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The Life, Death—and Future?—of USAID: Dispatches from the Front Lines

  • Friday, October 17, 2025
  • 9:30 AM 12:00 PM 09:30 12:00
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Friday: October 17, 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Bethany Congregational Church
556 N. Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara
VISTAS member price: $20; non-member price: $30

Presented by: Christine Sheckler and Bee Bloeser
It was America’s most powerful tool you’ve never heard enough about. Through the experience of some who served, this course examines the US Agency for International Development, the greatest tool America ever had for doing great humanitarian good while building diplomatic goodwill. We’ll look at USAID projects as they changed lives around the world and increased America’s strategic influence. We’ll explore how taxpayer dollars spent were an investment in our security and will consider ways we might move forward following the dismantling of the agency.

USAID
Earlier Event: October 16
Board Meeting
Later Event: October 22
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