[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 87 (Monday, May 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 25736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8667]


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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, May 23, 2007 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
    Location: National Press Club Ballroom, 529 14th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20045.
    Please note that this is the anticipated agenda and is subject 
to change.
    ACVFA Working Groups: The ACVFA has created three working groups 
to reflect the U.S. foreign assistance reforms framework: Economic 
growth, governing justly and democratically, and implementation 
mechanisms. The working groups will present papers with 
recommendations and lessons learned. Following this, respondents 
from the foreign assistance community will provide feedback. In 
addition, the general public will be given the opportunity to 
provide comments and pose questions. The working groups' final 
recommendations will be made available on the ACVFA Web site after 
the public meeting: http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa.
    Africom: Rear Admiral Robert T. Moeller, Special Assistant to 
the Commander of U.S. CENTCOM has been invited to speak on the new 
U.S. Command for Africa (Africom). The presentation will include a 
discussion of the Command's mandate and its ongoing relationship 
with USAID and partners in the field. Michael Hess, USAID's 
Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian 
Assistance will join the Admiral for the discussion and questions.
    Keynote: Acting Deputy Administrator James Kunder has been 
invited to address the ACVFA on USAID's mission in support of 
Transformational Diplomacy.
    Appreciation: Benjamin Homan will be recognized for his service 
as Chairman of the ACVFA from August 2005 to December 2006.
    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 contact Ellen Blankenstein at 
[email protected] or 202-237-0090 extension 19 or Jocelyn 
Rowe at [email protected] or 202-712-4002.

    Dated: April 30, 2007.
Jocelyn M. Rowe,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid 
(ACVFA), U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. E7-8667 Filed 5-4-07; 8:45 am]
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