New Day, New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century

June 10, 2008

**WE'RE SORRY--THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL**

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network 
presents 
New Day, New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century 

Featuring Remarks by 
Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA) 
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) 

Followed by Co-Chairs and Moderators 
Steve Radelet 
Center for Global Development 
and 
Gayle Smith 
Center for American Progress 

with discussants 
David Beckmann 
Bread for the World

Lael Brainard 
Brookings Institution 

George Ingram 
Academy for Educational Development 

Carol Lancaster
Georgetown University

and
Raymond C. Offenheiser 
Oxfam America 

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 
10:00am--12:00pm 

at
Rayburn House Office Building 2172 
(Independence Avenue SW and South Capitol Street, Washington, DC) 
Closest Metro: Capitol South (Orange/Blue Lines)

U.S. engagement with the world has been affected by new foreign policy, national security, and economic challenges. These global challenges have stretched the bounds of both civilian and military involvement in development. The current system of foreign assistance has proven to be inflexible and outdated, unable to meet the needs for international investment. This investment, however, must be a lynchpin of U.S. national security in the 21st century – one of the three integral parts of diplomacy, defense, and development. A growing contingent of policy experts has agreed that U.S. foreign assistance must change in order to be more effective, responsive, and efficient. 

The “New Day, New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century” report is the first step towards this mobilization. Amidst the myriad of proposals, commissions, reports, and debates around the topic of how to best design and achieve reform, the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network has coalesced to build a solid foundation for a grand bargain amongst the executive branch, legislative branch, and the private stakeholder sector to revitalize and build strong civilian capacity for foreign assistance. 

This group of experts will outline the main principles and how they plan to help move this agenda forward. Join us with your pressing questions about how this report could lead to an integrated foreign policy which restores the luster and reputation of the U.S. in the world.