USAID'S STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN OVERVIEW

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Overview

The United States Agency for International Development was created in 1961 with two purposes in mind: to respond to the threat of communism and to help poorer nations develop and progress. Both were legitimate strategic roles for the Agency; both were grounded in the belief that it was possible to defend our national interests while promoting our national values.