On March 5, SID-Washington held its 2008 Annual Conference at the Omni Shoreham hotel.  Keynote speakers included USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore and US Ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad.  Please click here to access the Conference Insight Report, complete with Executive Summaries and Conference Audio Tracks.

SID-Washington would like to thank all of the attendees and recruiters for the success of the 2008 Career Fair on May 7. Special thanks to the panelists, and sponsors, Devex and AED, for their wonderful contributions!

Please click here to view powerpoint presentations from our plenary panel.

On May 22nd SID-Washington hosted the Chapter Event "U.S. Foreign Assistance: Steering Towards Smart Development" with Mary K. Bush, Dr. Gordon Adams, Gayle Smith and Beth Tritter.

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On June 30th SID-Washington's Education for Development Workgroup held a presentation on early care and education projects as a tool for stimulating economic growth in foreign assistance packages.

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SID- Washington's Africa Workgroup presented a panel discussion on the impact of the media in mitigating or contributing to election violence in Africa with panelists Ambrose James, Christian Hennemeyer and Pat Merloe on May 19, 2008. 

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On April 15th, SID-Washington hosted the Chapter Event "Democratizing Development : How Technology is Disrupting Traditional Models" with Mathew Clark, Raj Kumar, Premal Shah, Pierre Wielezynski.

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On March 19th, 2008 SID-Washington's Development Information Workgroup hosted the event, “The Right to Information Act in India: Implications for International Development Work” with Kohl S. Gill, Senior Analyst, Department of Energy. 

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SID- Washington's Security and Development Workgroup and Africa Regional Rountable presented a panel discussion on the establishment of a new Africa Command (AFRICOM) with panelist Theresa Whelan, Nicole Lee, and Mark Malan on January 22, 2008. 

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On January 23rd, 2008 SID-Washington hosted the Chapter Event, “Foreign Assistance Reform: An Insider's Update” with Paula Lynch, Kevin Covert and Wade Warren.

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SID-Washington’s Latin America/Caribbean Regional Roundtable hosted the event "Reviving Inter-American Relations" with Peter Hakim on January 4, 2008.  Click here to read Mr. Hakim's recent article, "Latin America: the next U.S. President's agenda."

On December 17, 2007 SID-Washington hosted the Chapter Event, “One Year Report Card on the UN under Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon” with Director of the UN Information Center Will Davis and Executive Vice-President of Citizens for Global Solutionsand Don Kraus.

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On October 30th, 2007 SID-Washington hosted the Chapter Event, “China in Africa:  What does the rise of another global power mean to the current trends in development?” with Counselor Sun Baohong, H.E. Sefue, Ambassador David Shinn and Karen Turner.

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On September 6, 2007, SID-Washington members were treated to an open conversation with Undersecretary of State and Acting Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Henrietta H. Fore, during which she presented her views on the future of the United States’ unique role in development assistance and her thoughts on how to meet the goals of Transformational Diplomacy, set forth by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

To read an article titled "Fore Sets Agenda for Change" that refers to this SID event in USAID's newsletter Frontlines, please click here.

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SID-Washington is currently recruiting a Communications/Program Officer. 

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