The CSIS Chevron Forum on Development hosts a Statesmen’s Forum:
A Country Transformed: A New Agenda for Tanzania
A Conversation with
His Excellency Jakaya M. Kikwete
President, the United Republic of Tanzania
The Honorable Daniel W. Yohannes
Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Response by
The Honorable Mark Green
Senior Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition; Board Member, Millennium Challenge Corporation; and Former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania
Moderated by
Daniel Runde
Codirector, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development and Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS
Opening Remarks by
John J. Hamre
President and CEO, CSIS
Introduction by
Jennifer Cooke
Director, Africa Program, CSIS
Tanzania represents a success story for developing and emerging-market countries in a time of changing donor-recipient relations. Through a series of reforms to increase transparency, good governance, and country-led development, President Kikwete has helped Tanzania become a strong partner with the United States and the business community. Tanzania is the recipient of a $698 million Millennium Challenge Corporation compact, hosts a robust PEPFAR program, launched the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor (SAGCOT) initiative, and was among the first countries selected for the Partnership for Growth—all of which have helped Tanzania make gains in enhancing food security, reducing poverty, and creating economic opportunities.