Reforming U.S. Foreign Aid (Audio)
Listen to experts discuss U.S. foreign aid reform and the upcoming report of the HELP Commission, established by Congress to determine ways...
Speakers: Mary K. Bush, President, Bush International; Chair, HELP Commission
James A. Harmon, Chairman, Harmon & Co.; Former President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Leo J. Hindery, Managing Director, InterMedia Partners, L.P.; Member, HELP Commission
Presider: Nicholas D. Kristof, Columnist, New York Times
October 31, 2007
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