in Burma and many more missing.

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  • Who was George C. Marshall?
    • A. Principal architect of the U.S. program to assist Europe's economic recovery following World War II
    • B. Commander of U.S. military forces during World War II
    • C. Secretary of state under President Harry Truman
    • D. All of the above

    George C. Marshall was one of the great U.S. soldier-statesmen of the 20th century. After Marshall directed U.S. forces as chief of staff under President Franklin Roosevelt, President Truman named him secretary of state, where he proposed the European Recovery Plan that became known as the Marshall Plan. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1953. (Find out more.)

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  • In 2006, which country was the largest single donor of international aid?
    • A. Germany
    • B. China
    • C. United States
    • D. Japan

    United States. U.S. official development assistance in 2006 is estimated at $22.7 billion, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (Find out more.)

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  • What is the Millennium Challenge Corporation?
    • A. A U.S. organization that uses good governance as a criterion in selecting developing countries to receive assistance in reducing poverty through economic growth.
    • B. A foundation established by information technology companies to close the "digital divide" in access to computers and the Internet.
    • C. A multinational corporation that provides matching grants for designated development projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
    • D. A corporation that buys and sells the rights to emissions of air pollutants, using a market-based system to provide incentives to industry to meet the challenge of global warming.

    The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) operates on the principle that foreign aid yields better results where sound economic policies and good governance provide a positive setting for sustainable economic growth. As of October 2007, the MCC had approved agreements, called compacts, with 13 countries -- Armenia, Benin, Cape Verde, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Nicaragua and Vanuatu -- worth nearly $3.9 billion dollars. (Find out more.)

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