[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 6445]
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[FR Doc No: E6-1639]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid 
(ACVFA).

    Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
    Location: Hotel Washington, 515 15th Street, NW., Washington 
Ballroom, Washington, DC 20004.
    Please note that this is the anticipated agenda and is subject 
to change.
    Foreign Assistance Reforms: The Committee will receive an update 
on the Secretary of State's new direction for U.S. foreign 
assistance.
    Africa: Lloyd Pierson, Assistant Administrator for USAID's 
Africa Bureau, has been invited to outline how USAID country plans 
are being aligned with the Fragile States strategy. Specific 
countries may include Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo.
    Military Affairs: Spencer King, ACVFA Member, will lead a 
discussion with Tom Baltazar, Director of USAID's Office of Military 
Affairs, concerning collaboration with NGOs on the ground in post-
conflict situations. Jeb Nadaner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Stability Operations has also been invited to join the 
discussion as well as a representative from the Office of the 
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization at the U.S. 
Department of State.
    Pandemics--Surveillance and Monitoring with Local Partners: 
Dennis Carroll and Irene Koek from USAID's Global Health Bureau have 
been invited to join a discussion with Nancy Aossey and Mohammad 
Akhter, ACVFA members, on how the current international preparedness 
framework, particularly with local partners, may be optimized when 
responding to pandemics, such as avian influenza and polio.
    The meeting is free and open to the public. Persons wishing to 
attend the meeting can register online at http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa or e-mail their name to Kristy Nuss at 
[email protected] or Jocelyn Rowe at [email protected] or 
202-712-4002.

    Dated: February 1, 2006.
Jocelyn M. Rowe,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid 
(ACVFA), U.S. Agency for International Development.
 [FR Doc. E6-1639 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am]
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