MFAN’s Open Letter to the President on the U.S. Commitment to Global Development will be featured in a print ad this Thursday and you don’t want to miss it. Thanks to your hard work and dedicated efforts, we garnered an unprecedented amount of support for reforming U.S. development from businesses, NGOs, think tanks, prominent individuals, and implementing partners. Our hope is that the broad and diverse collection of signatories will demonstrate to President Obama and policymakers in Washington that wide, far-reaching support exists for the creation of America’s first-ever Global Development Strategy and a rewrite of the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act.
On behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, thank you to the following organizations and individuals who endorsed MFAN’s Open Letter to President Obama:
Organizational Endorsements
34 Million Friends of the United Nations Population Fund, Jane Roberts, Co-Founder
3D Security Initiative, Eastern Mennonite University, Lisa Schirch, Director
Abt Associates, Kathleen L. Flanagan , President & CEO
Academy for Educational Development, Stephen F. Moseley, President & CEO
ACDI/VOCA, Carl H. Leonard, President & CEO
Action Against Hunger
ActionAid USA
Advocates for Youth
Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation, R. Gordon Douglas, Jr. M.D., Executive Chairman
Africa Action, Gerald LeMelle, Executive Director
Alliance to End Hunger
America’s Impact, Executive Committee
American Friends Service Committee
American Jewish World Service, Ruth Messinger, President
American Refugee Committee, Daniel Wordsworth, President
Americans for Informed Democracy, Karen Showalter, Executive Director
Americas Relief & Development Team, Dr. Teo A. Babun, Jr., Executive Director
Amnesty International USA, Larry Cox, Executive Director
AMREF USA, Lisa Meadowcroft, Executive Director
AROGYA, Nalini Saligram, Ph.D. Founder & CEO
Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, Randall Kempner, Executive Director
Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services, University of Washington School of Law, Manisha Singh, Executive Director
Better World Campaign, Peter Yeo, Executive Director
Bread for the World, David Beckmann, President
Building Tomorrow, George Srour, Executive Director
Business Council for Global Development, LLC
CARANA Corporation, Eduardo Tugendhat, CEO
CARE, Helene D. Gayle M.D., MPH, President & CEO
Cargill, Incorporated
Caterpillar
Catholics for Choice, Jon O’Brien, President
Center for American Progress, John Norris, Executive Director, The Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative
Center for Health and Gender Equity, Serra Sippel, President
Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty, Jean F. Duff, Executive Director
Centre for Development and Population Activities, Carol Peasley, President & CEO
ChildFund International, Anne Lynam Goddard, President & CEO
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, Andrew Ryskamp, Director
Church of the Brethren Global Mission Partnerships, Jay Wittmeyer, Executive Director
Church World Service, Rev. John L. McCullough, Executive Director & CEO
Congressional Hunger Center, Edward M. Cooney, Executive Director
Creative Associates International, Inc., Charito Kruvant, President & CEO
Cummins Inc., Tim Solso, Chairman &CEO
Devex, Raj Kumar, President
eBay
Episcopal Relief & Development, Robert W. Radtke, President
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Rev. Andrew D. Genszler, Director for Advocacy
Evangelicals for Social Action, Ronald J. Sider, President
Family Care International, Ann M. Starrs, President
FHI, Albert J. Siemens, PhD, Chairman & CEO
Florida Association for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas, Demian Pasquarelli, Executive Director
Food for the Hungry, Dave Evans, President & Global Executive Officer
Foundation Builders –Nigeria, Aigbe Omoruyi, CEO
Freedom House, Jennifer Windsor, Executive Director
Global Action For Children
Global Alliance for TB Drug Development
Global Health Council, Jeffrey L. Sturchio, President & CEO
Global Rights: Partners for Justice, Mary E. McClymont, Executive Director
Global Washington, Bookda Gheisar, Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity
Heifer International, Charles Stewart, Interim CEO
Helen Keller International, Kathy Spahn, President & CEO
iLEAP: The Center for Critical Service, Britt Yamamoto, Ph.D., M.S., Executive Director
Initiative for Global Development, Jennifer Potter, President & CEO
INMED Partnerships for Children, Linda Pfeiffer, Ph.D., President & CEO
InterAction, Sam Worthington, President & CEO
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Seth F. Berkley, President & CEO
International Center for Religion and Diplomacy
International Center for Research on Women, Sarah Degnan Kambou, President
International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Bill Sweeney, President & CEO
International Fund for Animal Welfare, Jeff Flocken, DC Office Director
International Housing Coalition, Bob Dubinsky, CEO
International Medical Corps, Nancy A. Aossey, President & CEO
International Population & Health Services, LLC
International Relief & Development, Dr. Arthur B. Keys, President & CEO
International Rescue Committee, George Rupp, President &CEO
International Resources Group, Asif M. Shaikh, President
International Women’s Health Coalition, Adrienne Germain, President
International Youth Foundation, William S. Reese, President & CEO
Interplast, Susan W. Hayes, President & CEO
IREX, Amb. W. Robert Pearson, President
Just Foreign Policy
Khmer Institute of Democracy, Chhaya Hang, Executive Director
Levi Strauss & Co.
