FrontLines: Februaries Past
FrontLines - February 2010
1970: Under a headline
“President Calls for Changes
in Aid,” FrontLines quoted
President Richard Nixon as
saying: “I expect a new
approach to foreign assistance
to be one of our major
foreign policy initiatives in the
coming years.”
1980: FrontLines reported
that Acting Mission Director
Chester Bell closed the USAID
Afghanistan mission Jan. 3, a
week after the invasion of that
country by the Soviet Union. The
article noted that the USAID
building at that time was located
next to the Soviet Embassy.
1990: The Agency entered
the new year with a hiring
freeze, reported the December
1989 issue of FrontLines. Acting
Administrator Mark Edelman
issued the order to conserve
funds in the Agency’s operating
expenses.
2000: The second season
of Alam Simsim came to a
close, FrontLines reported. The
USAID-financed Egyptian version
of the popular children’s
program “Sesame Street” aimed
to address low literacy rates and
low enrollment rates of girls in
Egyptian schools. .
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