Why Reinvigorating US Development Assistance is Essential to America’s National Interests

PAST EVENT

In case you missed the recent "live" event, Gates Global Policy Center (GGPC) founder and chairman, former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, joined by Wilson Center president and CEO, Ambassador (Ret.) Mark A. Green and Nancy J. Walker, Ph.D, senior advisor for Programs and Public Policy fellow at the Wilson Center, gathered virtually on May 16, 2024 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET to discuss why reinvigorating U.S. Development Assistance is essential to America's national interests. This discussion was moderated by Samantha Custer, AidData director of policy analysis and lead architect of the research volume for the recent Gates Forum focused on development assistance.

Watch this discussion (54:32) featuring Secretary Gates and Ambassador Green.

Read our GGPC report on development assistance.