Event Today | The Role of Faith-Based Groups in Foreign Assistance

The CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PCR) Project and Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs invite you to a discussion of: The Role of Faith-Based Groups in Foreign Assistance with remarks by: Richard Stearns, President, World Vision   commentary by: Edward Scott, Founder and Chairman, Center for Global Development  Scott Todd, Senior Ministry Advisor, Compassion International introduction by: John Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS and moderated by: Johanna Mendelson Forman, Senior Associate, CSIS Please join us for a discussion on the intersection of religion, foreign assistance, and the U.S. government. World Vision's Richard Stearns, in a talk titled "Good People, Good Work, and Good Will," will analyze how the work of faith-based groups promotes U.S. foreign assistance goals, followed by a conversation on how such groups can contribute to U.S. smart power in the new Obama administration.   Monday, December 8, 2008 3:00pm – 4:30pm CSIS | B-1 Conference Level | 1800 K Street, NW Please RSVP to pcrproject@csis.org and visit our blog at www.pcrproject.com.