Usglc: Bill Gates Says Foreign Assistance a Smart Investment

U.S. Newswire › February 02, 2011

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Madeleine Albright & Tom Ridge Honored by U.S. Global Leadership Coalition for Support of Strong, Effective International Affairs Budget

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the new Congress begins to confront deficit reduction and examine prospective spending cuts, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, delivered a well-timed address urging federal policymakers to continue to invest in foreign assistance as a critical means of strengthening U.S. economic interests.

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Usglc: Bill Gates Says Foreign Assistance a Smart Investment

"Well-spent aid is uniquely effective among all the different kinds of spending our government does," said Mr. Gates. "Growth in poor economies will be an engine of our...

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