Topic: Henrietta Fore

US aid chief denies UN Doha meet a waste of time

AFP Global Edition - 1169 days ago
The head of the US delegation at the UN's Doha conference on aid denied on Saturday that the absence of most leaders of the world's major economies means the meeting is a waste of time. Those are the people through ...

Bush to send aide to UN crisis summit

AFP American Edition - 1179 days ago
US President George W. Bush is sending the head of the US Agency for International Development, Henrietta Fore, to a November 28 UN summit on the economic crisis and is unlikely to attend himself, the White House said Wednesday. "The president is ...

More hearings on the passport mess

AP Features - 1663 days ago
Nominee for Foreign Aid Job Says Applications for Passports Far Exceeded ExpectationsHer nomination to take charge of U.S. foreign aid already under fire, a senior State Department official on Tuesday assumed a share of the blame for the current passport mess ...

Nominee shares blame for passport mess

AP News - 1663 days ago
Nominee for Foreign Aid Job Says Applications for Passports Far Exceeded ExpectationsHer nomination to take charge of U.S. foreign aid already under fire, a senior State Department official on Tuesday assumed a share of the blame for the current passport mess ...

US asks diplomats to help with passports

AP Features - 1685 days ago
Diplomats, Come Home: State Department Ups Ante to Deal With Passport CrisisThe U.S. State Department is trying to lure diplomats back home over the next two months to help clear a massive backlog in passport applications.Unable to cope with nearly ...

State sends passport SOS overseas

AP News - 1688 days ago
Diplomats, Come Home: State Department Ups Ante to Deal With Passport CrisisDesperate times call for desperate measures. In a move that may affect services at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide this summer, the State Department is trying to lure diplomats back ...