USAID Hosts Tanzanian President Kikwete

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Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:26pm EDT 

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete will join U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) Acting Deputy Administrator James Kunder, U.S. Ambassador
to Tanzania Mark Green, USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa Katherine
Almquist, and U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Deputy Director
Leocadia Zak, at a ceremony to mark the U.S. government's commitment to
strengthen and help improve the lives of the Tanzanian people.
    Kunder will announce a $20 million joint credit guarantee currently being
negotiated among USAID, CRDB Bank and the African Development Bank.  The
credit guarantee would increase access to credit for Tanzania's small farmers
and agribusinesses, promoting agricultural output, employment and economic
growth.  Additionally, USTDA will award a grant for more than $620,000 toward
establishing operational protocols in the implementation and enforcement of
electricity, petroleum and natural gas regulations based on international best
practices. Both agreements underscore the important relationship between the
U.S. and Tanzania.
    WHO:    --  His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete, President of the Republic of
                Tanzania
            --  James Kunder, USAID Acting Deputy Administrator
            --  Mark Green, U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania
            --  Katherine Almquist, USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa
            --  Leocadia Zak, USTDA Deputy Director

    WHERE:  USAID
            14th Street Lobby
            1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, D.C.  20523

    WHEN:   12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
            Thursday, August 28, 2008
            Pre-set time for cameras: 11:00 a.m.
            Final access time for all press: 11:45 a.m.

    Media representatives interested in attending please contact David Snider
202-712-4035 or dsnider@usaid.gov.
    Press attending the event will need one of the following forms of
identification: (1) a U.S. Government-issued media identification card
(Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense, or Foreign
Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter
from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist,
accompanied by an official photo identification (driver's license or
passport).
    Press Office: 202-712-4320
    Public Information: 202-712-4810

    http://www.usaid.gov




SOURCE  U.S. Agency for International Development
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