Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: A Guidance for the 2009 Congress and President

Roundtable

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: A Guidance for the 2009 Congress and President

Director:	Laurie A. Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health

September 8, 2008 - New York

This meeting was made possible through the generous support of the Robina Foundation and Richard Brown.

Agenda

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Section Five - PEPFAR as the Framework in the Absence of Foreign Assistance Reform

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Chair:	Stephen Morrison, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Speakers:	Paul Zeitz, Global AIDS Alliance
	Nandini Oomman, Center for Global Development
	Allen Moore, Global Health Council

Congress and both candidates already made their choice, with passage of PEPFAR II. Rather than waiting for fundamental foreign assistance re-think, should global health advocates concentrate of best-case implementation of PEPFAR II?

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Section Six - But PEPFAR is Only Intended to Be a 3-Disease Program…

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Chair:	Elizabeth Pisani, Author, The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS
Speakers:	Fitzhugh Mullan, George Washington University
	Adrienne Germain, International Women's Health Coalition
	Peter Salama, UNICEF

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Section Seven - Realism on Capitol Hill

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Chair:	Laurie A. Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Steve Feldstein, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
	Paul C. Grove, Senate Subcommittee on State Foreign Operations and Related Programs, Senate Committee on Appropriations
	Charles F. MacCormack, Save the Children

Congressional and committee staff members discuss which foreign aid reforms are feasible for the next Congress and president.

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Section One - Economic Realism and Coming Obstacles

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Chair:	Laurie A. Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker:	Jacob J. Lew, Citi Alternative Investments
Discussant:	Sebastian Mallaby, Council on Foreign Relations

A deeply realistic view of the U.S. economy and national budget situation.

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Sections Eight and Nine - Now What?

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Chair:	Lael Brainard, The Brookings Institution
Speakers:	Seth Berkley, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
	Nils Daulaire, Global Health Council
	Susan McCue, ONE Campaign
	Susan Phillips, Exxon Mobile

Next steps toward a coherent global health policy and its proper implementation, with deliverables for the new President.

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Section Two - The American Public's View of U.S. Foreign Aid

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Chair:	Cynthia Lewis, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Speakers:	Matthew Dowd, ViaNovo
	Mike Shannon, ViaNovo
Discussant:	Liz Schrayer, U.S. Global Leadership Campaign

Given the dire economic straits and budget constraints, will the American people support strong foreign assistance spending?

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Section Ten - The Take-Home Message

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Chair:	Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker:	Laurie A. Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Section Three - Delivering U.S. Health Assistance

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Chair:	Kent Hill, USAID
Speaker:	Tom Walsh, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
Discussant:	Mead Over, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State

How is U.S. health assistance currently delivered and what are the modes of assistance under PEPFAR II?

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Luncheon Keynote

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Speaker:	Isobel Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations

Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: Section Four - Global Health Coherence and Modernization of Foreign Assistance

Roundtable Meeting

September 8, 2008

Chair:	Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Carol J. Lancaster, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
	Gayle Smith, Center for American Progress
	Samuel A. Worthington, InterAction

Can a coherent global health program exist without significant change in how the U.S. conducts foreign aid? Where does U.S. foreign assistance fit into the architecture of global governance, particularly for health?

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Creating Coherence in the Health Component of U.S. Foreign Aid: A Guidance for the 2009 Congress and President

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