LTL Strategies, René Lake
Lundy Foundation, Vic Dukay, Ph.D., President
Lutheran World Relief, John A. Nunes, President & CEO
Malaria No More
Management Sciences for Health, Dr. Jonathan Quick, President & CEO
Mars Incorporated
Medicines for Malaria Venture, Dr. Dennis Schmatz, CEO
Mennonite Central Committee U.S., J Ron Byler, Executive Director
Mercy Corps, Nancy Lindborg, President
Micah Challenge USA, Jason Alfonse Fileta, National Coordinator
Millennium Water Alliance
Nathan Associates, Lakhbir Singh, President & CEO
Nike Inc.
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, David Krieger, President
ONE, David Lane, CEO & President
Outreach International, Matthew Naylor, PhD, President
Oxfam America, Raymond C. Offenheiser, President & CEO
Partners In Health, Ophelia Dahl, Executive Director
Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, Julie Howard, Executive Director & CEO
PATH, Christopher J. Elias, MD, MPH, President &CEO
Pathfinder International, Daniel E. Pellegrom, President
Peace Action West, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director
Philanthropy Support Services, Inc.
Plan USA, Audrey Bracey Deegan, Interim President & CEO
Population Action International, Suzanne Ehlers, President & CEO
Population Communication, Robert Gillespie, President
Population Institute, Bill Ryerson, President
Pre-vent, Robin Jafari,MD MBA, Chairman of the Board
Professional Services Council, Stan Soloway, President & CEO
Project Concern International, George Guimaraes, CEO
Publish What You Fund, Karin Christiansen, Director
Puget Sound Millennium Goals Project
Relief International, Farshad Rastegar, President & CEO
Root Capital, Willy Foote, Founder & CEO
SAFE NEPAL, Jayaram Poudel, President
Save the Children, Charles MacCormack, President & CEO
Sensitization Centre, Abdul Samad Said
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S., Joseph DiNorcia, Jr., President & CEO
Sibley International LLC, Donna Sibley, President
Sojourners, Rev. Jennifer Kottler, Director of Policy and Advocacy
Student Global AIDS Campaign, Ntiokam Divine, Founding President
Taxpayers for Common Sense, Ryan Alexander, President
The Episcopal Church
The Nature Conservancy, Mark. R. Tercek, President & CEO
The Timmy Foundation, Matt MacGregor, Executive Director
Transparency International-USA
Trickle Up, William M. Abrams, President
Truman National Security Project, Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld, CEO
U.S. Coalition for Child Survival, Andrew E. Barrer, Ph.D., Executive Director
U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Caryl M. Stern, President & CEO
U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Liz Schrayer, Executive Director
United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, James E. Winkler, General Secretary
University of South Florida Office of International Affairs, María de los Angeles Crummett, Ph.D., Dean of International Affairs
U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council, Robert I. Nooter, Executive Director
USAID Alumni Association, Hank Bassford, Terry Brown, Co-Chairs
USF Health International, Ann C. DeBaldo, Ph.D., Associate Vice President
Vermont Council on World Affairs, Gail Stevenson, Executive Director
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Washington Office of Public Policy, Women’s Division, United Methodist Church
Washington Office on Latin America, Joy Olson, Executive Director
Water for Humans, Rick McKenney MBA, Executive Director
Water For People, Ned Breslin, CEO
WaterAid, America, David Winder, PhD, CEO
Wellstart International, Audrey Naylor, MD, DrPH, President & CEO
Women of Reform Judaism, Shelley Lindauer, Executive Director
Women Thrive Worldwide, Ritu Sharma, Co Founder & President
World Learning, Adam Weinberg, President
World Neighbors, Melanie Macdonald, President & CEO
World Wildlife Fund, Carter Roberts, President & CEO
Individual Endorsements
Eli Y. Adashi, Professor of Medical Science, Brown University
J. Brian Atwood, Dean, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Former USAID Administrator
Richard H. Beahrs, Senior Advisor, Revolution Foods, Inc.; Former Senior Executive, Time Warner Inc.
