John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture: Transforming Foreign Aid: A Conversation with Rajiv Shah (Audio)
Rajiv Shah, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development, discusses how foreign assistance and development efforts can...
Speaker: Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
Presider: Nicholas D. Kristof, Columnist, New York Times
March 7, 2012
Rajiv Shah, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development, discusses how foreign assistance and development efforts can spread U.S. values, deter conflict, and shape a more peaceful world.
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