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(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 21, 2008 ) Washington, DC - On October 21, President George W. Bush will deliver remarks at the White House Summit on International Development in Washington, D.C. Attended by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, musician and activist Bob Geldof, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, and other public and private-sector leaders, the Summit will focus on the Administration's core principles that have transformed the U.S. approach to international development by linking assistance with results. This approach is producing historic, life-saving results for millions around the globe.
Summit Agenda: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
8:30 am Remarks by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, on the Importance of Country Ownership and Good Governance
Introduction by Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, United States Department of State
9:00 am Plenary One: Country Ownership
Panel Discussion on Successful Examples of Country Ownership
Moderated by Ambassador Mark Dybul, United States Global AIDS Coordinator, United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, United States Department of State
Panel Participants:
Congressman Chris Smith, United States House of Representatives (R/NJ 4th)
Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimie, Minister of Public Health, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye, Member, Parliament of Uganda, and Chair, Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters
Michael Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
10:15 am Plenary Two: Good Governance
Panel Discussion on Effective Strategies for Fostering Good Governance
Moderated by Henrietta Holsman Fore, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development
Panel Participants:
Congressman Donald Payne, United States House of Representatives (D/NJ 10th)
William A. Swope, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Affairs Group, INTEL Corporation
Monica Macovei, Anti-Corruption Consultant to the Prime Minister of Macedonia
Nancy Zucker Boswell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Transparency International - USA
Petko Georgiev, Director, Broadcast Training Center ProMedia Foundation
1:15 pm Remarks By President George W. Bush
Introduction by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
2:00 pm Plenary Three: Results-Based Programs And Accountability
Panel Discussion on Accountability: A Shared Responsibility for Success
Moderated by Admiral R. Timothy Ziemer, President's Malaria Initiative Coordinator, United States Agency for International Development
Panel Participants:
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Dr. Jean William Pape, Director and Founder, GHESKIO Centers
Dr. Uche Amazigo, Director, World Health Organization African Programme for Onchocerciasis (river blindness) Control
3:15 pm Remarks by Bob Geldof
3:30 pm Plenary Four: Economic Growth
Panel One Discussion on Reducing Poverty through Economic Growth
Moderated by Ambassador John J. Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Panel Participants:
Ken Hackett, President, Catholic Relief Services
Sofia Mohapi, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Account - Lesotho
Ritu Sharma Fox, President and Co-Founder, Women Thrive Worldwide
Dr. Juan Sebastián Chamorro, Director General, Millennium Challenge Account - Nicaragua
Panel Two Discussion on Trade and Investment Liberalization: How Open Economies and Private Capital Stimulate Growth
Moderated by Robert Mosbacher, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Panel Participants:
Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank
Shari Berenbach, President and Chief Executive Officer, Calvert Foundation
Papa Ndiaye, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Finance and Investment Group
Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics
5:30 pm Closing Remarks by Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, The White House
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