USAID [to 8 February 2014]
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Jason Fraser Sworn In As Mission Director to Angola
February 3, 2014
Jason Fraser was sworn in today as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission director to Angola.  Fraser assumes leadership over a portfolio of programs that support democracy and governance, the electoral process, economic growth, and the President’s Malaria Initiative.

USAID Announces RISE: A New Initiative To Build Resilience In West Africa’s Sahel
February 3, 2014
Today, at the high-level launch of the United Nations’ Sahel Humanitarian Response Plan in Rome, Italy, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Nancy Lindborg announced USAID’s RISE (Resilience in the Sahel-Enhanced) Initiative.