Update - Business Council for Global Development

Second Quarter 2014
Update
Policy Forum Dinner Features
Nine Members of Congress
Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-MI;
Mike Castellano, Disney
Dominique Harris, Cargill;
Daniel Karanja, Partnership to
Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa;
Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC
BCGD’s recent Policy Forum Dinner focused on an international trade and
development agenda. Attendees included nine members of Congress and
thought leaders from USTR and the NGO and business communities.
Members of Congress Greg Meeks (D-NY), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Adam Smith
(D-WA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Patrick Murphy (D-FL),
Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Todd Young (R-IN), and Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) all
participated in the program. The conversation highlighted the interplay of trade
and development as they relate to American economic and security interests.
Jewel James, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs
and Public Engagement, and Behnaz Kibria, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative provided important perspectives on the Obama
Administration’s trade and development agenda.
Sam Worthington, President and CEO of InterAction, David Beckmann, President
of Bread for the World, and former Congressman Jim Kolbe provided important
perspectives on the next generation of trade and capacity building policies.
USG Sees Greater Inter-agency Collaboration
Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-FL;
Christopher Barlow,
Thomson Reuters
In an effort to improve sustainability, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR) and the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) signed a three-year memorandum
of agreement to work together. The partnership leverages the resources and technical
expertise of both agencies for a more effective and sustainable development outcome.
BCGD favors much improved coordination among US government development
agencies, and between development agencies and NGOs, foundations and businesses.
Read more at:
https://www.devex.com/news/how
-mcc-partnership-will-help-pepfargo-local-83121
Rep. Todd Young, R-IN;
Claude Fontheim, Fontheim
International, LLC;
Behnaz Kibria, USTR;
Rep. Donald Payne, Jr., D-NJ
In this issue:
Rep. Greg Meeks, D-NY;
David Beckmann, Bread
for the World
• Trade and Development
• UN & Rule of Law
• Inter-agency Collaboration
• BCGD Trade and Development
• President Obama’s Global Development
Update
UN Discussions on Rule of Law and Global
Development
UN member states have begun discussions on the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs): the post-2015 development agenda that builds upon the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). There is a prominent focus on rule of law both to
advance the SDGs and as a goal in and of itself. BCGD has long stood for rule of
law as a necessary component for sustainable development and is pleased to see
rule of law a focal point of these discussions.
Sam Worthington, InterAction
Read more at:
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2014/02/05/peoples-message-to-the-un-governance-essential-for-sustainable-development-post-2015.html
http://www.un.org/sg/dsg/statements/index.asp?nid=517
BCGD Trade and Development Working
Group Co-Chair Devry Boughner Vorwerk
Named “2014 Young Global Leader”
The World Economic Forum honored
Cargill’s Devry Boughner Vorwerk, as
a 2014 Young Global Leader. Boughner
Vorwerk is Director of International
Business Relations at BCGD Trustee
Cargill, and Co-chair of BCGD’s Trade and
Development Working Group. The honor
is bestowed upon extraordinary leaders
under the age of 40, whose leadership
contributes to improving the state of
the world. In her role as a Young Global
Leader, Boughner Vorwerk will engage
with world leaders to tackle some of the
most pressing global challenges.
Did you know?
President Obama’s
Global Development
Council Makes Smart
Recommendations
In April, the President’s Global
Development Council held its first
official, public meeting. The Council
was formally established in 2012, and
has origins dating back to 2010.
Jeff Schott, Peterson Institute;
Former Rep. Jim Kolbe;
Rep. Adam Smith, D-WA
Read more at:
http://www.weforum.org/news/over-200young-global-leaders-recognized-worldeconomic-forum?news=page
Jewel James, USTR;
Dominique Harris, Cargill
Devry Vorwerk Boughner, Cargill
In its first meeting, the Council
made a number of positive
recommendations favored by BCGD.
These include:
leveraging the private sector;
building partnerships;
advancing US interests through
global leadership;
and emphasis on win-win programs.
The full report is available at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/
files/docs/gdc_memo_for_the_president_
final.pdf
Behnaz Kibria, USTR;
Katrin Kuhlmann, New Markets Lab;
Daniel Karanja, Partnership to
Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
For more information,
contact
[email protected]
or visit
bcgdevelop.com