Detecting language using up to the first 30 seconds. Use `--language` to specify the language Detected language: English [00:00.000 --> 00:14.000] In the United States, in addition to USAID, our Center for Disease Control, our United States Center for Disease Control is also very, very engaged in working with South Sudan to address the HIV-AIDS challenge. [00:14.000 --> 00:30.000] There are many southern Sudanese out like, we take, for example, United States, highly trained medics that can contribute to this nation-building. In terms of linkages and developing human resources down here, what is the items doing about these? [00:30.000 --> 00:51.000] Well, we're ready, and that's a tremendous resource for this country. And in my short time here, I've had the good fortune of meeting several of what we call the diaspora. And these are really terrific people who, you know, who studied in the US who were living there, who probably could have continued their lives there, but they said it's time to go back and to lend a hand. [00:51.000 --> 01:03.000] And we work with them, you know, we've, I was just an event the other day where we were, it was a health event. And there was a gentleman there who was, say, I believe he's a director general from the Ministry of Health. [01:03.000 --> 01:15.000] And I told him I was from New Jersey in the United States, and he said, I've been to New Jersey. He told me that he had lived in the United States. He had been educated there, but he has come back to help his country address these health challenges. [01:15.000 --> 01:27.000] And that others like him. And I can only say that it's very gratifying to work with them, that they're extremely effective and committed to development in this country. [01:27.000 --> 01:36.000] And they're just a great resource for our for South Sudan as it moves ahead with facing these great challenges of nation building of development. [01:36.000 --> 01:44.000] And really, of taking its rightful place amongst the community of peaceful nations that want to see better lives for their families and for the community. [01:44.000 --> 02:02.000] Because the agon has some scheme of maybe recruiting bodies, southern national who are United States to comment contribute because there is a need of many development projects in agriculture, health, education, economic growth, and infrastructure through. [02:02.000 --> 02:17.000] So that's a great point. And let me start by saying that just to give you an idea of how important the presence of South Sudanese are in terms of USAID's projects and our mission here, our offices here. [02:17.000 --> 02:36.000] There are probably, oh, I don't know, 20 Americans in the USAID mission in Juba right now. And there's probably 60, 70 South Sudanese. So you can see that when we come to a place like South Sudan, we immediately reach out to some of these experts. [02:36.000 --> 02:52.000] And we, they become our colleagues and our partners and we rely on them really to do smart investments that can really help development. In terms of bringing people back, we can and we are looking at new projects that we have coming online. [02:52.000 --> 03:11.000] We can increase the, how we can maybe recalibrate some of our hiring procedures to bring in people from the United States and from other countries who bring that great human capacity and that tremendous skill set and that patriotism, you know, those are those are a wonderful combination. [03:11.000 --> 03:19.000] So we are looking for ways to recalibrate some of our project hiring hiring procedures to ensure that we can make good use and leverage that asset. [03:19.000 --> 03:24.000] I hope it would governancy and democracy in South Sudan, in this new nation. [03:24.000 --> 03:42.000] Well, I can say that the governance challenges are really tremendous. The country is only four months old, barely four months old, and building effective institutions, transparent and accountable institutions is a challenge anywhere. [03:42.000 --> 03:50.000] It was a challenge in the United States 200 years ago when we began our history and it will certainly be a challenge for South Sudan. [03:50.000 --> 03:59.000] USID is absolutely a key partner with the government of South Sudan on issues of governance, institution building, transparency. [03:59.000 --> 04:06.000] We provided assistance for the public financial management act, which is in draft right now and the government is considering it. [04:06.000 --> 04:17.000] But it's a law that would provide a legal framework that is amongst world standards in terms of proper financial management, proper budgeting, transparency, accountability, et cetera. [04:17.000 --> 04:24.000] Now, of course, it's the South Sudanese decision, it's the government's decision, the national assembly's decision on