Q&A: A career spent advocating for effective US foreign assistance

The answer is clear: for less than 1% of the federal budget, the United States’ global development and humanitarian assistance can lift millions of people out of poverty, end extreme hunger, protect human rights, build resilience, and promote responsive democratic governance—all while advancing core American values and economic and security interests.

After decades of progress, global hunger and malnutrition is on the rise. More than 735 million people do not know where their…

This year’s United Nations Climate Change conference, or the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), is the first to include a day dedicated to conflict,…

The continued disruption of agrifood systems due to climate-change poses significant challenges to global food security. In 2021 alone, 30 million people…