U.S. Foreign Aid: Investing in Countries that Help Themselves

Explainer Video by Isobel Coleman, Interviewer and Daniel Yohannes, Interviewee

April 1, 2011 10:33 am (EST)

U.S. Foreign Aid: Investing in Countries that Help Themselves
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