The Foreign Service Journal, January 2010

C O V E R S T O R Y USAID: S IGNS OF G ROWTH Jeff Kogel 16 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 0 hen Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development on her second day in office, she told the nearly 1,000 agency employees who turned out for her speech that the new administration was committed to boosting resources for development. “I wanted to come here today with a very simple message: I believe in development, and I believe with all my heart that it truly is an equal partner, along with defense and diplomacy, in the furtherance of America’s national security,” she A DMINISTRATOR - DESIGNATE R AJIV S HAH IS WELL - REGARDED , BUT HIS NOMINATION DOES NOT RESOLVE LINGERING DOUBTS ABOUT THE AGENCY ’ S FUTURE . B Y S HAWN Z ELLER W