Press Releases

Press releases are listed by date from most recent to oldest.

December 12, 2018

MCC Board of Directors Selects New Bilateral Compacts, Threshold Programs, Eligible Countries for Concurrent Compacts

At its quarterly meeting, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors met to select countries eligible for MCC assistance, which is designed to spur economic growth and reduce poverty.

December 10, 2018

U.S., Senegal Sign New Millennium Challenge Corporation Senegal Power Compact

MCC Chief Operating Officer and Head of Agency Jonathan Nash joined U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Senegalese Prime Minister Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne to recognize the signing at the U.S. Department of State.

December 5, 2018

MCC Statement on the National Day of Mourning in Honor of President George H.W. Bush

Today, on the National Day of Mourning in honor of the late President George H.W. Bush, MCC wishes to express our deepest condolences to the Bush family.

November 7, 2018

Millennium Challenge Corporation Board Approves New Senegal Power Compact

The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors has approved the new five-year $550 million Senegal Power Compact designed to increase reliability and access to electricity, support economic growth and reduce poverty.

November 5, 2018

Millennium Challenge Corporation Announces 2018-2020 Advisory Council Members

Today, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation welcomed members of the MCC Advisory Council for the first meeting of the 2018-2020 term.

November 5, 2018

Millennium Challenge Corporation Releases 2019 Country Scorecards

The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) today released its fiscal year 2019 country scorecards – a collection of 20 independent, third-party indicators that measure a country’s policy performance.

November 2, 2018

MCC Celebrates the Closeout of the Five-Year, $355 Million Zambia Compact

MCC Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary Jeanne Hauch visited Lusaka this week to recognize the accomplishments of the MCC Zambia Compact.

October 31, 2018

MCC Celebrates the Closeout of the Five-year, $350 Million Malawi Compact

MCC Vice President, General Counsel and Board Secretary Jeanne Hauch today marked the closeout of the MCC Malawi Compact.

October 26, 2018

MCC Vice President Travels to Malawi, Zambia to Mark Compact Closeout

MCC Vice President Jeanne Hauch will visit Malawi and Zambia next week to celebrate the accomplishments of these five-year compact programs.

October 16, 2018

Statement from MCC on the Passing of Vincent Groh

MCC is deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague Vince Groh. As the agency’s Chief Information Officer, Vince was an important member of the management team, and a respected leader who demonstrated compassion and teamwork.