what to do with that law. [04:24.000 --> 04:34.000] And that's a sovereign decision that we respect, we gave our best advice on it, but now it will run its course in terms of your government's processes. [04:34.000 --> 04:48.000] We will not only support the legal framework, but once the law gets passed, and currently we support the creation of good systems to manage public funds. [04:48.000 --> 04:53.000] Good systems for accountability, for transparency that we're helping the ministry of finance with. [04:53.000 --> 05:01.000] And those systems will become, we hope, the standard systems that South Sudan institution will use to manage their funds. [05:01.000 --> 05:05.000] What, what, what system are you input you are putting in? [05:05.000 --> 05:15.000] These are these are simple systems that incorporate the proper checks and balances that one needs when they manage public funds. [05:15.000 --> 05:26.000] And these are checks and balances that also incorporate a strong dose of transparency, so that citizens can see what their government is doing. [05:26.000 --> 05:34.000] That's critical to good governance, that's critical to democratic nation building, and USAID is absolutely part and partial to that. [05:34.000 --> 05:52.000] And a key component of this also is IT systems that simplify the budget process and training to South Sudanese staff, so that they can understand the system, understand the checks and balances, use the information technology and begin to plan budgets and execute budgets in a more transparent account of the way. [05:52.000 --> 05:56.000] I'm going to transfer this and good management of resources here. [05:56.000 --> 06:03.000] I think the government's working on it, and, and I mean, again, I think it's a challenge. [06:03.000 --> 06:10.000] I think without a legal framework, and I think without proper systems, I think there's always risk there. [06:10.000 --> 06:17.000] There's risk anywhere, not just in South Sudan, but anywhere in the way I think citizens demand of their government transparency and accountability, [06:17.000 --> 06:27.000] and you need a legal framework, and you need proper systems, and you need human capacity, and you need a trans staff to be able to make it all work. [06:27.000 --> 06:33.000] I think South Sudan has made a commitment to that, when I listen to your leaders, they talk about that commitment often, [06:33.000 --> 06:46.000] and we want to help them turn those words into actions, and we want to help them bring the legal framework, bring the systems, and bring the human capacity necessary to build this good transparency in this good governance. [06:46.000 --> 06:56.000] From your own thought, looking at the foreign policy of the USA or US United States, and looking at the foreign policy of South Sudan, [06:56.000 --> 07:00.000] does that one conquer with development or rented programs? [07:00.000 --> 07:08.000] I think we're in a moment, I think we're in a critical moment right now. [07:08.000 --> 07:12.000] I arrived here only four days after independence, right? [07:12.000 --> 07:18.000] So this is all a very more experienced for South Sudan and for the international community. [07:18.000 --> 07:30.000] I was struck by the brilliant sentiment that I felt and the happiness that I felt by the people that I met here in Juba about this hard one independence. [07:30.000 --> 07:40.000] And you know, that moment has passed, the sentiment is still there, and that's a wonderful resource to capitalize on, right? [07:40.000 --> 07:46.000] But certainly the hard decisions and the challenges of governing lie ahead. [07:46.000 --> 07:56.000] We stand ready as committed partners to help this government and to help the people of South Sudan to address those challenges. [07:56.000 --> 08:08.000] There will be a conference in Washington, DC, in December, whereby South Sudan will meet with leaders from the United States and from all over the world. [08:08.000 --> 08:14.000] To talk about some of these very challenges and to talk about a strategic development agenda. [08:14.000 --> 08:18.000] And we feel very optimistic about that exercise. [08:18.000 --> 08:26.000] We believe that we're all coming to that with a level of seriousness and a level of commitment to address these challenges, [08:26.000 --> 08:30.000] make the right decision so that South Sudan's future is a bet one. [08:30.000 --> 08:40.000] And again, we've had 50 years of support with USAID and we're committed to continue that support with South Sudan and with other nations around the world. [08:40.000 --> 08:46.000] What experience can you share from being in South Sudan in terms of the program of USAID? [08:46.000 --> 08:48.000] I had a good experience just last week. [08:48.000 --> 09:08.000] We were out in jungle estate, we were in