tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post2119305845935132632..comments2024-02-24T06:10:42.255-08:00Comments on Congo Siasa: What is Obama doing for the Congo?Jason Stearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454449854081540397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-7511858319884169092010-01-14T10:50:57.618-08:002010-01-14T10:50:57.618-08:00Earlier this month Secretary Clinton gave a speech...Earlier this month Secretary Clinton gave a speech "Development in the 21st Century" at the Center for Global Development (CGD) during which she actually referred to the DRC saying <br /><br />"And we’re sending a team of experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo this spring to begin the process of bringing mobile banking technology to that country." (speech at http://www.cgdev.org/doc/2009/Clinton%20Transcript2.pdf)<br /><br />My reaction: WHAT? <br /><br />Nancy Birdsall, the President of CGD thanked Clinton for putting “women and girls at the center of U.S. foreign relations,” for speaking out for women’s rights and “giving voice to the most vulnerable women in the Congo and beyond by calling for an end to sexual violence and mass rape.”http://www.cgdev.org/content/article/detail/1423520/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-82136073263130405482010-01-11T12:57:52.912-08:002010-01-11T12:57:52.912-08:00And do you have a good plan? Should Monuc just con...And do you have a good plan? Should Monuc just continue? Should they support the elections? Is it up to the donors to move forward on the security sector reform?Sam Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934642964489079325noreply@blogger.com