Washington: US President Barack Obama has sought to
leverage American innovation to help reduce poverty and boost economic growth,
and increased agricultural production and food security without further
accelerating climate change.
Obama said this in his meeting at the White
House with 10 members of the Global Development Council yesterday, two of whom
are Indian Americans Gargee Ghosh from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and
Smith Singh formerly of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
"He urged members of the Council to develop
additional actionable recommendations on how to catalyze private sector
investment in development, leverage American innovation to help reduce poverty
and boost economic growth, and increase agricultural production and food
security without further accelerating climate change," the White House
said.
Obama said this in his meeting at the White House with 10 members of the Global Development Council yesterday, two of whom are Indian Americans Gargee Ghosh from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Smith Singh formerly of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
"He urged members of the Council to develop additional actionable recommendations on how to catalyze private sector investment in development, leverage American innovation to help reduce poverty and boost economic growth, and increase agricultural production and food security without further accelerating climate change," the White House said.
Obama welcomed the opportunity to hear the Council's views
and reiterated his Administration's strong commitment to promoting development
as a key component of their comprehensive approach to national security, it
said.In addition to him, Secretary of State John
Kerry, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, among others present at the meet was
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, who is the highest ranking Indian American in
his government.
The Global Development Council is the first Presidential-level council devoted to global development policy. It was established in February 2012 consistent with the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development. The mission of the Council is to inform and provide advice to the President and other senior US officials on US global development policy and practice.
The Global Development Council is the first Presidential-level council devoted to global development policy. It was established in February 2012 consistent with the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development. The mission of the Council is to inform and provide advice to the President and other senior US officials on US global development policy and practice.
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