November 7th

Remarks by Dr. Ziad Asali at the ACP-USAID MOU Signing Ceremony Speech by Ziad Asali at Point Four Conference Room, USAID Washington, D.C. - August 1, 2008 - 12:00am Administrator Fore, our friend George [Laudato USAID Administrator’s Special Assistant for the Middle East], distinguished guests: this is a very special moment for us. The effort to put this agreement together started over six years ago, believe it or not. And it has been an off and on proposition. It accelerated the last one and a half years, under the special and able commitment that Administrator Fore has devoted to this project and we are very delighted that we will at last be sitting here to sign this historic document. » Read more