Richard C. Blum, Chairman, Blum Capital Partners, LP
John J. Castellani, President, Business Roundtable
William H. Clapp, President, Seattle International Foundation
John J. Danilovich, Former CEO,Millennium Challenge Corporation
Maria Eitel, President, Nike Foundation
Daniel J. Evans, Former U.S. Senator
Claude Fontheim, Fontheim International, LLC; GlobalWorks Foundation; Business Council for Global Development
Henrietta Holsman Fore, Former Director, U.S. Foreign Assistance; Administrator, US Agency for International Development
Samuel P. Fried, Executive Vice President, Limited Brands
Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
John Githongo Kenyan Transparency & Accountability Campaigner
Cate Goethals, Academic Director, Global Business Forum, Foster School of Business, University of Washington
David Goldberg, CEO, Survey Monkey
Mark Green, Ambassador and Member of Congress (ret.)
William D. Green, Chairman & CEO, Accenture
Gerald Grinstein, CEO-Emeritus, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Rajat Gupta, Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company
Tony Hall , Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome
Lee H. Hamilton, President & Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Carla A. Hills, Former U.S. Trade Representative; Former Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
George Ingram, Vice President, Academy for Educational Development
Neville Isdell, Former Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
Sally Jewell, President & CEO, Recreational Equipment, Inc.; Chair, Initiative for Global Development
Farooq Kathwari, Chairman, CEO & President, Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
Robert Kissane, President, Community Counselling Service LLC
Charles E. Kolb, President, Committee for Economic Development
Jim Kolbe, Former Congressman; Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
H.L. Kotkins, Jr., Chairman & CEO, Skyway Luggage Company
Katrin Kuhlmann, Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Jim Kunder, Senior Resident Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Carol Lancaster, Dean, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
William C. Lane, Washington Director, Caterpillar
Mark Malloch Brown, Former Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
Harold W. McGraw, III, Chairman, President & CEO, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr., Former President & CEO, OPIC; Chairman, Mosbacher Energy Company
Jane Nelson, Senior Fellow & Director, CSR Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Director, Business Strategy, International Business Leaders Forum
Larry Nowels, Independent Consultant
Michael J. Phillips, Former Chairman & CEO, Russell Investments
William K. Reilly, Senior Advisor, TPG Capital, LP; Former EPA Administrator
Anna E. Roosevelt, Vice President, Global Corporate Citizenship, The Boeing Company
William D., Ruckelshaus, Former EPA Administrator
George F. Russell, Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Russell Investments
Raffaele K. Salinari, President, Terre des Hommes International Federation
Sheryl Sandberg, COO, The Facebook Inc.
Dean A. Scarborough, Chairman, President & CEO, Avery Dennison Corporation
John M. Shalikashvili, Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gregg Sherrill, Chairman & CEO, Tenneco Inc.
Faryar Shirzad, Former Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs
Charles Slaughter, Founder, TravelSmith; President, Living Goods
Sarah Jane Staats, Director of Policy Outreach, Center for Global Development
Richard S. Swanson, President & CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Noam Unger, Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution
Ann Van Dusen, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Dr. Nancy J. Walker, Director, Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, Atlantic Council
John Whitehead, Former Co-Chairman, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Former Deputy Secretary of State
James D. Wolfensohn, Chairman, International Advisory Board, Citigroup Inc.; Former President, The World Bank
Thank you again for your support! We couldn’t have done this without you.
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