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Posted by Ma. Rizza Leonzon on 16 December 2010 02:45:17 AM

After more than fourteen months, the State Department has finally unveiled Dec. 15 the
Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review that maps out sweeping reforms on U.S.
foreign relations and development strategy.

Below are some of the reactions from members of the aid community on the QDDR:

³The QDDR reinforces many of the findings and proposals that have emerged after more than
two years of hearings, briefings and roundtable discussions in the House Foreign Affairs
Committee. By giving our diplomats and development professionals the right tools, adequate
resources, and the flexibility to try new approaches, we can deliver cost-effective results and
restore the confidence of the American people that their tax dollars are well-spent.´ -
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³Critically, the QDDR endorses the suite of reforms we began earlier this year²USAID
Forward²recognizing this Agency¶s need to develop new systems and capacities to deliver
against these new opportunities. We will continue to streamline our work and cut red-tape,
transforming our Agency into a modern, efficient development enterprise. But we also must
renew our engagement with our interagency partners in a spirit of inclusive leadership and
cooperation, and focus thoughtfully, aggressively, and primarily on delivering results for those
we serve.´ - '(")c" *
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³With today¶s release of the first-ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
(QDDR), the Obama Administration has finalized its roadmap for how U.S. foreign aid can be
made more effective, efficient, and accountable in the 21st century. This is absolutely critical in
a resource-constrained world where our efforts to save lives and help vulnerable people build
their own livelihoods are as important as our military and diplomatic activities.´c

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³The challenge in implementing the review is that the administration will in some areas need
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³It¶s all about implementation « As the Secretary said, the budget environment is tight. So
getting some of this funded is going to be hard, especially when the Republicans are gunning for
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³The QDDR will ultimately be judged by whether or not the US government empowers
development professionals and priorities to have more influence when our development and
diplomatic goals come into tension. To that end, there is still much work to be done to resolve
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³The QDDR lays out a coordinated plan to meet the global challenges we face as a nation in the
21st century,´ . ³It builds upon the efforts begun under the Bush Administration to recognize the
critical role of our civilian agencies and guide our development and diplomacy programs to
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³The QDDR truly emphasizes the administration¶s commitment to global development,

providing hope that people around the world will receive the support, resources, and assistance
they need « This is a major accomplishment for Bread for the World members who have pushed
the administration and Congress on U.S. foreign aid reform. We are thrilled at the release of this
review and look forward to bipartisan legislation to make these plans permanent.´ - c

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³[I]n making sure that US engagement with the rest of the world is more effective, efficient, and
has maximum impact ± as outlined in QDDR ± we can focus on a few simple things: removing
the development silos, integrating democracy and economic growth, building staff capacity to
understand and implement democracy and economic growth programs, and focusing on
institutional reform and development,´2 (

  

    
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