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    <title><![CDATA[CEO Blog | Millennium Challenge Corporation]]></title>
    <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog</link>
    <description>MCC's CEO on Programs and Results</description>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:creator>fontainesa@mcc.gov</dc:creator>
    <dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2012-02-07T20:31:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Taste of Innovation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/the-taste-of-innovation'</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I bought lunch today for the first time from a food truck. From Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles, food trucks are transforming how this country eats, offering alternatives for every culinary appetite. In the spirit of creative entrepreneurship, Morocco’s fish vendors leveraged MCC funding to pursue a similar concept and go mobile. That country’s MCC compact is replacing donkey-drawn carts with three-wheeled, heavy-duty motorbikes equipped with insulated ice chests, empowering Moroccan fish venders to sell more fish to more consumers with a focus on quality and freshness. More than this literal parallel, I think MCC and food trucks have a lot in common. Think about it.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Businesses, Consultants, Donors, Educators, Non-Governmental Organizations, U.S. Citizens, U.S. Press, MCA-Cape Verde, MCA-Georgia (MCG), MCC Executive Staff, Corporate Officer, Senior Staff, MCC Staff, Foreign Aid, Impact, Results, Smart Aid, Blog Entry, Armenia, Benin, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guyana, Morocco, Food Security, Compact, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, Objective, Outcome, Output, Process, Qualitative, Agriculture, Property Rights and Land Policy, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-07T20:31:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Results for Whom?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/blog-120111-results'</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness took place this week as government leaders from over 150 countries gathered to discuss progress made on donor promises to tackle global poverty. These discussions started with the Paris Declaration in 2004, then the Accra Action Plan in 2008 and continued in Busan. Delegates talked about “ownership,” “mutual accountability” and “outcomes.” Ownership is about countries determining and driving their own development priorities. Mutual accountability means we work in partnership—as donor and recipient countries—to achieve development solutions and share responsibility for successes and failures. And as partners, we are committed to delivering tangible outcomes and meaningful impacts–the ultimate result of any assistance.

Achieving results was a major theme that weaved through discussions at Busan. Results-focused aid is a shared objective. Yet, an interesting set of questions around “how” and “for whom” remains. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Donor Coordination, Impact Evaluation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Donors, Educators, Foreign Citizens, Foreign Governments, Foreign Press, Interagency, Non-Governmental Organizations, Researchers, Think Tanks, U.S. Citizens, U.S. Congress, U.S. Press, MCA-Benin, MCA-Ghana (MiDA), Foreign Aid, Impact, Results, Smart Aid, Blog Entry, Benin, Ghana, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, Latin America, Outcome, Output, Qualitative, Quantitative, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-01T16:44:56+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Participating in the U.S. Delegation to HLF4: A First for Partnership for Growth]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/blog-120111-hlf4-pfg'</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[PFG is designed to transform the character and conduct of our bilateral relationships with a select group of high-performing lower-income countries poised to be this generation's emerging markets. The initiative aims to improve coordination, leverage private investment, and focus political commitment to accelerate and sustain broad-based economic growth. With mechanisms in place to hold us accountable for more effective, efficient development results, PFG puts President Obama's Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development into action.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Donor Coordination, Interagency Coordination, Donors, Educators, Foreign Citizens, Foreign Governments, Foreign Press, Interagency, Non-Governmental Organizations, Researchers, Think Tanks, U.S. Citizens, U.S. Congress, U.S. Press, Foreign Aid, Impact, Investment, Process, Results, Smart Aid, Blog Entry, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, Latin America, Objective, Outcome, Output, Process, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-01T14:57:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Inspiration, Implementation and Impact in Indonesia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/inspiration-implementation-and-impact-in-indonesia'</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[With great hope that we can transform the lives of Indonesia’s poor for the better, I joined Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Indonesia’s Finance Minister Martowardojo, along with other distinguished government ministers, ambassadors and guests, for the signing of Indonesia’s $600 million MCC compact in Bali this past Saturday.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Country Selection, Foreign Citizens, Foreign Governments, Foreign Press, Interagency, U.S. Citizens, U.S. Congress, U.S. Press, MCA-Indonesia, Foreign Aid, Gender, Impact, Investment, Process, Results, Smart Aid, Blog Entry, Indonesia, Signing Ceremony, Compact, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, Signed, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-21T18:02:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[&#8220;Who says oil and water don&#8217;t mix&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/who-says-oil-and-water-dont-mix'</link>
      <guid>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/who-says-oil-and-water-dont-mix'</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[My travels as MCC CEO bring me to many memorable places, but it’s the people who inspire me the most. Nicolas Kinsou Ahouandjiinou is one such person who I met in the Beninese village of Djeregbe.
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Businesses, Consultants, Contractors, Donors, Educators, Foreign Citizens, Foreign Governments, Foreign Press, Interagency, Non-Governmental Organizations, Researchers, Think Tanks, U.S. Citizens, U.S. Congress, U.S. Press, MCA-Benin, MCC Staff, Foreign Aid, Impact, Investment, Results, Blog Entry, Benin, Completion Ceremony, Compact, Africa, Output, Agriculture, Finance and Enterprise Development, Completed, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-23T20:24:26+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[How MCC’s Work in Tanzania Supports a Better Economic Future for the United States]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/how-mccs-work-in-tanzania-supports-a-better-economic-future-for-the-united'</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Read MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes' blog from an event in Tanzania with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton where they highlighted American investment in Africa. Two American companies, Symbion Power LLC and Pike Electric have received a significant portion of the energy portfolio from MCC's $698 million grant program with Tanzania to help develop the country's struggling energy infrastructure.  Symbion and Pike together will install construct more than 20 power sub-stations and install approximately 1,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines throughout Tanzania, providing electricity to over 330 communities previously without power.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Blog Entry,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-12T14:37:59+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trip Log: MCC Partnerships for Economic Growth in Moldova and Georgia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/trip-log-mcc-partnerships-for-economic-growth-in-moldova-and-georgia'</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Late last month, I surveyed progress in two MCC partner countries: Moldova, which is just beginning the implementation of its compact, and Georgia, which is on track to bring its compact to a successful close in the next six months. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Researchers, MCA-Georgia (MCG), MCA-Moldova, Blog Entry, Trip Log, Georgia, Moldova, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-11-04T17:35:33+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Another Milestone Moment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/another-milestone-moment'</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last week marked another milestone moment in MCC's history—the completion of MCC's compact with Cape Verde.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[MCA-Cape Verde, Blog Entry, Cape Verde, Completion Ceremony, Compact, Africa, Completed,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-10-22T20:26:06+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Partnering for Progress in Africa]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/partnering-for-progress-in-africa'</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[During a week that showcased MCC’s commitment to Africa’s economic growth and development, I joined Donald Kaberuka to sign an agreement today under which MCC and AfDB will work together in promoting economic growth and poverty reduction in Africa.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Business Opportunities, Blog Entry, Mozambique, Compact, Africa,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-10-08T15:43:26+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[MCC’s Commitment to Africa]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/mccs-commitment-to-africa'</link>
      <guid>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/ceoblog/entry/mccs-commitment-to-africa'</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[I had the opportunity yesterday to showcase MCC’s commitment to poverty reduction and economic growth in Africa at two great events.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[MCA-Cape Verde, Blog Entry, Cape Verde, Africa,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-10-07T14:45:43+00:00</dc:date>
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