December 05, 2022

Chairman Castro to Hold Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on Modernizing International Development Assistance

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, December 7 at 2:00 PM, Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) will convene a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact on “Modernizing International Development Assistance: Opportunities and Challenges.”

WHO:

  • Congressman Joaquin Castro, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact
  • Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee

WITNESSES

  • Mr. Walter Kerr
    Executive Director, Unlock Aid
    Mr. Kerr is a former Foreign Service Officer who served three overseas tours as a career member of the foreign service. His organization, the Unlock Aid coalition, works to explore issues of aid effectiveness and maximize the value of public resources to solve the world’s most challenging problems.
  • Mr. Prashant Yadav
    Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
    Mr. Yadav is an expert on the issue of healthcare supply chains and has worked with a range of bilateral and multilateral donors on international development and humanitarian response. He will speak to the efficacy of existing aid approaches.
  • Former Representative Ted Yoho
    Consensus for Development Reform
    Representative Yoho served on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and was the Republican lead on the passage of the BUILD Act of 2018, which created the U.S. Development Finance Corporation. 

WHAT: Subcommittee hearing on “Modernizing International Development Assistance: Opportunities and Challenges”

WHEN: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 | 2:00 PM

WHERE: Rayburn HOB 2200 and streamed online here.