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Most people in the foreign policy community are very familiar with
PEPFAR - America's signature program to fight HIV/AIDS
- including the extraordinary fact that it has saved 14 million
lives since its inception.

But last week, as the USGLC paid tribute to PEPFAR @ 15 years, a few
stunning secrets were revealed as we honored the champions and
architects of this transformational program.

Worth watching the quick tribute video and skim the fun secrets below.

VIDEO: http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=AyWkFzUGJvMihQfhDHVKDg

SECRET #1. Leading up to the 2003 State of the Union address -
when President George W. Bush first announced his moonshot commitment
to fight HIV/AIDS - the plan for PEPFAR had been shrouded in
secrecy. Under strict orders from the president, a small team at the
White House and the NIH worked to ensure that the program could
actually work and deliver results prior to the speech. Looking back,
White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten deemed his order for the
NIH's Dr. Tony Fauci not to tell his own boss a "bold act
of internal insubordination!"


SECRET #2. In talking to the architects, we learned the "secret
sauce" - not only what made PEPFAR such a success over
multiple administrations - but also why it literally changed how
America delivers foreign assistance forever:

* Both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue: While it was presidential
leadership that launched PEPFAR, it was bipartisan leadership
from Congress that sealed the deal. Former Senate Majority
Leader Tom Daschle said it best: "[President Bush]
included us from day one... We were part of a team."

* On the ground: PEPFAR changed the game when it came to local
partnership and ownership. As Dr. Fauci explained: "When
you have a partnership, it's equal ownership. And then you [can]
tell the country you're gonna own it." PEPFAR proved that
this concept could work.

* Ensuring results and accountability: From the outset, PEPFAR
changed the focus from aid inputs to measurable outcomes and
accountable metrics. Not only did this create huge achievements
in combating HIV/AIDS, but it also transformed deliverables
across the board for U.S. foreign assistance.

* Leveraging public-private partnerships: PEPFAR paved the way for
how government works alongside the business, NGO, faith, and
academic communities to strengthen American engagement around
the world - as we have seen through food security, energy,
development finance, and other global health programs.

SECRET #3. Even with all the partisan divisions in Washington, global
development is now one of a handful of areas where Republicans and
Democrats are actually proud to stand together. And dozens of leaders
like Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
joined with former Senate Majority Leaders Bill Frist and Tom Daschle
in the USGLC's tribute video celebrating 15 years of
PEPFAR's impact.

Watch the video: http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=HVSqJFHVmMGb8NU2r6Rg1g

Best,

Liz
Liz Schrayer, USGLC

P.S. Watch the whole PEPFAR tribute event here on C-SPAN with White
House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Rep. Barbara Lee from the Congressional Black Caucus, NIH's Dr. Tony Fauci,
Ambassador Mark Dybul, and the Bush Institute's Holly Kuzmich!

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=WyUU-vKePlV83iimwfQUmQ


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