Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Spring Meeting - June 4, 2008

The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) was established by Presidential directive after World War II to serve as a link between the U.S. Government and private voluntary organizations

ACVFA members and Atlanta community leaders will moderate small group discussions with participants on ways to raise awareness of U.S. foreign assistance, including the important collaborative role of partner organizations.

WHO:
-- Acting Deputy Administrator James Kunder
-- John Sullivan, ACVFA Chair
-- Julie Gerberding, Centers for Disease Control
-- Roy Bahl, Georgia State University
-- Ron Jarvis, Home Depot
-- Terri Hasdorff, Director of USAID's Office of Faith Based and
Community Initiatives

WHERE:
The Commerce Club
The Lane Room, 16th Floor
34 Broad Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

WHEN: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Wednesday, June 4, 2008

For more information about USAID and its assistance programs, please visit: www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa .

The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50 years.

CONTACT: U.S. Agency for International Development Press Office: +1-202-712-4320, or Public Information: +1-202-712-4810

Web: http://www.usaid.gov/

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Source: U.S. Agency for International Development

Web Site: http://www.usaid.gov/

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