The Foreign Service Journal, June 2006

J U N E 2 0 0 6 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 19 he past five years have witnessed more changes in our foreign assistance program, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, than at any point since the Kennedy administration: in fundamental pur- pose, in spending levels, in allocation standards and in new programs. These changes are designed to prepare the agency for the foreign policy challenges of the post-9/11 world, in recognition of the likelihood that international devel- opment may be the most powerful and appropriate response to these challenges. This article will explore the intellec- F O C U S O N T H E F U T U R E O F U S A I D USAID IN THE P OST -9/11 W ORLD R EFORMS ARE REALIGNING THE AGENCY ’ S POLICIES AND OPERATIONS TO MATCH TODAY ’ S STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES . B Y A NDREW N ATSIOS T Phil Bliss