bore, and we were handing over five speedboats, small simple speedboats to county commissioners and county officials who live up and down the Nile River and other rivers in jungle estate to help them again extend the reach of the state, [09:08.000 --> 09:19.000] staying close contact with their communities as a way of mitigating conflict. And when I liked about that, frankly, was that those boats weren't USAID's idea. [09:19.000 --> 09:29.000] Those boats came from those county commissioners who said, you know, I want to try to mitigate conflict in my area, but there really are no roads, so I have access problems. [09:29.000 --> 09:34.000] But what about using the river more? What about making better use of the river to move around our region? [09:34.000 --> 09:38.000] And it's that kind of development that we love to support in USAID. [09:38.000 --> 09:56.000] We love it when our modest investments can support local ideas, local initiatives, local energy, and really help find those local champions who have good ideas on how to solve their problems and we want to partner with those people. [09:56.000 --> 10:06.000] And I feel like, and I hope that that's what we did last week in bore and in jungle estate with the state government, with the state ministry of decentralization and with these county commissioners. [10:06.000 --> 10:10.000] So infrastructure, you are constructing the highway, you're one Nile River. [10:10.000 --> 10:18.000] Yeah, that's an important one. Well, there will be some the same being done in other places. [10:18.000 --> 10:28.000] We do have some road plans in addition to the juvenile MLA road. The juvenile MLA road, we're planning to finish it in the next 12 months. [10:28.000 --> 10:32.000] We work very closely with the ministry of roads on this. [10:32.000 --> 10:42.000] It's important. It's important for access for safety. It's important for economic integration. [10:42.000 --> 10:48.000] It's important to help this country get more engaged economically with its neighbors. [10:48.000 --> 10:53.000] It can be a really spur economic development and job growth and those kinds of things. [10:53.000 --> 10:55.000] And that's our hope for the juvenile MLA road. [10:55.000 --> 11:05.000] We have some smaller road investments planned, mostly feeder roads to connect to help connect farmers to markets, because this country has incredible agricultural potential. [11:05.000 --> 11:14.000] And we are currently working in the agricultural sector. And we have supported roads in the past. [11:14.000 --> 11:18.000] We continue to support them today and our support will continue. [11:18.000 --> 11:24.000] I don't know if it will continue at the same level as the juvenile MLA road that really is a high capital investment. [11:24.000 --> 11:29.000] This country has oil. It has tremendous revenue from oil. [11:29.000 --> 11:39.000] And we're helping this country to a market oil so that they can ensure that the public finances are healthy. [11:39.000 --> 11:50.000] And we're also helping South Sudan to think through options for saving oil revenues for the future and for investing oil revenues. [11:50.000 --> 11:53.000] And that's a great source of investment for roads. [11:53.000 --> 12:00.000] But the roads challenge in this country is so big that I think it's beyond the scope of any one donor. [12:00.000 --> 12:07.000] We feel like we've done our part and we will continue in more modest ways. [12:07.000 --> 12:17.000] But we really believe and we would welcome a more concerted effort amongst the government of South Sudan and the international community to take on this problem because it is key to development. [12:17.000 --> 12:22.000] What is the future plan for the organization now in 2012? [12:22.000 --> 12:33.000] Well, we continue. We're currently working under a Washington-approved program that goes out to 2013 and we fully expect to continue beyond 2013. [12:33.000 --> 12:42.000] And we'll continue in these same areas, conflict mitigation, health, education, economic growth, which includes agriculture and infrastructure and our humanitarian work. [12:42.000 --> 12:43.000] A pleasure having you, Peter. [12:43.000 --> 12:45.000] Thank you very much. [12:45.000 --> 12:46.000] And thanks to your viewers. [12:46.000 --> 12:47.000] Thank you. [12:47.000 --> 12:52.000] Thank you. A pleasure. [13:17.000 --> 13:24.000] I'm calling out to the whole... [13:24.000 --> 13:33.000] I'm calling out to the whole... [13:33.000 --> 13:48.000] I'm calling out to the whole... [13:48.000 --> 14:08.000] I'm calling out to the whole... [14:08.000 --> 14:23.000] I'm calling out to the whole... [14:23.000 --> 14:41.000] I'm calling out to the whole... [14:41.000 --> 15:02.000] I'm calling out to the whole... 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