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    <title><![CDATA[Speeches and Testimony | Millennium Challenge Corporation]]></title>
    <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/press/speeches</link>
    <description>Speeches and testimony given by MCC's CEO and other senior officials</description>
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    <dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2012-05-19T21:00:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Commencement Address by MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes at Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-5192012-carnegiemelloncommencement</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes delivers the commencement address at Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, advising the graduates to think big picture and take smart risks.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Speech, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-19T21:00:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes at CSIS Statesmen&#8217;s Forum with President Kikwete of Tanzania]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-05172012-csiskikwete</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes introduces President Kikwete at the CSIS Statesmen's Forum and marks Africa Day by talking about progress in Africa and the effective MCC-Tanzania partnership.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Foreign Citizens, Non-Governmental Organizations, Think Tanks, U.S. Citizens, U.S. Congress, MCA-Tanzania, Impact, Investment, Results, Speech, Tanzania, Outreach, Compact, Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Roads, First, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-17T20:54:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes at the Zambia MCC Compact Signing Ceremony]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-05102012-zambiacompactsigning</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes returns to Lusaka to sign a $355 million compact between Zambia and the U.S. Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation to reduce poverty and promote economic growth through greater water security.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Investment, Smart Aid, Speech, Zambia, Signing Ceremony, Compact, Africa, Water Supply and Sanitation, First, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-10T11:00:32+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Opening Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes at the Forum for Global Development]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-4252012-forumforglobaldevelopment</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s inaugural Forum on Global Development honors incredible individuals and outstanding organizations working with passion and purpose to make our world a better place.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Foreign Citizens, U.S. Citizens, U.S. Press, MCA-Mongolia, Foreign Aid, Gender, Impact, Investment, Process, Results, Smart Aid, Speech, Mongolia, Outreach, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-25T23:30:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Opening Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes at MCC&#8217;s Water Day Event]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-3202012-waterdayspeech</link>
      <guid>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-3202012-waterdayspeech</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Ultimately, with clean water, prosperity follows.Given our mission of global poverty reduction through economic growth, MCC will continue to work with partners committed to expanding access to water and sanitation. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Foreign Aid, Gender, Impact, Results, Speech, Milestone, Water Supply and Sanitation, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-20T14:28:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes at the George W. Bush Motorway to mark Ghana&#8217;s Compact Completion]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-2152012-georgebushmotorway</link>
      <guid>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-2152012-georgebushmotorway</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today we mark not just the completion of a road project, but also the start of a highway to greater opportunity.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Business Opportunities, MCA-Ghana (MiDA), Foreign Aid, Speech, Ghana, Completion Ceremony, Milestone, Food Security, Compact, Africa, Outcome, Output, Agriculture, Governance, Infrastructure, Roads, Transportation, First, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-15T14:52:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes at the Commissioning of Perishable Cargo Center]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-2152012-perishablecargocenter</link>
      <guid>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-2152012-perishablecargocenter</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This cargo center is part of a package of successes. Here, Ghanaian exports of fruits and vegetables will retain their quality and freshness. With a center like this, Ghanaian farmers are able to compete.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Business Opportunities, Businesses, Foreign Citizens, U.S. Citizens, MCA-Ghana (MiDA), Foreign Aid, Impact, Investment, Results, Speech, Ghana, Completion Ceremony, Food Security, Compact, Africa, Outcome, Agriculture, First, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-15T14:42:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes at Naming and Handing Over of Ferry and Floating Dock]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-2142012-ferrydockghana</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[What is unfolding here at Lake Volta is progress worth celebrating. The refurbished floating dock and the newly-constructed ferries will create new opportunities for Ghanaian farmers.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[MCA-Ghana (MiDA), Foreign Aid, Impact, Investment, Speech, Ghana, Completion Ceremony, Compact, Africa, Outcome, Agriculture, Infrastructure, Transportation, First, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-14T14:57:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Remarks by MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes at School Commissioning]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-2142012-schoolcommissioning</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I am proud to see that part of Ghana’s MCC compact was invested in rural development, including constructing schools. Education plays a key role in reducing poverty.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Foreign Citizens, U.S. Citizens, MCA-Ghana (MiDA), Foreign Aid, Impact, Investment, Speech, Ghana, Completion Ceremony, Compact, Africa, Education, First, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-14T14:29:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Remarks by MCC Board Member Alan Patricof at the EC1 Road Commissioning]]></title>
      <link>http://www.mcc.gov/pages/speeches/speech/speech-2132012-patricofEC1commissioning</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I can return home and share with the rest of MCC’s Board of Directors and the American people that our investment in Ghana has produced results that we can all be proud of and that our MCC-Ghana partnership is making a difference.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Foreign Citizens, U.S. Citizens, MCA-Ghana (MiDA), Foreign Aid, Impact, Investment, Results, Smart Aid, Speech, Ghana, Completion Ceremony, Compact, Africa, Roads, Transportation, First, Country Ownership, Economic Growth, Income Increases, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-13T16:53:33+00:00</dc:date>
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