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Service Limited appointments and other job opportunities in Afghanistan. </a> </p></td> <td width="290" valign="top"><p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/pakistan/ce/" class="Black"><b>Pakistan Complex Emergency -</b> The U.S. Government (USG) has contributed more than $170 million in assistance for conflict-affected populations in Pakistan</a> </p></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/afghanistan/" class="Black"><b>Afghanistan -</b> Working to build a safe, stable society that meets the needs of its people and eliminates an environment that breeds extremism. </a> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/recovery/" class="Black"><b>Recovery Act -</b> USAID is working to implement The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Plans and reports are available here to ensure transparency. </a> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td width="290" valign="top"><p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span>  <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/" class="Black"><b>HIV/AIDS -</b> The U.S. government is the world leader in responding to the global pandemic of AIDS and has made the fight against HIV/AIDS a top priority.</a> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/citrep08/" class="Black"><b>FY 2008 Citizens' Report</b> - The Citizens' Report provides a summary of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) performance for fiscal year 2008. </a> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td width="290" valign="top"><p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/iraq/" class="Black"><b>Iraq</b> - USAID provides a focused approach to essential issues, addressing the root causes of instability and building the foundation for a prosperous Iraq. </a> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/apr08/" class="Black"><b>FY 2008 Annual Performance Report - </b>The FY2008 APR presents an assessment of USAID's performance for fiscal year (FY) 2008. </a> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td width="290" valign="top"><p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/foodcrisis/" class="Black"><b>Global Food Crisis</b> - USAID is responding to the global food insecurity caused by the rapid spike in food prices </a> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/gdc/" class="Black"><b>The Global Development Commons</b> seeks innovations that enable people around the world to gather data, share knowledge, forge partnerhips, and make better decisions</a> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/somalia/" class="Black"><b>Somalia Emergency Aid -</b> USAID is working to address emergency needs of conflict-affected populations especially health and food requirements. </a> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/sudan/index.html" class="Black"><b>Sudan -</b> The United States is the largest donor to Sudan, providing $6 billion in assistance since 2005.</a></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" width="2"><img src="/web/20090905160629im_/http://www.usaid.gov/images/spacer.gif" width="2" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td valign="top" width="300" background="/web/20090905160629im_/http://www.usaid.gov/images/main/rightbar_grad.gif"><img src="/web/20090905160629im_/http://www.usaid.gov/images/main/fp_news.gif" width="300" height="25" alt="In The News ..."> <div class="ContentBoxBlack"> <ul class="ulblackmod"> <li class="liblackmod">09/03/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090903r.html" title="The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) congratulates its partner, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) for its recent findings that may bring the scientific community a bit closer to an HIV vaccine. The results allow scientists to understand the dynamics of naturally occurring protective mechanisms that some people have against HIV.">USAID partner IAVI makes groundbreaking HIV/AIDS discovery</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">09/02/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090902_2.html" title="The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) held an Iftar dinner in recognition of the holy month of Ramadan. USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham was the host of the event which was well attended by a representative cross section of the Washington diplomatic and development community.">Iftar Dinner Celebrated at USAID; Youth and Global Development</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">09/02/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090902.html" title="Early Tuesday morning a structural weakness was discovered in the roof of the building serving as the primary office facility for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Baghdad, Iraq.">USAID Mission Uninterupted by Closure of Office Building</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">09/02/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090902_1.html" title="The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Assistant Administrator for Africa, Earl Gast presided over the ceremony where Cheryl L. Anderson was sworn-in on August 6, 2009 as the new mission director for Ghana.">Peace Corps Volunteer returns to Ghana as Mission Director</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">08/19/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090819_2r.html" title="USAID has partnered with Fortius One's GeoCommons, Google, Development Seed, Relief Star-Tides, and Synergy Strike Force to map election related incidents online -- enabling anyone to share information that bolsters the fledgling democracy.">USAID partners to Map the Afghanistan Elections, Invites All to Share Data on Open Platform</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">08/19/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090819_1.html" title="The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today released the 12th edition of the NGO Sustainability Index, a key analytical tool that measures the progress of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Europe and Eurasia region. ">USAID Releases NGO Sustainability Report</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">08/19/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090819.html" title=" The United Nations has designated August 19, 2009, as the first annual World Humanitarian Day in honor of those who devote their lives to helping others and in remembrance of those who have lost their lives while doing so. ">USAID Salutes Humanitarians Worldwide</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">08/18/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/press/mediaadvisories/2009/ma090818.html" title="The head of USAID's credit guarantee program will launch a new online resource to help development practitioners improve financing for water and sanitation programs. This on-the-record, on-camera event will be held on August 19, from 16:00-16:30 in the Press Center and will include Q&A.">USAID Launches Water Finance Resource</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">08/13/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090813.html" title="The inaugural African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) closed its call for proposals and has exceeded expectations by collecting 733 business proposals. The ADM is a business entrepreneurship program fostering economic development ideas from U.S.-based African diaspora to create plans for sustainable start-up and established businesses in 19 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.">African Diaspora Marketplace Program Receives 733 Business Plan Proposals for Economic Growth in African Communities</a></li> </ul> </div> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="900" colspan="3" bgcolor="#dddddd"><img src="/web/20090905160629im_/http://www.usaid.gov/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="2" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="900" colspan="3"> <br> <table width="*" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4" border="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"><p class="black"><b>About USAID</b><br><ul class="duplink"> <li class="duplink"><a class="duplink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090905160629/http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/">This Is USAID</a></li> <li class="duplink"><a class="duplink" 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