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Michael Schiffer is a senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) who oversees the bureau for Asia. He has a background in defense, foreign affairs, and international security, and has worked for the Senate, the Department of Defense, and the Stanley Foundation.
Michael Schiffer is an American screenwriter, video game writer and film producer. Schiffer is known for such films and video games as Colors, Lean on Me, Crimson Tide, The Four Feathers, The Peacemaker and Call of Duty.
Michael Schiffer is a writer and producer of movies and video games, such as Colors, Crimson Tide, The Four Feathers and Call of Duty. See his biography, credits, contact info and in-development projects on IMDb.
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Oct 3, 2022 · Michael Schiffer, a former Senate staffer and Asia expert, was sworn in as the first Senate-confirmed Assistant Administrator for Asia in over six years. Administrator Samantha Power praised his public service and expertise on Asia-related issues at the ceremony.
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Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Meeks, Distinguished Committee Members: Thank you for inviting me to testify on the Biden-Harris Administration’s strategy for engagement in the Indo-Pacific and strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). I also wish to thank the Committee for your continued bipartisan interest in, and support f...
There are no shortages of global challenges: Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the disastrous effect that that war has had on the global economy—and our own—disrupting supply chains and exacerbating the global food crisis. The climate crisis has become a threat multiplier. Changing weather patterns are forcing us to think twice...
None of you will be shocked that the PRC is active everywhere USAID works. As Secretary Antony Blinken has said, the PRC is the only nation with both the intent to reshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it. USAID development programs elevate inclusion, transparency, partn...
USAID’s model, unlike that of the PRC, fosters economic environments that enable competition and fair and transparent deal-making, which in turn incentivizes investments and creates opportunities for the United States and other responsible market actors. In fact, USAID is prioritizing new climate finance partnerships to catalyze the private sector ...
USAID is committed to improving development and humanitarian assistance outcomes using digital technology and strengthening open, inclusive, and secure digital ecosystems. USAID’s work with private-sector partners facilitates access to alternative digital infrastructure, investment, and services for partner countries, including the energy needed to...
USAID enables partner countries and local communities across the Indo-Pacific to become increasingly independent of, and resilient to, authoritarian influence—and helps them achieve lasting development progress. We support integrated U.S. Government approaches to address information manipulation in partner countries by identifying and addressing na...
Collaboration and co-financing with the private sector enable USAID to support enterprisedriven development in countries advancing from low- to middle-income economies, as well as former recipients transitioning entirely from assistance. By contrast, the PRC’s model of development uses leverage over markets – whether as a purchaser of export commod...
USAID’s partnerships across Asia will always remain open, transparent, and mutually beneficial. That is the basis for U.S. development assistance and our affirmative approach for competing with the PRC. That is our story—and we are proud of it. USAID seeks to offer emerging countries, the emerging economies of the future, a development model not ro...
USAID lays the foundation for the world in which we want to live: a planet defined by peace and collaboration, free markets, shared growth, and steady progress. We will promote universal human rights. We will work with partners to nurture open and rights-affirming digital infrastructure. We will foster trusted, accountable, and effective governance...
Michael Schiffer, USAID Assistant Administrator for Asia, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Biden-Harris Administration’s strategy for engagement in the Indo-Pacific and strategic competition with the PRC. He highlighted USAID’s efforts to address PRC influence, weaponization of development assistance, and climate resilience in the region.
Lean on Me is a 1989 biographical drama film about Joe Clark, a real life high school principal in New Jersey. The film was written by Michael Schiffer and starred Morgan Freeman.
Jan 11, 2024 · Michael Schiffer, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, United States Agency for International Development House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Examining the Biden Administration’s Afghanistan Policy Since the U.S. Withdrawal: Part II January 11, 2024
