The White House and the World: A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President

Sep 18, 2008

Each day brings fresh evidence that Americans’ well-being is linked to the lives of others around the world as never before. Accelerating advances in technology and the creation of new knowledge offer undreamed-of opportunities. Yet global poverty, inequality, disease and the threat of rapid climate change threaten our hopes. How will the administration tackle these global challenges? A new collection of essays by the Center for Global Development, The White House and the World, shows how modest changes in U.S. policies could greatly improve the lives of poor people in developing countries, thus fostering greater stability, security and prosperity globally and at home. 

On September 18, 2008, CGD hosted an event on Capitol Hill to discuss and highlight the global development agenda for the next U.S. president. CGD experts Kimberly Ann Elliott, Ruth Levine, and Steve Radelet offered fresh perspectives and practical advice on trade, global health, and foreign aid. CGD president Nancy Birdsall explained why and how the next U.S. president must lead in the creation of a better, safer world, and Senator Robert Menendez provided opening remarks.

Read Senator Menendez's prepared remarks and partial transcript from event. (pdf, 54K)

Event Type

• Public Event

Location

• Top of the Hill Conference Center, The Minuteman Ballroom B, One Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC
• View on map

Time

• 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Initiatives

• "Cash on Delivery": Progress-Based Aid for Education

Research Topics

• Aid Effectiveness
• Trade

CGD Experts

• Ruth Levine
• Kimberly Ann Elliott
• Steve Radelet
• Nancy Birdsall

Publications

• Opportunities for Presidential Leadership on AIDS: From an "Emergency Plan" to a Sustainable Policy (White House and the World Policy Brief)
• The White House and the World: A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President
• Don't Close the Golden Door: Making Immigration Policy Work for Development (White House and the World Policy Brief)
• U.S. Foreign Assistance for the Twenty-first Century (White House and the World Policy Brief)
• Power and Roads for Africa: What the United States Can Do (White House and the World Policy Brief)
• Global Warming: An Opportunity for Greatness (White House and the World Policy Brief)
• Healthy Foreign Policy: Bringing Coherence to the Global Health Agenda (White House and the World Policy Brief)

Articles

• Economy Forces Obama to Rein In Foreign-Aid Goals (Christian Science Monitor)
• Pro-Free Trade Groups Put Together Broad Coalition (Wall Sreet Journal)
• Wal-Mart and the AFL-CIO Agree: The U.S. Can (and Must) Do a Better Job Fighting Poverty, Disease, and Lack of Opportunity in the Developing World (Huffinton Post)
• A New Strategic Consensus on Foreign Assistance Must Begin with Global Health (Huffington Post)
• David Gergen Sees Risks, Opportunities for Global Development in Obama Administration
• Voice of America Features CGD Experts on the next U.S. President's Global Development Agenda
• Development and Diplomacy in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections: Q&A with Steve Radelet